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Bridge safety was on the minds of the Ellsworth County Commissioners Monday as approval was given to temporarily close Bridge No. 13 on 16th Street in Wilson Township due to safety concerns and further considerations.

TOPEKA — Teachers in the state could move to a retirement plan with better long-term benefits if new legislation is advanced. The change may help stem the state’s increasingly severe teacher shortage.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners had an answer Monday to concerns raised at the Feb. 25 commission meeting by Ellsworth resident Jerry Marsh regarding the public’s access to Ellsworth County Medical Center board meetings and the lack of a public forum.At the Feb.

WILSON — A long-serving, part-time officer with the Wilson Police Department, Jonathan Lawrence, submitted his resignation Monday to the Wilson City Council after seven years of service.The resignation, which was accepted by the council, became effective Feb. 25.

The state of the community’s water and sewer systems, plus some recommendations for repair and sustainment of these systems, was the focus of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council.

The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team set the tone for a dominant sub-state tournament with a 61-20 first-round win over the Larned Indians Feb. 26.The start of the game was different than most.

Feb. 14 was a very special Valentine’s Day for Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School eighth grade student Kinly Place.Kinly, the daughter of Kelvi and Karlton Place of Ellsworth, won the 2024 Ellsworth County Spelling Bee in the school’s Performing Arts Center.

KANOPOLIS — Once again, the Kanopolis City Council discussed, but reached no answers about, the proposed water tower project.Thaniel Monaco of BG Consultants discussed the ongoing struggle with USDA Rural Development.“We finally found the glitch. It raised the loan value,” he said.

WILSON — Community members gathered Feb. 6 to discuss the future of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce.“We have five of the seven executive board positions vacant,” Kayla Cullins said. “There’s not interest in being an executive board member.

Ellsworth County Appraiser Carl Miller gave a brief update to the Ellsworth County Commissioners Monday on his Feb. 8 testimony before state lawmakers in Topeka on House Resolution 5022, which deals with the 30 percent classification on all-terrain vehicles.“I think it went well,” Miller said.