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Richard Whitmer of Dorrance gets a flu shot Oct. 1 at the Wilson Senior Center. The shot was part of a flu shot clinic conducted by the Ellsworth County Health Department. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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A special thank you to Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation for all they do for our community.
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, Mildred Schindler Janzen stood before several dozen guests and talked about her experiences growing up in Germany during World War II at an author’s event at Kansas Originals Market & Gallery, north of Wilson.
Read moreHappy National Cooperatives Month! As a cooperative communicator, October is full of educating people about and emphasizing the benefits of cooperative membership.
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William Becknell is famously remembered for blazing the Santa Fe Trail in 1821. Of course, there is always more to the story. He was actually fairly well-known before going to Santa Fe, and as in so many success stories Becknell had experienced both victory and failure in his endeavors.
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Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School Bearcat Nicole Haase and Central Plains Junior-Senior High Schoo Oiler Kyla Metro are both heading to state after Haase finished first and Metro fourth in singles play at the Class 3-2-1A Regional Tennis Tournament Oct. 8-9 in WaKeeney.
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