Ellsworth, KS

The North Central Activities Association released its 2026 All-League Volleyball Team on Sunday morning. First Team Bently Pruitt Sr. Beloit Addyson Channell So. Beloit Vivian Thompson So. Beloit Reagan Cheney Sr. Beloit Beloit Landry Litton Jr. Beloit Colbi Stroede Jr. Beloit Kinly Place Jr. Ellsworth […]

There is no ongoing threat following an incident at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility Friday morning. The USD 327 Ellsworth / Kanopolis / Geneseo School District released the following information: “We want to make our school community aware of an incident that occurred this morning at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, where an individual drove a vehicle […]

ELLSWORTH, Kansas — David Rankin has never been one for putting up campaign lawn signs. As a lifelong Republican in a town of 3,000 — where Donald Trump has won by 50-point margins since 2016 — he’s never seen a reason to put a candidate’s name in his yard. But recently, Rankin and his wife […]

Hesston High School won the Kansas Class 3A girls regional team title at Norton’s Prairie Dog Golf Course Saturday by placing five runners in the top 12 and seven in the top 40. The Swathers scored 32 points for first place, followed by Ellsworth with […]

Hoisington swept through the four-team quad unblemished. The Cardinals defeated Norton 25-12, 25-16, Larned 25-16, 25-19 and Ellsworth 25-16, 25-6. The Cardinals now will shift their focus to the Class 3A Lakin sub-state tournament Saturday in the quest for a repeat trip to the 3A […]

Hosington sophomore Mila Simic captured the singles title at the Class 3-1A girls state tournament Saturday at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka, and the Sterling doubles team of Danika Zimmerman and Emma Lewis won the doubles championship. Zimmerman and Lewis are the first Sterling […]

The Ellsworth High School girls tennis team, hoping to repeat as Class 3-1A state champions, captured the Ellsworth regional title Saturday with 22 points. Central Plains placed second with 12 points, followed by Hoisington 7, Wakeeney-Trego Community 5. Russell 4, Tribune-Greeley County 3, Osborne 2, […]

Ellsworth County Kids Wrestling Club  is launching its $300,000 Building Campaign to construct a permanent, purpose-built wrestling training facility in downtown Ellsworth. According to the organization, the proposed facility will give ECKWC athletes a reliable, year-round home for training and competition, ending decades of dependence on borrowed and shared gym space. Planned for a vacant […]

The Ellsworth High School varsity girls tennis team went 12-0 in matches and placed first as a team at the North Central Activities Association (NCAA League) tennis meet Monday at Ellsworth. Ellsworth, the defending Kansas Class 3-2-1A state champions, repeated as league tournament champions. In […]