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Ellsworth County EMS technician Shawn Shipley lays on the department’s new Stryker Power Load cot system Wednesday during training on the new system at the EMS headquarters.

The Ellsworth City Council Monday night approved a franchise agreement with the WaKeeney-based Western Cooperative Electric to operate within the city limits. (A copy of the agreement can be found starting on Page B8.

Ellsworth County commissioners considered a request Monday to provide funding for a new ground level training room in the back of the county EMS headquarters building in Ellsworth. EMS director Jeremiah Brown estimated the cost of the training room to be $14,000.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11 COME SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: The Central Plains USD 112 school district conducts a public meeting at 7 p.m. at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood to take public comment on where they think the district should go in the future.

Members of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 School Board expect to decide at their May meeting whether the district will change the schedule at Kanopolis Middle School, starting with the 2019-20 school year. Meanwhile, officials are seeking input from district patrons on the possible change.

Anna Hand couldn’t help but think of all the years her grandmother worked on the family farm. She worked as hard as Hand’s grandfather, yet there was no recognition of her contribution to the economy. That happens a lot to women in rural America, Hand said.

Fifteen people gathered at Grandma’s Soda Shop in Wilson Saturday morning for an update on activities at the state legislature from two local lawmakers, 108th District Rep. Steven Johnson, R-Assaria, and 109th District Rep. Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill.

First District Congressman Roger Marshall delivered potentially good news to Kansas farmers Saturday morning during a legislative coffee at the Ellsworth Antique Mall.

Traffic (Note: Traffic cases resolved between March 27, 2019 to April 3, 2019. Fines include a $108 docket fee.) JUDGMENT ON PLEA OF GUILTY — Ashley Nicole Avery, speeding, $258. Justin A. Carroll, failure to wear a seat belt, $30. Jerry Lane Davis, speeding, $177.

The talent of more than 150 young area musicians will be on display at the Salina Youth Symphony Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at the Stiefel Theatre. The concert will feature members of the Salina Youth Symphony, Junior Youth Symphony and Preparatory Orchestra.