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HOLYROOD — Members of the Holyrood City Council agreed Monday night to contribute up to $3,500 to repair and seal the blue floor surface on the city’s new splash pad. Mayor Brandon Koch said the cover has worn down to the concrete in a couple of places.

Seeing through eagles’ eyes, extracting strawberry DNA, and a bingo scavenger hunt are among the activities created by the Kansas Wetlands Education Center to entertain and educate budding young scientists over the spring break in March.

WILSON — Children in Wilson have reason to smile. At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Gary Everett and Larry Ptacek, representing the Wilson Foundation, proposed pursuing a grant to purchase new playground equipment for Jellison Park.

Ellsworth businessman and Kanopolis mayor Anthony Hopkins is among 40 Kansans from across the state chosen for the Kansas Chamber’s 2020 Leadership Kansas class. The six-month program begins in late April. More than 600 were nominated.

HOLYROOD — Holyrood received a good review when visitors from Cawker City came calling in October. The splash pad. The park. Good streets. Neat lawns. “They were impressed with the community and how it looked,” said Nadine Sigle, of K-State Research and Extension’s “First Impressions” program.

Games of chance and a lot of fun were served up Saturday at the Midland Railroad Hotel in Wilson as the Wilson Chamber of Commerce conducted the annual Casino Night. Courtesy photo by Kayla Cullens

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners, representatives from Granite LLC talked via conference call with the commissioners about the possible cost savings on telephone and internet services.

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women winning their constitutional war over voting rights, JoAn Hamilton Lindfors could be included on a list of Kansas women who have made a difference in the lives of others.

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, the Independent-Reporter is asking readers to share stories of significant women in their lives.

A retired Ellsworth pharmacist has been selected to serve on the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors. Terry Kepka, former owner/operator of Seitz Drug Company Inc.