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Deciding the who and how much of the American Rescue Plan Act funding for those applying for assistance from Ellsworth County has taken another step forward.

The Kansas Society Sons of the American Revolution chartered the newest chapter, the Prairie Minutemen Chapter, on Nov. 29, 2019, and after waiting more than 18 months, celebrated the accomplishment with a charter presentation ceremony on Aug. 7.

Robert ‘Ben’ Murrell, DO, was one of 234 medical students who received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree from Kansas City University (KCU) in Kansas City during a Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2021.

HOLYROOD — When Central Plains USD 112 students, faculty and staff return to the classroom Aug. 19, they will be encouraged to wear a face mask, but it is their choice. That was the consensus of the USD 112 board of education Monday, after discussing COVID-19 and the 2021-22 school year.

By the time the 2020-21 school year ended, officials in the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District thought they had turned a corner in the fight against COVID-19. Fewer people were getting sick. The vaccines created to slow the spread of the virus worked.

Nathan Florian, the new director of the Ellsworth County EMS, said the service is on the mend after his first week on the job.

Ellsworth County commissioners wil see if anything can be done with a portion of Fourth Road to assist the tourism efforts of a new Wilson entrepreneur.

Kansas State University research scientists and extension specialists will host a field day event Tuesday, Aug. 24, to discuss and demonstrate cover crop management options for soil health and water quality benefits in livestock operations. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m.

Today is the day Recently I was vacuuming under my small glass hutch when I noticed it crashing down towards me.

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/ Reporter, August 12, 2021) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE Pursuant to 44 CFR § 60.3 (b) - Special Flood Hazard Areas Identified, K.S.A.12-766, and K.A.R. 5-44-1 through 5-44-7 ORDINANCE No.