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In the event of a fire or medical emergency, every second counts for first responders.
Read moreThe 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris have captured much of my attention over the past week. If you were to enter our house or office at any given time, you’d likely find the television on in the background with a competition being broadcast.
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In the later part of the 19th Century, a conflict arose at the southern Kansas border that had not been seen in any other part of the west. The seed of the dispute germinated through a land grab movement by settlers who coveted the fertile Cherokee land south of Kansas. They were especially irked by a grazing lease arrangement cattlemen had negotiated with the Cherokee Nation As early as 1878, cattlemen maintained lease arrangements with the established sovereign government of the Cherokee Nation, whereby large tracts of the reservation were grazed at a per head rate.
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Just like in 1985 when New Coke was introduced to the public, this past weekend’s revamped Cowtown Days drew mixed reviews.
Read moreThe Ellsworth City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.-
Read moreEllsworth County Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. at the courthouse meeting room. Information: (785) 472-4161
Read more: Dustin Stambaugh, U.S. Army veteran and Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 Service Officer, meets with local veterans and their families from 10 a.m.-noon at Ellsworth City Hall.
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