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Memorial Day ceremonies will be conducted at several local cemeteries and veteran’s organizations in Ellsworth County and the surrounding area.
Read moreThe Wilson High School Alumni Banquet begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish Center, Wilson, followed by the meal at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Wilson State Bank and Amy’s Accounting for $25 each.
Read moreThe Ellsworth High School Alumni Banquet takes place at the Ellsworth American Legion building. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. for social hour, with the banquet at 6 p.m. The catered meal is by Maupin BBQ. A small cash bar will also be available.
Read moreThe rescheduled Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School band and choir concert is at 7 p.m. in the school’s Performing Arts Center.
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Makenna Haas, Ellsworth Jr./ Sr. High School senior, is graduating from high school Sunday with a number of honors and experiences under her belt. She will walk across the stage as something no other young lady in her class can claim — she is a firefighter.
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In a previous adventure on The Way West, a young Phillipe St. George Cooke arrived at Cantonment Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth’s earliest designation, in the spring of 1829. 2nd Lt. Cooke was with four companies of the 6th Infantry Regiment under the command of Maj. Bennett Riley. Within two weeks, he took the field in a campaign to protect freighting companies from marauding Pawnees along the Santa Fe Trail. The campaign kept the troops in the field throughout the summer.
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