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Advance voting for the Nov. 4 general election is in progress at the office of Ellsworth County Clerk and Election Officer Shelly Vopat. It closes at noon Nov. 3 and the polls will be open from 7 a.m.7 p.m. the next day.Editor’s note: Candidates were contacted and asked to submit answers.

Monday night’s Ellsworth Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education meeting ended with a few hugs.During executive session, the board accepted the retirement of Superintendent Deena Hilbig, who will retire at the conclusion of this school year.“Thank you.

Cleanup and repairs to The Performing Arts Center at Ellsworth Jr./ Sr. High School continue after the Sept. 21 flood.

The owner of the new truck stop at Exit 206 on Interstate 70 visited with Ellsworth County Commissioners during Monday’s meeting.“We’d like to open it up next month,” Chuck Patel said about a potential November opening. “For me, this is the biggest project I have done.

It’s been a little over a year in the making, but ground is finally being broken at the Ellsworth County Medical Center Administration Building, Ellsworth, to transform it into a new rehabilitation department.The ground breaking is at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 in front of the admin building.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, the 2026 city budget was approved as presented after a public hearing.Interim City Administrator Allen Dinkel said each year, the city adopts a budget for the following year and levies ad valorem taxes to fund certain items of the budget.

The owners of 304 N. Douglas Ave. in downtown Ellsworth have been given an extension to Dec. 31 to complete the demolition/ reconstruction of the back of the building.The Ellsworth City Council approved that motion at their meeting Monday.

Community members hear possible updates to school district buildingsAbout two dozen community members, educators and board members gathered Aug. 26 in the Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School Commons to hear a presentation about the needs for Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327.

KANOPOLIS — Tradition, good food and good times with family and friends are what the annual fiesta celebrated by St. Ignatius Catholic Church is all about.The fiesta will be Saturday, Aug. 30, at the church in Kanopolis.

Voters will have the chance to decide if they wish to add a one-quarter percent (0.25 percent) county- wide retailers’ sales tax in Ellsworth County during the Nov. 5 general election.Ellsworth County Commissioners approved the special question during Monday’s meeting.