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Callie Haxton was sworn in as the new city clerk during Monday night’s Ellsworth City Council meeting. A performance and training report on Haxton will be brought to the council after 90 days.“We’ve had some transitions; she’s very qualified,” Mayor Dan Finnegan said.

The question of bussing Wilson students to Ellsworth was discussed during Monday night’s meeting of the Eillsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School Board.“To my knowledge, we’re not sending any busses anywhere,” board member Jake Svaty said.

No action was taken by the Ellsworth County commissioners Monday after two executive sessions lasting a total of 45 minutes to discuss confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships (a proposed PILOT (Payment in...

WILSON — The Wilson Tourism Hub, Inc., in collaboration with the Kansas Czechs, Inc., will host an unveiling of murals from 1-3 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Midland Railroad Hotel Barn in Wilson.The murals, painted by artist Andrew “Ace” Walker of Prague, Okla.

The Wednesday, Dec. 7, public hearing at Wilson School was canceled by the Central Plains USD 112 school district on Monday.The hearing was to take place at 6 p.m.

The Ellsworth Jr./Sr.High School FFA chapter has been recognized for the ninth consecutive year as a 3-Star Chapter in the National FFA Organization’s National Chapter Award Program. They were one of 14 Kansas FFA chapters to earn the award.

Modern poinsettia varieties stay attractive for a long time if given proper care. Place your poinsettia in a sunny window or the brightest area of the room, but don’t let it touch cold window panes. The day temperature should be 65 to 75 and 60 to 65 at night.

WILSON — Both water rates and trash collection rates for residents in Wilson will increase in January.At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, approval was given to a proposal that would lower the minimum from the current 3,000 gallons down to 2,000 gallons.

The Ellsworth City Council once again discussed the Krizek Park detention basin at their meeting Monday night.Contracts and other communications are being gathered by City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh, and the council will look over the information and a decision will be made at the next meeting.

USD 112 awarded STEM learning grantAs part of its ongoing commitment to rural communities across the country, the Foundation for Rural Service offers aid for communities served by Rural Broadband Association members, including H&B Communications and H&B Cable Service of Holyrood, through its annual...