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WILSON — The Central Plains USD 112 board of education will continue moving forward to complete a facilities study initiated in November with Wiens and Company Construction of Hutchinson.That was the consensus of the board during Monday’s meeting at Wilson School.

The shadow of the Ellsworth Veteran’s Memorial Hospital continued to follow members of the city council Monday night as a company hired to inspect the old building set the price of asbestos abatement and demolition at $480,000.It could have been worse.

Beneficial rainfall in the area Monday morning and a wet forecast has prompted the Ellsworth County commissioners to rescind the county-wide burn ban, effective Monday, May 2.However, they plan to review it on a weekly basis in case it needs to be implemented again.

WILSON — Ken and Marcie Beneda, board members of the Wilson Czech Opera House Corporation, gave an update on the ongoing renovation of the structure into an open air theater.The update came during Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council.

Melissa Miller, Ellsworth assistant city attorney, received consensus approval Monday during a meeting of the Ellsworth City Council to cancel a pending legal proceeding requesting the judge rule the owners of the old Ellsworth Hospital must permanently deny public access to the vacant structure.

The USD 327 board met in special session on Monday, May 2, and approved the following, 5-0.

WILSON — The owners of a vacant house earmarked by the City of Wilson to be chronically vacant have been given time to make it livable.

Fans of the Ellsworth High School Bearcats basketball teams will see some different faces along the sidelines when players begin their 2022-23 season.

Jeanette Libal, left, who is interested in possibly becoming a para-educator for USD 112, talks with para-educators Beth Ptacek, center, and Melissa Shaw at Wilson School during the district’s recent para-educator job fair. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

While the detention basins on Kansas Highway 140 are admittedly an eye sore now, city officials said the goal is to make good long-term decisions.