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WILSON — The sewer lagoon project topped the agenda at Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council.Approval was given to pay request No. 4 in the amount of $4,926.37 to Wilson and Company for engineering services as part of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment loan distribution.

Aproposed update of a resolution dealing with freestanding towers 100 feet or more in height in Ellsworth County was the topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission.County Attorney Paul J.

Ellsworth County Commissioners gave needed clarification Monday to Ellsworth County Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride on working with the ECMC Hospital Foundation on details associated with the building of a proposed surgical center.

Ellsworth High School junior Josie Kueser will give her state-award winning speech at the 2025 Ellsworth County Conservation District awards ceremony.Kueser entered the speech competition last year. After winning locally, and in the Area Three region competition, she went on to win at state Nov. 25.

CLAFLIN — A cybersecurity attack hit close to home when Central Plains USD 112’s student information system, PowerSchool, was recently breached.In a letter published on the district’s website, Superintendent Bobby Murphy wrote about the incident.

Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council began with an introduction of Allen J. Dinkel, new interim city administrator.

Due to the winter storm, the Ellsworth County Commission did not meet Monday.During the Dec. 30 meeting, the commissioners discussed county resolution enforcement.Specifically, they discussed the requirement for companies to notify the county before a communication tower is installed.

World War II Army Veteran Elias “Eli” Hernandez, 99, of Kanopolis, center, was presented a Quilt of Valor Dec. 18, during a meeting of the Ellsworth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6485. Ellsworth VFW member Dale Weinhold, left, and Ellsworth VFW member Jose Rodriguez, right, hold the quilt up.

Greg Bender loads boxes of food into a truck for delivery Dec. 23. Kiwanis members assembled at city hall to prepare 25 food  boxes for families with children in Ellsworth County. The boxes provided food for 76 children across the county.

Ellsworth City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh, left, shares a laugh during a going away party in his honor Dec. 19 at the Ellsworth Golf Course’s 900 Room. In November, Stambaugh announced he was resigning effective Dec. 27. On Jan. 6, he will be the city administrator for the City of Fairfax, Iowa.