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The Wilson City Council meets at 6 p.m. at city hall.
Read moreThe American Red Cross Community Blood Drive in Ellsworth is from noon-6 p.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Parish Hall, 911 N. Kansas Ave., Ellsworth. To schedule an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter EllsworthKS.
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Ellsworth Municipal Airport was buzzing with activity Sept. 20 as 17-18 aircraft flew in for the Kansas Aviation Tour. In addition to a variety of airplanes, there were several vendors, students and aviation enthusiasts there as well. The Independent-Reporter interviewed several for their thoughts. Here are their comments: “Overall, I think it went really well,” Ellsworth City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh said. “I think there are always things we can improve upon. We’re going to work with the surrounding school districts and do even better next year.”
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As the leaves change and the school year settles in, there are countless good things happening in our schools and communities.
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Cattleman Henry Sitler watched as the survey stakes inched ever closer to his sod ranch house on a stretch of land along the Santa Fe Trail just outside the Fort Dodge military reservation. Recognizing the commercial opportunity of such a location, George Hoover and John McDonald set up a tent saloon near the Sitler ranch house on June 17, 1872.
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