Kanopolis water tower still in limbo
KANOPOLIS — The contractor with the low bid agreed to hold the bid for an additional 30 days for the new water tower project, Kanopolis City Council members were told during the Nov. 14 meeting.
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Hospital approves LED signs for rural clinics
As the winter season nears, the medical staff at Ellsworth County Medical Center is seeing patients experiencing the three seasonal illnesses — COVID-19, the flu and strep — although the volume of those patients appears to be light.
EJSHS helps educate about mental health
The importance of mental health awareness is an ongoing effort in Ellsworth County, and took center stage at Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School Oct. 18 during an all-school assembly to hear Damon Parker from The Jones Project.
Correctional Facility to host Christmas on the ‘Inside’ Dec. 2-3
Christmas on the “Inside” celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.The annual event, hosted at the Spiritual Life Center at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, is from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, or 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.
Veterans honored at county schools
KANOPOLIS — Veterans from the Ellsworth VFW Post 6485 presented the annual Veterans Day program Nov. 10 to students at Kanopolis Middle School.United States Navy Veteran and VFW Post 6485 member Melissa Taylor, commander of Post 174, gave the address to students.
112 Board discusses public input on superintendent search
CLAFLIN — The Central Plains USD 112 Board of Education met Nov. 8 to discuss what the public had to say about the superintendent search.
USD 327 approves multiple improvements
Murmurs of excitement rippled through spectators during Monday night’s Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 board of education meeting as updates to Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School were discussed.“The stucco on there is decorative in nature. It has all those little stones.
USD 112 board passes nonresidential student resolution
CLAFLIN — The Central Plains Board of Education USD 112 held a hearing and subsequently passed a resolution regarding enrollment of nonresidential students.
Wilson City
WILSON — Renovation of the former Wilson Czech Opera House into an open air amphitheater is planned to be complete and the interior fence removed by May 2024.That was the news Opera House President Allison Ford gave the Wilson City Council Monday during an update on the structure.
Annual KLA meeting Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Wichita
TOPEKA — The program at next month’s Kansas Livestock Association Convention will address future trade opportunities for the beef and dairy sectors, prospects for cattle prices in 2024 and what consumers consider before purchasing beef.