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Fall is winding down on our farm. Brown grass is hidden beneath piles of colorful leaves that have fallen. Wheat drilled last month has popped up providing a spiky looking cover to fields for the winter. Corn and soybeans have been harvested and shipped off to the elevator. By the time you read this, we may even have had a dusting of snow.
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In the autumn of 1871, Rose Georgina Kingsley traveled from England to America chronicling her experiences in the book South by West, or Winter in the Rocky Mountains and Spring in Mexico, published in 1874.
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CLAFLIN — A season after missing the playoffs for just the second time in school history, Central Plains entered Friday night a Homecoming win away from hosting a 2020 playoff game.
Read moreOn Saturday, Oct. 24, the Ellsworth cross country runners competed at the 2020 regional hosted by Norton High School. It was the coldest race of the season, with temperatures right around the freezing mark. In order to be guaranteed a spot at the state meet in Wamego, Oct. 31, runners must finish in the overall top 10 or be a member of one of the top 2 teams.
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The Ellsworth Bearcats traveled the distance on Friday night to face the Minneapolis Lions in a frigid hardfought battle. The ‘Cats were trampled 43-12, ending their dreams of making it to postseason play.
Read moreYou don’t need to tell folks in western Kansas that it can get hot there. And sometimes windy. And sometimes really dry. But when all three conditions happen at the same time – and especially for a long period of time – droughts develop, crops produce less grain, and wildfires are sparked more easily.
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Above and at top, Disc golf players sling their discs Oct. 17, during the sixth annual disc golf tournament at Ellsworth’s Krizek Park. Proceeds, which are still being tabulated, went to the Ellsworth American Legion Riders. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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