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CLAFLIN — A cybersecurity attack hit close to home when Central Plains USD 112’s student information system, PowerSchool, was recently breached.In a letter published on the district’s website, Superintendent Bobby Murphy wrote about the incident.

Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council began with an introduction of Allen J. Dinkel, new interim city administrator.

Due to the winter storm, the Ellsworth County Commission did not meet Monday.During the Dec. 30 meeting, the commissioners discussed county resolution enforcement.Specifically, they discussed the requirement for companies to notify the county before a communication tower is installed.

World War II Army Veteran Elias “Eli” Hernandez, 99, of Kanopolis, center, was presented a Quilt of Valor Dec. 18, during a meeting of the Ellsworth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6485. Ellsworth VFW member Dale Weinhold, left, and Ellsworth VFW member Jose Rodriguez, right, hold the quilt up.

Greg Bender loads boxes of food into a truck for delivery Dec. 23. Kiwanis members assembled at city hall to prepare 25 food  boxes for families with children in Ellsworth County. The boxes provided food for 76 children across the county.

Ellsworth City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh, left, shares a laugh during a going away party in his honor Dec. 19 at the Ellsworth Golf Course’s 900 Room. In November, Stambaugh announced he was resigning effective Dec. 27. On Jan. 6, he will be the city administrator for the City of Fairfax, Iowa.

One-room schoolhouses used to be a common sight, scattered through every section of Ellsworth County. But, they can be a rare find today.“What happened is in 1947, the state consolidated some of them, so they got to be a little bit fewer.

The lights and drive-up menu boards at the Ellsworth Sonic will be shining bright in the new year, with new management, new menu items, new enthusiasm and new owners. The restaurant has been closed since December 2023, but things look bright for a January return.

Second grade students Harper Kasper, left, Hayden Walker, center, and Edith Gray, right, participate in the second and third grade music program Dec. 3.

HOLYROOD — A family-owned business in Holyrood has managed to stay in the family and recently celebrated its re-grand opening. C&V’s Convenient Store is back open to provide food, gas, and other necessities to the community and travelers in the area.New owner Amber Montoya reopened the business Nov.