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• Ellsworth County Medical Center has the ability to test for the flu and the coronavirus. Those with symptoms listed below will be tested for the flu first, then the coronavirus if tnecessary. The results of the flu test take an hour. If testing for the coronavirus takes place, the sample will be sent to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Those results take a couple of days.
Read moreThe Pedals for Progress program at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility is going gangbusters, according to Sgt. Phillip DeCouteau.
Read moreA briefing on preparations to combat the coronavirus topped the agenda during Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners.
Read moreMarch is here and we have almost blown through it. Hard to believe we are in the middle of spring break. But I’m ready for the beautiful outdoor weather, are you?
Read moreStudents from Central Plains Middle School, Claflin, competed March 6 at the LaCrosse Music Festival. Soloists receiving I’s: Paxton Dody, piano (I+); Lauren Oeser, Mollie Steiner, Maryn Schmidt, Taylor Sheehy, Liberty Warta, Karma Sielet, vocal; Maryn Schmidt, tenor sax; Lauren Oeser, euphonium (I+); and Taylor Sheehy, flute (I+). Ensembles receiving I’s: Girls Ensemble (Karma Sielet, Mollie Steiner, Taylor Sheehy, Maryn Schmidt, Baylie Laymon, Melissa Donecker), Mixed Woodwind Trio (Taylor Sheehy, Karma Sielet, Maryn Schmidt), and Mixed Trio (Mollie Steiner, Paxton Dody, Lauren Oeser).
Read moreFollowing an executive session at the March 9 meeting of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 School District, board members accepted the resignations of Kanopolis Middle School principal Eric Stoddard and Danica Uhl and Susan Miller as fourth grade teachers.
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