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In March, mailboxes across the country will bring an opportunity that only comes around once in a decade – the chance to be counted during the U.S. Census.
Read moreThe following is the rest of the USD 112 story from Page B3 of the Feb. 27 I-R:
Read moreEvery piece of Dryden pottery Pauline Zvolanek removes from the display case at Ellsworth’s Hodgden House Museum to dust and catalog, she wonders — Did I have a hand in making this?
Read moreAt Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, approval was given to a $48,083.35 bid from City Plumbing to complete the Evans Street sewer extension and to use TIF (Tax Increment Financing) funding to finance the project.
Read moreWILSON — The City of Wilson is looking for a few good bus drivers. At the Feb. 18 meeting of the Wilson City Council, city clerk Susan Kriley said she has nine drivers signed up to drive the city bus, but only four or five can drive during the week. She and Mayor Mike Peschka encouraged anyone interested in driving the city bus to call city hall.
Read morePHOTO BY KAY QUINN/For the Ellsworth Co. I-R Josh Svaty and Rex Buchanan presented the program Sunday at the 59th annual meeting of the Ellsworth County Historical Society at the Ellsworth Senior Center. The two, along with Topeka law professor Burke Griggs, are authors of “Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills.” In the photo, Svaty holds the recreation of a petroglyph designed by the late George Jelinek, a local historian.
Read moreHOLYROOD — Members of the Central Plains USD 112 board of education conducted two special board meetings Feb. 20 at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.
Read moreA 59-year-old Ellsworth man was convicted of four child sex-crime related charges Feb. 20 in Ellsworth County District Court.
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