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In June 2023, almost all of Ellsworth County was considered to be in “extreme drought” or “exceptional drought” by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

SALINA — Kayla Lynn Errebo, 32, Lorraine, made her initial appearance in Saline County District Court Tuesday morning regarding a fatal traffic collision Aug. 8 in rural Saline County, resulting in a charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, Dan Moon was appointed by Mayor Dan Finnegan to fill the remaining term of council member Don Panzer, who recently tendered his resignation.Moon’s appointment was then approved by the council.

Ellsworth County Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride gave a brief update to the public July 25 on upcoming projects and the latest expansion during a “Chat With the CEO” in the administration building’s meeting room.“We have some exciting things going on at ECMC and this is the...

WILSON — An brief presentation on what the Grow Ellsworth County organization has done for Wilson in the past year highlighted Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council.That brief was given by Kevin Colle, the new executive director of GEC, along with Grow Ellsworth board member Craig Freeman of...

The Ellsworth City Council is looking for a new council member.At Monday’s meeting of the council, Interim City Administrator Allen Dinkel announced that Don Panzer recently resigned from the council.

Rhythm and Reels is gearing up for another fun summer festival.The free event begins at 5 p.m. Friday in Preisker Park, with water features and bounce houses, all leading up to the 9:30 p.m. showing of the movie “Moana 2.”“This year we changed the name of the event to Rhythm and Reels to better...

An Ellsworth woman is taking her place on the international stage thanks to her years of dedication to the Kiwanis Club.Long-time Ellsworth Kiwanis member Cynthia “Cindy” Bender was recently selected as chairperson of the District Secretaries Worldwide for International Kiwanis.“Kiwanis...

KANOPOLIS — This year, the Fort Harker Days parade combined the role of grand marshall and Volunteer of the Year, awarding it to Smoky Hill River Pheasants Forever chapter.“Hunting in this area is a really big deal, especially with Kanopolis Lake and Wilson Lake — we decided it’d be a good fit this...

Just weeks after the resignation of Ellsworth Police Chief Jerry Penny, the Ellsworth City Council began to discuss how to proceed forward at the meeting Monday.The brief discussion centered around consideration of two options.