It was a normal day at the Ellsworth County Clerk’s office late last summer when a letter arrived from Colorado asking for help. The body of the letter read:“My son will be 40 in November. His middle ...

The Independent-Reporter office is closed today through Friday, Dec. 26 so our staff can enjoy the Christmas holiday with their families. The I-R staff wishes our subscribers, advertisers and ...

The Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department serves an all-you-can-eat pancake feed for a freewill donation from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Ellsworth American Legion building, K-140 Highway and Dees Avenue. Menu ...

After discussion Monday night, the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education eliminated Career and Technical Education fees during its regular monthly meeting.

The Marquette American Legion Auxiliary held a memorial service Tuesday, April 9 for Donna Zajicek, Danny Martin and Darrell Martin. Family members in attendance were: Back row, Bob Jones, Noelle ...

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will have a fundraiser bake sale starting at 9 a.m. at Citizens State Bank,downtown Ellsworth.

Jeremiah Paul Gray Wells, 43, left this world on June 23, 2025. He was born Jan. 26, 1982, in Tulsa, Okla. Jeremiah was a graduate of Ellsworth High School, Class of 2001. After high school he ...

At the Nov. 19 meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors, Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride noted Ellsworth is running behind regarding regular seasonal illnesses as ECMC ...

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A cookie exchange drop-off takes place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at J.H. Robbins Memorial Library, Ellsworth ...

I enjoyed my drive to work Monday morning. It was the perfect snow. One I could enjoy as I drove, watching puffy white snow drift slowly to earth.

CLAFLIN — USD 112 School Board of Education member Cherilee Ward was elected by write-in during the Nov. 4 election, despite not putting her name on the ballot.