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Grow Ellsworth County hosted Hometown Holiday: A Whoville Wonderland in the Ellsworth Arts Gallery Saturday to get kids young and old alike into the Christmas spirit.
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During the summer of 1878, Reginald Aldridge and his partner freeranged their cattle on the open prairie. Aldridge recorded his cowboy experiences in “Ranch Notes in Kansas, Colorado, the Indian Territory and Northern Texas,” published in 1884. Aldridge was an Englishman who recorded, quite faithfully, the captivating attraction he held for American cowboy life.
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The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played Lyons Dec. 6 at home, obliterating the Lions 49-19.
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The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team competed against the Lyons Lions Dec. 6, losing 55-32. The game started out on a horrible foot. The Lions almost immediately established a massive lead and the Bearcats struggled to keep up. Lead scorer was junior Tucker Goss, who scored a 3-pointer.
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Despite a blaze tearing through the north end of the Home Lumber building Friday night, the grounds were buzzing with activity Monday.
Read moreLeadership was at the forefront of the discussion during the petitions and delegations portion of Monday’s Ellsworth City Council meeting. Three people spoke, beginning with Mayor Dan Finnegan, who talked about leadership versus hate.
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