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Ellsworth County has a high commuter pattern according to Grow Ellsworth County Executive Director Stacie Schmidt. She said 55.6 percent of those employed in the county live and work in Ellsworth County.

speical to the irEnding the day with the league runner-up title, the Ellsworth Jr./Sr.High School forensics team trailed champ Republic County by only six points. The April 20 meet was hosted by Ellsworth.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) visited the Ellsworth County Sheriff ’s Office Friday afternoon with good news in hand.

While the actual 2025 budget process for the City of Ellsworth is still several months out, city council members gathered Monday with department heads to discuss upcoming needs.“We’re not going to solve the problems in a day,” City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh said.

Bridge safety was on the minds of the Ellsworth County Commissioners Monday as approval was given to temporarily close Bridge No. 13 on 16th Street in Wilson Township due to safety concerns and further considerations.

TOPEKA — Teachers in the state could move to a retirement plan with better long-term benefits if new legislation is advanced. The change may help stem the state’s increasingly severe teacher shortage.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners had an answer Monday to concerns raised at the Feb. 25 commission meeting by Ellsworth resident Jerry Marsh regarding the public’s access to Ellsworth County Medical Center board meetings and the lack of a public forum.At the Feb.

WILSON — A long-serving, part-time officer with the Wilson Police Department, Jonathan Lawrence, submitted his resignation Monday to the Wilson City Council after seven years of service.The resignation, which was accepted by the council, became effective Feb. 25.

The state of the community’s water and sewer systems, plus some recommendations for repair and sustainment of these systems, was the focus of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council.

The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team set the tone for a dominant sub-state tournament with a 61-20 first-round win over the Larned Indians Feb. 26.The start of the game was different than most.