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KANOPOLIS — The Kanopolis City Council approved participating in the 2021 Ellsworth County Neighborhood Revitalization Program, a collaborative process with the cities in the county.

Your natural gas bill is going to go up this winter. Natural gas prices run nearly double what they did a year ago and experts predict the increased prices to last at least through the winter.Utility companies pass the cost of natural gas directly on to their customers.

The Ellsworth County commissioners were not only one commissioner short Monday, since Greg Bender was attending the fall meeting of the Kansas Association of Counties in Overland Park, they had a short agenda as well.Commissioners Steven Dlabal Jr.

COVID-19 was once again front and center of the conversation during the Sept. 22 meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors.Jim Kirkbride, chief executive officer, said there were six inpatients at the hospital, but only one was a COVID patient.

Board members of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District USD 327 stayed with their current optional mask policy at Ellsworth Elementary School —despite a motion that would have made masks mandatory in certain situations.

WILSON — District bus drivers were recognized Monday by the Central Plains USD 112 board of education for their efforts throughout the school year in honor of Bus Drivers Appreciation Week.

The Ellsworth County American Rescue Program Act fund coffers received a little replenishment Monday, courtesy of Ellsworth County clerk Shelly Vopat.Vopat returned $17,064.

HOLYROOD — Central Plains USD 112 Superintendent Greg Clark and his building administrators have been given clear direction by the district’s board of education — begin work on a common block scheduling plan that would be implemented for both Wilson Junior-Senior High School and Central Plains...

WILSON — The Wilson City Council has approved a list of criteria for those seeking an animal or poultry waiver.The approval came Monday during the council’s regular meeting.According to information provided by the City of Wilson, a wavier may be granted under the guidelines.

The Ellsworth County commissioners took another step down the American Rescue Plan Act funding path Monday by completing the review of the risk assessments for the eight entities that were recently selected to receive ARPA funding.