News

Repair of damage at the Ellsworth EMS building caused by water leaking into the building will not be paid by the county’s insurance carrier, KCAMP. That was the news Ellsworth County commissioners received Monday during their weekly meeting.

At the Oct. 15 meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, approval was given to Resolution 19-1015A, establishing a public hearing for the expansion of the current Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district boundary. The public hearing will be at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at city hall.

The recent purchase of a used 2002 Sterling hydro-excavation truck for $100,000 from Red Municipal & Industrial Equipment Company in Kansas City, Mo. without prior approval caused a few sparks at the Oct. 15 meeting of the Ellsworth City Council. “I don’t think we ever said to buy it, did we?

Lots of exciting Halloween events are planned around the area to entertain your cowboys and angels. Trunk or Treats are plentiful. Here is a roundup of the candy-filled events: Ellsworth: • Halloween starts early as Ellsworth’s American Legion Post 174 stages a Halloween Costume Party from 9 p.m.

Even as a boy, Joshua Svaty sensed the carvings found at sites throughout Ellsworth County were important to the region’s history. Now, as an adult, Svaty is part of an effort to save the petroglyphs, thought to have been carved into the region’s sandstone outcroppings by its earliest inhabitants.

Pastor’s Podium “Jesus, teach us to pray.” How many of you, if you were called on to lead in prayer would feel a little uncomfortable? I remember the first time I prayed out loud with a group of people. I was nervous. I did not know what to say. I did not know how to say it.

Pastor’s Podium Several weeks ago I had a problem that many people have had at some point in their lives. My lawn was overgrown.

The family of Christian J. Leiker, who was a Kansas grassroots artist, is donating six Wizard of Oz characters to the Post Rock Opportunities Foundation so that more people can see and enjoy Christian’s work.

Fourth graders from Ellsworth and Russell counties learned about life on the farm Oct. 9 during the annual Ag Day at the Dlabal Farm near Wilson Despite the wind, all the children and presenters seemed to be have a good time.