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20
Apr

Jail house shuffle

By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING 

When Dan Schnurr leaves Ellsworth for Hutchinson, he hopes to take a little of this community with him. “The Ellsworth community and this facility are so intertwined,” Schnurr said of the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, where he has served as warden since 2011. “I believe in this model here. I believe it can be duplicated. But the community has to be involved.

Wed
20
Apr

Special Night of their Own

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Zac Schneider twirls his date, Amy Westerman, Saturday night on the stage of the Performing Arts Center at Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School. It was prom night across Ellsworth County.

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Wed
20
Apr

National Drovers Hall of Fame plans public meeting on project

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By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING 

Modern-day travelers along the old Chisholm Trail have their choice of museums dedicated to aspects of an era when cowboys herded thousands of head of cattle along the trail from Texas to Kansas. But none of the attractions present the large picture — and that’s where the National Drovers Hall of Fame comes in. “We’re giving that story its context,” said western historian Jim Gray, who serves as executive director of the hall of fame.

Wed
20
Apr

Disc golf comes to Marquette

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Darren Bottom, Little River and Bently Richert, Inman, attended the April 12 Marquette City council meeting to explain a proposed ninehole disc golf course in Marquette. Disc Golf is a game in which a  concave plastic disc is thrown into a series of metal baskets situated on an outdoor course, the object being to complete the course using the fewest possible throws.

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Wed
13
Apr

District tennis courts receive ‘green light’

BY Mark McCoy
Ellsworth County I-R
 
Wed
13
Apr

EHS seniors look to the future

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By Joseph Hand
Ellsworth County I-R
 
For young adults who are soon to be out of high school, the prospect of the future can be scary and exciting at the same time.
 
Living on your own.
Going to college.
Getting a job.
 
Wed
13
Apr

Fitness group recruits public

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By Joseph Hand
Ellsworth County I-R
 
Wed
13
Apr

Debate over hotel perks heats up commission session

By the I-R staff
 
Wed
13
Apr

Bar mirror serves as a tribute to a late friend

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By Jennifer McDaniel
For the Marquette Tribune
 
Tue
12
Apr

Schnurr to leave Ellsworth for Hutchinson

Dan Schnurr

Longtime Corrections employee Rex Pryor is retiring from his position as warden at the Lansing Correctional Facility, effective June 186. Replacing Pryor at LCF is Sam Cline, current warden at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility while Dan Schnurr, warden at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility moves to Hutchinson. Cline also served as warden at Ellsworth.

Pryor is 36-year veteran of the Kansas Department of Corrections starting as a corrections officer in 1980. Pryor served in various positions within the facility before promoting to deputy warden of operations in 1999 and then to warden in January, 2013.  Pryor states that “whether it’s a new program, or making decisions with offenders, there was always something going on, keeping the job exciting.  I have enjoyed my career at LCF”.

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