Recycling to resume in Ellsworth County
Since December, Ellsworth has been without recycling services. Though the city didn’t have curbside recycling, it did have a drop-off point for recyclables that residents could utilize.
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Womelsdorf featured as artist of month at Ellsworth gallery
If you have driven north on Douglas Avenue in downtown Ellsworth anytime in the last few months, you have probably seen the work of local artist Josh Womelsdorf.Womelsdorf painted the colorful mural on the south wall of Paden’s Restaurant and Bar which depicts two longhorn cattle.
Group requests Wilson School land transfer
CLAFLIN — At Monday’s meeting of the Central Plains USD 112 board of education, a group Wilson residents had a special request: Consider a land transfer of Wilson School to another school district.
USD 327 approves security improvements
Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School will receive security upgrades, thanks to a vote at Monday night’s USD 327 Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo Board of Education meeting.“We wanted to improve our video surveillance and for it to be networked,” Superintendent Deena Hilbig said.
Farm Bureau to assist with apprenticeship program
MANHATTAN — Mid Kansas Cooperative (MKC) announced the launch of an apprenticeship program to hire agricultural equipment operators, CDL drivers and operations specialists through Kansas Farm Bureau’s Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program.
City of Ellsworth discusses capital improvement needs
The first 30 minutes of Monday night’s Ellsworth City Council meeting may go into the history books as “the buck stops here” session.One-by-one, city department heads stepped to the podium to outline their capital improvement needs. It was a lengthy list.
Communications course expands skills
WILSON — It’s after 8 o’clock on a Wednesday morning and teacher Chris Hollen is about to start another session of her media technology class, now in its second year at Wilson Jr./ Sr. High School.
Studio owner encourages art for all
The loft space above Zeal Salon & Co. at 121 E. 1st is now home to MH Art Studio. MH is Maya Haggerty, 23, a Claflin native who had a dream of owning a studio, and in August, made that dream come true.“I had that on my vision board for most of the year,” Haggerty said.
Annual meeting keynote speaker announced
Director of Kansas State University’s Office of Engagement Tim Steffensmeier, Ph.D. will be the keynote speaker at Grow Ellsworth County’s annual meeting 6 p.m. March 22 at the American Legion.
