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The Board of Directors of Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. recently promoted Payton Frazier to operations officer.“We are thrilled to promote Payton from within our bank,” said David Brownback, president and chief executive officer. “She is a valuable employee and will excel in her leadership role.

Employees at the Ellsworth County Medical Center have a collective smile on their faces — and for a good reason.

Ellsworth County commissioners briefly discussed reinstating the county wide burn ban Monday during their weekly meeting, but took no action.On March 10, commissioners voted to rescind the burn ban during a special meeting, after a fresh blanket of snow covered the county.

WILSON — Water tap fees were increased at the March 7 meeting of the Wilson City Council.The fees have been $250 for residential customers and $400 for commercial customers.

KANOPOLIS — The City of Kanopolis took another step forward toward a new fire station March 8, after the Kanopolis City Council approved Resolution 2022-R-03, which authorizes the borrowing of funds from the Kanopolis Firefighters Relief Association.

The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District will pay former superintendent Josh Lanning a lump sum of $38,000 as part of a separation and release agreement approved at the school board’s March 7 meeting.

Lanter StatementMarch 7 – Lanter statements to board.  She provided the following in writing to the board and only read the bolded portions due to the board denying her additional time.I requested the novel be purchased in bulk on October 11.

A solution to an unusual case involving Kansas fence law was found at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners.Jackie Rathbun and Deanna Rathbun own adjoining pastures. Jackie Rathbun wants to build a 6,100-foot fence between the pastures over the objections of Deanna Rathbun.

The Ellsworth Recreation Department will soon be enjoying some new equipment if a proposed grant application is successful.

Wilson Communications Scholarship Application & Guidelines are now available.Two, $500 scholarships per each community that Wilson Communications serves will be awarded to graduating seniors. Those communities are Brookville, Denmark, Ellsworth, Hunter, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Tipton and Wilson.