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Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary Post 6485The Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary met April 19 with nine members and two guests.The Auxiliary will begin playing bingo on the third Sunday of the month beginning May 21 at 2 p.m. at the VFW Post, 1006 W. 12th St., Ellsworth.

Last week, the Kansas Press Association announced the winners of the 2023 KPA Awards of Excellence competition. The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter came out of the competition with a number of awards.Graphic Designer Bill Beckmeyer won third place for his editorial cartoon titled “Wanna bet?

Aletter was delivered Friday to the USD 112 Central Plains board of education office, again requesting a one-year extension for Wilson Jr./Sr. High School.

MANHATTAN — Two teams from Ellsworth County competed at the 10th annual Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge at Kansas State University April 20, where both walked away with top accolades and prizes.Layton Leiker of Leiker Lures won Ellsworth’s competition Feb. 20 and advanced to state.

After meeting with representatives from Pattern Energy Monday, the Ellsworth County commissioners will await the company’s offer regarding Pattern’s annual contribution to the county for the Post Rock Wind Farm, which has 98 wind towers in Ellsworth County.

Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council began by recognizing the retirement of a well-known and dedicated law enforcement officer after 45 years of service.“It is my great honor to commemorate the retirement of Police Captain Kenny Bernard,” City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh said.

Ellsworth County Medical Center isn’t seeing many COVID inpatients, but continues to see a few COVID patients coming to the emergency room and clinic.That was the word Chief Executive Officer Jim Kirkbride had for the hospital board April 19 during the monthly meeting.

Festivities to mark the historic anniversary plannedEllsworth’s historic cowtown days were recalled Saturday during a cold and blustery afternoon dedication of a historic maker at W. North Street and Colorado Street — the site of the Kansas Pacific Railway stock yards.

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners, the subject of wage increases for county employees in 2024 was broached during a meeting with department heads.County Attorney Paul J. Kasper said the commissioners will have their work cut out for them in making a decision.

WILSON — At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, a request for an animal wavier by David Criswell of Kansas Foods, LLC and developer of Mountains on the Prairie and Kansas Mountain Goats, for 720 16th St., died for lack of a motion.