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A briefing on preparations to combat the coronavirus topped the agenda during Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners. Kerianne Ehrlich, county health supervisor, said first and foremost, don’t panic. “Use your common sense,” she said. “If you are sick, stay home.

The Pedals for Progress program at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility is going gangbusters, according to Sgt. Phillip DeCouteau.

• Ellsworth County Medical Center has the ability to test for the flu and the coronavirus. Those with symptoms listed below will be tested for the flu first, then the coronavirus if tnecessary. The results of the flu test take an hour.

Ellsworth County is beginning to feel the squeeze as reaction to the coronavirus continues to spread. At Gene’s Heartland Foods, the shelves which ordinarily are home to a supply of toilet paper are bare, and sanitary wipes and other sanitary supplies are in short supply.

In order to keep residents of Ellsworth County informed of new developments related to the coronavirus, the Independent-Reporter plans to have one of our reporters assigned to updates on our website during business hours. The website address is www.indyrepnews.com.

A volunteer firefighter sustained burns and four Ellsworth residents were without homes after a fire jumped from one residence to another late Saturday night.

This past week, organizers of the annual Kiwanis Club Home and Garden Show decided to follow the lead of the Ellsworth County Medical Center and Auxiliary and cancel the March 21 event as a health precaution.

In response to cornavirus concerns, Tony’s Pizza Events Center at Salina has postponed all gatherings through May 11 and is working to reschedule.

Jessie Kralik, left, and Shirley Deiser enjoy the pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits and gravy Monday morning during the monthly Ellsworth American Legion breakfast.

Following an executive session at the March 9 meeting of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 School District, board members accepted the resignations of Kanopolis Middle School principal Eric Stoddard and Danica Uhl and Susan Miller as fourth grade teachers.