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By Alan Rusch

KANOPOLIS — The residents of Kanopolis were urged to do their part to help solve the city’s water problems during a June 25 public meeting at the local community center.

Specifically, they were asked to fill out and mail a Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) Survey that is the first step in a long process aimed at remedying the city’s water issues.

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By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING

It has been almost a decade since the National Drovers Hall of Fame staged a cattle drive on the streets of Ellsworth to celebrate the town’s past.

This year, as the community observes its 150th anniversary, the Longhorns will march again — 100 of them through downtown.

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By the Tribune Staff

As of July, the estimated assessed valuation for the City of Marquette was $3,446,044. That’s roughly $500,000 more than the town’s final assessed valuation of $2,944,642 in November 2016.

The numbers were provided by the offices of the McPherson County clerk and the county appraiser.

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By Mark Gardner

Members of the Ellsworth City Council Monday night authorized city administrator Scott Moore and Mayor John Whitmer to sign and file a grant application with the Kansas Department of Transportation to build a retention pond to protect downtown Ellsworth from flooding.

The action does not commit the city to construction of the pond; however, officials faced a July 7 deadline for the grant application.

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By Mark Gardner

The 18th annual Run for the Soul motorcycle rally roared through Ellsworth Saturday to benefit the Ellsworth Correctional Facility Spiritual Life Center.

Dale Bailey, prison chaplain, said there were 81 bikes and 44 volunteers at the event, which raised a total of $9,000 towards the center’s program needs and a future expansion project.

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By Jennifer McDaniel

With the current Kansas legislative session slowing down, John Donley can afford to spend a little more time away from the statehouse in Topeka and at home in Ellsworth, handling the day-today tasks involved in managing his own commercial cowherd and stocker operation.

Agriculture has been a way of life for Donley, who grew up working on the family farm.

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By Jennifer McDaniel

With more communities across Kansas offering free meals this summer, children who went without something to eat just a few years ago have more opportunities to get the nutrition they may have been missing.

But even with more programs cropping up in Kansas, only a percentage of children qualifying for reduced and free lunches during the school year have access to free meals during summer vacation.

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By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING

KANOPOLIS — Cherie Sauers considers the St. Ignatius of Loyola Church an example of “Our Past Makes Us Strong,” the theme for the 2017 Fort Harker Days.

“Just look at that church,” said Sauers, who served as Kanopolis mayor for 19 years. “That church is still the foundation for the community.”

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By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING

WILSON — As owners of the Wilson World, Marlin and Louanna Robinson recorded the happenings of the town they called home for more than 50 years.

Now, more than a year after their deaths, the couple will play a significant role in the preservation of this Czech community’s history. Their home — with some of Marlin’s printing equipment still in the basement — has been purchased by the Wilson Community Foundation for use as the Wilson Heritage Museum. The garage will provide more convenient storage for the city’s two public transportation vans and supplies used at the town’s annual After-Harvest Czech Festival.

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By Mark McCoy

The 2017 Ellsworth County wheat harvest is crawling to a start as area farmers hope for hot, windy and dry days to get the grain in the bin.

“One of the major concerns we are seeing is the stalks aren’t ready to cut,” said Dwight Elmore, general manager of the Ellsworth Coop. “The combines have to work harder to cut through the straw.”

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