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KANOPOLIS LAKE — Search and rescue crews worked for more than a day to recover two swimmers who drowned July 3.Ellsworth County Sheriff Kenny Bernard said three individuals were swimming near a boat July 3, when the boat drifted away in the wind.Reagen Dalke, a 14-year-old girl, made it to shore...

Instead of a formal agreement, the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education opted to transport students to the Early Childhood Learning Center for a donation, in place of a signed contract.“My proposal is to make it a stop for those students for the 25-26 school year, with a donation...

CLAFLIN — The approval of a onetime $1,000 retention incentive for certified staff members was a major topic at the Central Plains USD 112 Board of Education’s meeting June 25.Superintendent Bobby Murphy proposed the incentive to the board as a way to increase staff retention.“One of the items we...

Ellsworth County Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride gave a brief update on planned construction projects during the June 18 hospital board meeting.“We’ve selected the general contractor for the rehab project,” he said, adding that contractor is Murray Construction.“We’re starting...

The resignation of Ellsworth Police Chief Jerry Penny was accepted by the Ellsworth City Council Monday.Penny sent a letter of resignation to Interim City Manager Allen J. Dinkel June 18.

KANOPOLIS — Slowly, the new water tower project is moving forward.“We have an actual agreement in front of us,” said Thaniel Monaco, BG Consultants, during the June 12 meeting.

WILSON — With the July 4 holiday fast approaching, the Wilson City Council approved when residents can shoot off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day during Monday night’s meeting.Residents will only be able to shoot fireworks in Wilson from noon to midnight Friday, July 4, and from noon to...

In each city in Ellsworth County, the race for mayor will be contested.Ellsworth, Wilson and Kanopolis all have two candidates vying for the mayor’s seat.

Once again at Monday night’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, the procedures for city appointments were briefly discussed.The council approved the recommendation of Interim City Administrator Allen J. Dinkel by tabling further discussion of draft Charter Ordinance No. 28 until the June 23...

After several weeks of discussion, the Ellsworth City Council finally settled the question May 27 of allowing chickens within the city limits of Ellsworth — at least for now.By a 3-2 vote, the council said “no” to a motion by council member Tyler Renard and seconded by council president Jessica...