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At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Comissioners, discussion took place with the county’s department heads and elected officials on county employees’ email security.Kirby Fox of LockIT Technologies discussed Microsoft 365 licensing, which would be a universal email system using a .

LAWRENCE — Ellsworth senior Peyton Coonrod took first place in advertising design at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Journalism Contest May 4 at the University of Kansas.

Legionfest is going to be just a little different this year. Through a happy coincidence, the event falls on May 4, a day during which fans across the galaxy celebrate Star Wars.

Art students from Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School participated in two art shows in recent weeks.The NCAA league art festival was April 24 at Sacred Heart High School, Salina.

Fireworks flew during Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council before a motion to accept the original 3-year contract extension with City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh was approved.Mayor Dan Finnegan said a non-employee of the city wished to address the council in executive session.

KANOPOLIS — In a short meeting April 9, the consensus ‘no news is good news’ was discussed relating to the city’s proposed water tower project.“Nothing really new other than he said federal government has appropriations figured out,” Mayor Anthony Hopkins said. “He did speak with the contractor.

After an absense of several years, the Ellsworth High School Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, May 25, at the Ellsworth American Legion Hall. The Ellsworth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6485 and Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 worked together to revive it.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners were alerted to a bridge closure Monday during their weekly meeting.According to County Road and Bridge Superintendent Dale Houston, Black Wolf Bridge No. 308 on Avenue J is closed immediately due to failure of the bridge pilings.

Transitions were celebrated March 27 during the Grow Ellsworth County Annual Meeting.Paden’s Place, which sold and is now Ele’s Corner, and Robson’s, which sold and is now Raised Rustic, were both honored.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners heard a concern from a county resident about proposed work on the county jail and courthouse.John Svaty, Ellsworth, said he was opposed to construction of a jail and courthouse.