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On 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
Read more Donna M. Wooten, 86, passed away Oct. 25, 2020 in Ellsworth, Kan.. She was born Feb. 22, 1934 in Red Rock, Okla., to Max and Mildred (Driesel) Mathis.
Donna married Horace G. Wooten, on June 15, 1951, in Shidler, Okla.
