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Ellsworth announces Jeff Landon as Head Boys Basketball Coach
Ellsworth High School and Athletics Director Ron Davis announced Wednesday the hiring of Jeff Landon as the next Head Boys Basketball Coach of the Bearcats, pending board approval. Landon returns to Ellsworth after having spent ten years coaching at the college level. He had previously served as an assistant coach...
Want to stay in a ballistic missile silo in the middle of Kansas? It will cost you $10,000
DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY — People interested in seeing an intercontinental ballistic missile silo up-close and personal will have that chance next month in central Kansas. The Missile Silo Ranch, located in Ellsworth County, is hosting several events, including guided tours of the facility, during the...
Ellsworth school district receives state waste tire grant
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management has announced the recipients of waste tire product grants. These annual waste tire grants are awarded to local municipalities and public and private schools K-12 across the state. The grants totaled $529,600.88 and were awarded to 51 organizations to fund projects that include the use of recycled tire products, including playground surfacing and picnic tables. The grants are funded by revenue collected through the tire excise tax, a $0.25/vehicle tire fee.
In a remote Kansas farm town, this chef is inspiring pride through locally-sourced food
(KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) - It’s rush hour on a Friday evening in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, and Main Street is mostly empty, save for the rare truck or tractor. But inside one of the rough limestone buildings, Fly Boy Brewery and Eats are filling up. “We eat here as often...
Ellsworth Co. Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge results
From Grow Ellsworth County... The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and thriving in Ellsworth County! Following the success of Grow Ellsworth County's third annual Youth Entrepreneurship "Shark Tank" Challenge, we're thrilled to announce the outstanding results from the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) State Competition. Josie Kueser, the state qualifier representing Ellsworth...
Michigan, Ohio brace for storms after tornadoes rip through Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
As Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska clean up from the more than 20 reported tornadoes that ripped through the region, the tornado threat moves east on Wednesday to Michigan and Ohio. The strongest tornado so far was an EF-2 with 118 mph winds in Greenwood County, Kansas. In Smithville, Missouri, an EF-1 tornado with 95 mph winds forced a family to flee for their lives. We’re on scene at the Smithville tornado… the shooting range lodge got hit hard this morning. No one was inside. No one was hurt. pic.twitter.com/8j6JbmjlbM
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