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On Monday, the Ellsworth County Commissioners officially canvassed the ballots from the Nov. 5 general election in the county.According to Ellsworth County Clerk and Elections Officer Shelly Vopat, 73 percent of the county’s 3,884 eligible voters cast ballots in the election.

Two students affected change during Monday night’s Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 Board of Education meeting.An esports club will be added at Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School, thanks to a request from Anthony Jundt and Ryan Schultz.

Curt Glaser was appointed as a new member of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors Tuesday during the weekly meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission.Glaser succeeds Stacie Schmidt, who had to resign her position on the board because she was hired as the hospital’s new human...

WILSON — Traffic came to a grinding halt Oct. 29 on Interstate 70 as multiple fire departments battled a grass fire north and east of Wilson.Wilson Fire Chief Michael Ellis said the fire started mid-afternoon near the missile silo.“It was a power line — a short out on a power pole — that started...

In a year that has seen many cringe-worthy moments in the relationship between Mayor Dan Finnegan and the Ellsworth City Council, Monday night’s council meeting plunged to perhaps a new low when Finnegan was officially censured by a vote of the city council.Council member Don Panzer made the motion...

WILSON — Trash collection rates are going up in Wilson.At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, approval was given to renew the trash service contract with Chism’s Trash Service. The current contract expires Dec. 31.

KANOPOLIS — It’s not enough.

Three candidates for Ellsworth County appraiser were interviewed Monday morning in individual executive sessions by the Ellsworth County Commissioners, with current County Appraiser Carl Miller in attendance.The candidates interviewed were Kristina Silva, Joseph Pennycuff and Lance Leis.

Retired educator Jerry Marsh addressed a concern to the USD 327 Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo Board of Education during Monday night’s meeting.“Schools, students and staff have become a favorite target for acts of violence, gun violence being the most deadly,” he said during the public comment...

Apreliminary hearing for former Ellsworth Police Chief Emil Halfhill did not take place as scheduled Sept. 24 in Ellsworth County District Court.Instead, Halfhill applied for and was accepted into a one-year felony diversion program with the Ellsworth County Attorney’s office.Halfhill faced one...