Ellsworth has not received official word yet; however, city administrator Scott Moore fielded a telephone call Friday from the office of First District Congressman Roger Marshall.

According to the representative, the Ellsworth Municipal Airport will get a new runway and taxiway and they will be fully funded by the federal government. Otherwise, the city would have been responsible for 10 percent — or $900,000 — of the $9.1 million project.

“It’s been a long time coming, but it will pave the way for other things,” Moore told city council members at their Monday night meeting.

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