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An independent newspaper starting in rural Kansas and almost putting a long-established newspaper out of business is not only the stuff of legend. It is a reality in Ellsworth County.
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Although the official final tally won’t be known until the Nov. 20 canvass is completed by the Ellsworth County commissioners, Dan Taylor of Wilson appears to have won a write-in campaign to keep his title of Wilson mayor.
Read moreThe USD 327 Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo Board of Education extensively discussed HALO Smart Sensors before unanimously approving the purchase of 11 of the devices during Monday night’s meeting.
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HAYS — The Ellsworth Jr./ Sr. High School math relay team placed third in the 2/3A division of the FHSU Math Relays Nov. 9 at Fort Hays State University, Hays.
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“Oh, you’re replacing Linda” was a comment I would often hear in my first year as editor/publisher of the I-R.
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At 73 years of age, rural America has been in distress nearly my entire life. For most readers, few can remember true good times other than an occasional year or two. Stringing three good years together has proven to be so rare that I truly don’t recall it happening. Stories are told of the farmer who bought an 80 or a quarter-section of land in the 1950s and paid for it with his first wheat crop. Ah, those were the days!
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