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At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, the council adopted the 2025 budget at 90 mills.City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh said he shaved off 4 mills as instructed by the council at the last meeting.

At the Sept. 18 meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors, discussion took place on whether to allow an open agenda during open board meetings.ECMC Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride said a patron made the request.

KANOPOLIS — It’s not enough. This is the simple and direct message the Kanopolis City Council gave to property owner Dan Erdman about his efforts to make improvements at 129 N. Kansas Ave.An extensive back-and-forth ensued during the Sept.

WILSON — At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Susan Kriley, city clerk and co-chairman of the Wilson After Harvest Czech Festival Committee, along with Kate Schiermeyer, had some surprising news for the council.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission, Ellsworth County Emergency Management Director Keith Haberer discussed the status of a 2015 Ford F-250 pickup and two trailers which were formerly licensed in Russell County but are now Ellsworth County property according to state emergency...

The USD 327 Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo Board of Education approved the proposed 2024-25 budget during Monday night’s meeting.In all, the school district will levy 53.099 mills to fund its operations.“With increased costs, we can’t keep expecting to spend the same amount of money.

During Aug. 19 meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission, the Aug. 6 primary election ballots for Ellsworth County were officially canvassed. There were eight provisional ballots, however, only three were accepted. Here are the updated results.Democrats• U.S.

WILSON — With school in full swing, students and community members alike will have the opportunity to take advantage of a charging station for electronic devices downtown.But the solar work station will benefit more than students.

For the first month of the new fiscal year, Ellsworth County Medical Center saw its third highest monthly gross revenue amount in July, according to ECMC Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride.At the Aug.

Housing was front and center during Monday night’s Ellsworth City Council meeting. While the council ultimately voted to retain the R2 zoning classification for the parcel of land at between 8th and 9th streets and Prospect and State streets, lively discussion preceded the decision.