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The cold snap around Christmas weekend translated into a flooded business for Nemnich True Value owner Shawn Nemnich.He swung by the store the day after Christmas, and found water.“I came around the corner and water was pouring from the ceiling,” Nemnich said.

LORRAINE — For Genifer Wesseler, music is more than a pastime or even a passion — it is a legacy.Originally from Bay City, Mich., her father was a high school music teacher and her mother a secretary for Franklin Community Church, who also sang.

City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh got city councilors and residents thinking with a presentation at the Elsworth City Council meeting Monday evening.Stambaugh brought in Brian Bascue and Tom McEvoy to speak about the possible creation of a recreation commission for Ellsworth.

WILSON — The Wilson City Council welcomed a new council member at the Jan. 3 meeting at city hall.Jeremy Hlad, along with incumbent council member Darcy Hubka-Vopat, were sworn-in by City Clerk Susan Kriley.Hlad succeeds council member Chuck Crawford, who did not run for re-election in November.

MANHATTAN — Sedgwick County farmer Mick Rausch’s struggle with depression coincided with his brother’s cancer diagnosis and a freeze that thwarted the harvest of a wheat crop.Rausch had promised his fatherin- law that he would not let the family’s century-old farm go under.

Ellsworth County Sheriff Murray Marston met with county commissioners Monday to find a more consistent way for the sheriff ’s office to be notified in the future when the county approves a burn ban.

Ellsworth County Medical Center publicly announced Jan. 4 that Dr. Katie McWilliams would resign from her position at ECMC effective March 8. CEO of ECMC Jim Kirkbride accepted Dr. McWilliams’ resignation and expressed his gratitude for her leadership during her time at ECMC.

While Dennis Katzenmeier hung up his racing stripes years ago, his dune buggy was recently featured in the “Chasing the Checkered Flag” exhibit at The Garage Automotive Museum,134 S. 4th St., Salina.“That was what was different back then.

Grow Ellsworth County isn’t the first time a chamber of commerce and an economic development organization have joined forces to benefit their community, and it won’t be the last if state rural development workers are correct in their prediction that Kansas will continue to see similar mergers as...

Arequest to install lights on three murals in Ellsworth at a total estimated cost of $3,000 was discussed, but not acted upon, by members of the Ellsworth City Council during the Dec. 27 meeting at city hall.