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Residential curbside recycling pickup in Ellsworth will end Friday, Oct. 1.That was the update Chris Behrens of CB Trucking and Services LLC in Beverly gave during a Sept. 24 telephone interview with the Independent-Reporter.“I’ve had a lot of phone calls,” Behrens said.

The planned demolition of the old Ellsworth County Hospital building at 300 Kingsley Ave. has taken another step forward.

As of Monday, Ellsworth County had 18 active cases of COVID-19. On a scale with blue as the lowest and red the highest, Ellsworth County is in the orange zone, according to the local health department.

Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School’s Homecoming candidates are: front row, from left — Kate Wacker, Halle Bohl, Cady Hansen, Natalie Rolfs and Nicole Haase; and back row, from left — Dayton Davis, Tucker Huseman, Justin Tully, Gavin Webber and Bradley Vopat.

The Central Plains High School Homecoming Court is: front row, from left — Madison McGuire, Riley Thompson, Shaylah Kempke, Nora VanScyoc and Kassidy Nixon and back row, from left — Denver Crenshaw, Kerrick Benavidez, Cole Lamatsch, Dawson McNeal and Hunter Green.

The 2020 Census numbers provided good news for the City of Wilson. The 2020 number of residents is 859, which is an increase of 78 over the 2010 census numbers. According to City Clerk Susan Kriley, Wilson is the only city in Ellsworth County to experience an increase.

As of Monday morning, Ellsworth County had 12 active cases of COVID-19.That was the beginning of an update on the virus the Ellsworth County commissioners received from Kerianne Ehrlich, county health department supervisor, and Dr. Ronald Whitmer, county health officer.

CLAFLIN — The Central Plains USD 112 board of education has adopted a set of COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-22 school year.

The Holyrood City Council voted Sept. 7 to follow other towns and establish a free land program for new housing.

The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 board of education has taken the last formal step in its series of meetings involving the successful hiring of new superintendent, Josh Lanning.During an Aug.