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It may be one of the more unusual jobs Ellsworth contractor Ralph Doubrava has accepted in a career that spans more than three decades.

When the NCK Home Ownership Program was launched a little more than a year ago in Cloud and Mitchell counties, homes started selling. Within 10 months, 26 homes — 16 in Mitchell and 10 in Cloud — had new owners who used the program. In all, $3.2 million in properties sold.

WILSON — By a vote of 5 to 2, the Central Plains USD 112 board of education voted Monday to close Central Plains Middle School in Bushton beginning with the 2019-20 school year.

From The Files Of The June 13, 1957 Ellsworth Reporter. OUTBOARD MOTOR STOLEN Paul Aylward is offering a one hundred dollar reward for the apprehension of the thief or thieves who stole an outboard motor from his boat at Lake Kanopolis the middle of last week.

The Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated each year as Trinity Sunday in churches that use the liturgical calendar, a day on which the church meditates on the mystery of our God, one divine unity of three distinct presences. Each way that we speak about the Trinity is inadequate.

Thirty-eight candidates met the noon Monday deadline to declare themselves for seats on Ellsworth County city councils, school boards and the Midway Extension District. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here are the declared candidates. An “I” indicates incumbents who have filed for the seat.

Nearly a year after Glenn Reed’s skin cancer diagnosis, he feels blessed. An aggressive treatment plan forced Reed to travel back and forth from his home in Holyrood to Salina three times a week. While the treatment was critical, it was coming at a cost.

Kanopolis Lake crested late Sunday afternoon at 33 feet above normal; however, predicted rains throughout this week could cause the water to rise again, Dan Hays with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday.

There are still spots on Ellsworth County city and school board ballots in need of candidates. The deadline to file is noon June 3 in the courthouse office of the Ellsworth County election officer. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here are the open seats and current holders.

Veterans and their families gathered at cemeteries throughout Ellsworth County and the surrounding area Memorial Day Monday to remember those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country’s freedom.