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Tue
08
Nov

2016 Election Results

Here are the results from contested races in the 2016 general election in Ellsworth County —

9:00 p.m. - With 25 precincts reporting and advance ballots.

President
Clinton/Kaine — 515
Trump/Pence — 1,933

County Commissioner, 3rd District
Stephen S. Dlabal, R-Wilson — 477
Michael J. Peschka, D-Wilson — 376

County Clerk
Shelly Bettenbrock Vopat, D-Ellsworth — 1,349
Marie E. Ranker, R-Ellsworth — 1,285

County Attorney
Susan Hoffman Robson, R-Marion — 2,364
Joseph Shepack, R-Ellsworth —

Wed
02
Nov

Up, up and away with Ellsworth’s Young Eagles

The Smoky Hill Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) Chapter 1127 will conduct a Young Eagle Day Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Ellsworth Airport. Registration for flights begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Young people ages 8 to 17 are welcome to experience a demonstration flight in an airplane. The flights are provided free of charge to any youth wishing to participate.
 
Wed
02
Nov

Think Christmas with Jingle Bell Shop and Sell

By Adreinne Danner
 
Choosing Christmas gifts can be a tricky task. Members of the Ellsworth County Medical Center Auxiliary want to help with the yearly hunt for the perfect gift. The organization’s fifth annual Jingle Bell Shop and Sell will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the ECMC Administration Building, north of the hospital.
 
Wed
02
Nov

Cancer Prevention and Awareness

By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING
 
Having a conversation with your loved one may sound easy. But when the topic is end-of-life care, life can get complicated. “It seems easier than what it actually is,” said Shamarie Farthing, director of risk, safety and quality at the Ellsworth County Medical Center.
 
Wed
02
Nov

Ghosts and Goblins

Witches, sharks and more parade Monday night to the Lions Club Park from the Midland Railroad Hotel for an evening of fun and frights during the Wilson Halloween Festival sponsored by the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. At the top are a few of the participants in the Ellsworth Kiwanis Club’s annual Halloween bash at the elementary school.
 
Wed
02
Nov

Autumn in the Valley

Halloween fun filled the air Saturday at downtown Marquette’s Autumn in the Valley. Washington Street — mostly shut off from its normal motor traffic — was alive with ghosts and goblins and other holiday trick-or-treaters.
 
Wed
26
Oct

Sounds in the Night

By Adreinne Danner

Wed
26
Oct

Hearings set in two local cases

Preliminary hearings in two prominent criminal cases have been scheduled for December in Ellsworth County District Court.
 
Alberto J. Garcia y Tapia
 
A preliminary hearing of 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, has been set for 35 year-old Alberto J. Garcia y Tapia of St. John, after the case was continued from Oct. 19.
 
Wed
26
Oct

Commissioners set sales tax vote

By Alan Rusch

Wed
26
Oct

Autumn in the Valley will offer activities galore

Autumn in the Valley is this Saturday, Oct. 29. The fun starts at 10 a.m. with the Protect Your Pumpkin Fun Run with the run starting in front of the Kansas Motorcycle Museum. Funds raised will go to the Team Jack Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer research. At 10 a.m., the “Taste of Marquette” bake sale, will be conducted at the Marquette Senior Center.

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