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Jim Runge, superintendent of the Solomon USD 393 school district, has accepted an offer to become the new superintendent of the Holyrood-based Central Plains USD 112. Runge will follow Steve Woolf, who resigned, effective at the end of his contract in June. Read More
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To honor the memory of a special young boy, as well as to raise funds to find a cure for the congenital heart defect that ended his life at such an early age, Dalton’s Heart Walk will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Kanopolis City Park. Read More
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Officials from the Houston, Texas-based Clean Line Energy Partners introduced their proposed Grain Belt Express Clean Line during a public meeting Jan. 30 in Russell. Read More
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The Lorraine City Council received good news at its Nov. 20 meeting. The 30-year loan of up to $90,000 from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to renovate the city’s sewer lift station was approved. Read More
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The Czech Capital of Kansas was rockin’ on the wildside this past weekend, with a combination of new and traditional events designed to please both young and old alike at the 52nd Wilson After Harvest Czech Festival. Read More
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Kanopolis Police Chief Kenny Bernard issued a warning at Tuesday night's meeting of the Kanopolis City Council. Read More
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The grand marshals for this year’s Fort Harker Days parade are members of the Kanopolis Volunteer Fire Department. The celebration is July 13-14 with the parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Read More
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The Holyrood City Council approved a $2 rate increase for the minimum electrical service to its customers Monday at its regular meeting at City Hall. The increase takes effect July 1. Read More
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The possibility of allowing adults to have open containers of beer outside of the social garden area during the Czech Festival was discussed during Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council. Read More
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The sewer lift station has quit numerous times this past month, and three air leaks have been found. That was the news members of the Lorraine City Council received during the May 15 meeting. Read More
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The Wilson City Council will send a letter to the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors stating Wilson will not stand in the hospital’s way of building a new Rural Health Clinic in town. Read More
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Another new business has opened in downtown Marquette. Becky Witte, rural Marquette, has opened her new store, “The Little Red Shed”, in the former Blue Sky Cable building, once housing Olson’s Furniture Store, on the west side of Washington (Main) Street. Read More
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Several boats were damaged Monday afternoon, during a fire at the Lake Wilson Marina. According to Willis Ohl, Wilson State Park manager, a boat caught fire in the slip at the marina about 4:30 p.m. Several other boats also damaged in the fire, as was the marina itself. There were no deaths nor injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Ohl said an official from the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s office in Topeka ... Read More
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A recent outreach program promoting good health among students at Kanopolis Middle School has yielded some surprising results. Read More
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It’s several days after a tornado plowed through the countryside south of Kanopolis and Cindy and Steve Boileau are counting their blessings. Read More
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ILSON — The sweet smell of fresh-baked banana/pineapple muffins, chocolate chip/walnut cookies and iced, double fudge brownies greeted customers Friday morning at Kansas Originals Market and Gallery in Wilson. Read More
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Saturday was a day and night to remember, in more ways than one. Most Ellsworth County area residents will remember April 14 as the day tornado-packed storms moved through the region, sending people into their basements. However, for students at Wilson and Central Plains high schools, Saturday night was their proms. Read More
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Members of the Claflin City Council voted March 12 to purchase a portable pool lift so the pool is in compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act and can reopen. Read More
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Eleanor Hunter wasn’t flashy. But in her determined, quiet way, Wilson’s two-time mayor got things done and Ellsworth County was a better place for it. Read More
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Incumbents Cindy Heinze and Leland Francis were the top vote getters Tuesday night for the Wilson City Council. Heinze, council president, received 96 votes. Francis had 79. Read More
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A $2,092 bill to clean up the property at 233 Mohlman was approved during the March 20 meeting of the Lorraine City Council. Read More
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Will the Acme Brick plant reopen after being monthballed for several years? Read More
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Instead of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce sponsoring and working the official beer garden for this year’s Czech Festival, a local convenience store, Stop 2 Shop, has been approved to provide the garden. Read More
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The coming of spring usually means prom season, when the local high schools have the ritual Junior/Senior Proms, where the students dress up in formal attire for a night of dining and dancing. Read More
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Members of the Central Plains USD 112 board of education received a hands-on demonstration of how iPads are being used to teach students during Monday’s board meeting at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood. Read More
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At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, a discussion began by Mayor David Criswell concerning the service Wilson has received from Smoky Hill Development Corporation became heated at times, as the six members of the audience looked on in stunned silence. Read More
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The Holyrood City Council is seeking public comment concerning the proposed curfew ordinance that the council has been pondering since June of 2011. Read More
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In an effort to keep Wilson involved with the Smoky Hill Development Corporation, organization representatives reviewed the support Wilson has received, during Monday night’s meeting of the Wilson City Council. Read More
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After discussing neighborhood revitalization, members of the Lorraine City Council selected Plan B of the Ellsworth County Neighborhood Revitalization plan during the Jan. 17 meeting. Plan B is a five-year plan with rebates on the increase in ad valorum taxes as a result of an addition or an expansion of a structure starting at 100 percent in the first year, and stair-stepping down to 50 percent in the fifth year. Read More
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Holyrood vice-mayor Ron Etchison assumed the orange 1980s vintage mayoral chair for the Jan. 16 meeting of Holyrood City Council. Read More
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Four candidates have tossed their hats into the ring for three open seats on the Wilson City Council. Read More
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A wind turbine will soon be able to provide Central Plains High School in Claflin with teachable moments. Read More
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Thanks, but no thanks. That was the response of members of the Wilson City Council to Smoky Hill Development Corporation executive director Rob Fillion Jan. 3, after he suggested they consider adopting a different neighborhood revitalization plan than the one they approved in November. Read More
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A familiar sign associated with Claflin will be repaired and replaced on Kansas Highway 156, members of the Claflin City Council were told at their Dec. 12 meeting. Read More
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The debate over a neighborhood revitalization plan moved from a special meeting called by Ellsworth County commissioners Dec. 13 to the regular meeting of the Kanopolis City Council. Read More
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Another step towards completion of Wilson’s spray water park was taken at the Wilson City Council meeting Dec. 19. Read More
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Members of the Holyrood city council voted to accept the low bid concerning the demolition of an unsafe structure at 207 N. Charles at the Dec. 22 meeting of the city council. Read More
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This New Years Day promises to be a special and emotional one for Preston Sauers of Kanopolis. Read More
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More technology could soon be utilized in USD 112 classrooms. Read More
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Approval of a resolution transferring ownership of the former USD 112 district office building in Lorraine to the City of Lorraine topped the agenda during the Nov. 15 meeting of the Lorraine City Council. Read More
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Holyrood Mayor Ken Schepmann wants the Holyrood City Council to investigate an aggressive Neighborhood Revitalization plan. Read More
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At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Mayor David Criswell gave an update on a neighborhood revitalization meeting he and other area officials had with the Ellsworth County commissioners. Read More
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Members of the Claflin City Council will seek bids on repairs to the northwest corner of the city building, which is settling to the point that doors in the back will no longer close. Read More
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The Central Plains school district is in the process of going green. Read More
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The theft of seven U.S. flags from downtown Kanopolis is being investigated by local law enforcement officials. Read More
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