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WILSON — Ken and Marcie Beneda, board members of the Wilson Czech Opera House Corporation, gave an update on the ongoing renovation of the structure into an open air theater.The update came during Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council.

Melissa Miller, Ellsworth assistant city attorney, received consensus approval Monday during a meeting of the Ellsworth City Council to cancel a pending legal proceeding requesting the judge rule the owners of the old Ellsworth Hospital must permanently deny public access to the vacant...

The USD 327 board met in special session on Monday, May 2, and approved the following, 5-0.Resignation:Tammi Graff, Ellsworth Elementary School principalHires:Brett Rolfs, head high school boys basketball coachRyan Peschka, head high school girls basketball coachSavannah Hellebust, assistant junior...

WILSON — The owners of a vacant house earmarked by the City of Wilson to be chronically vacant have been given time to make it livable.At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, the owners of the home at 407 31st Street were given a 180 day extension during a chronically vacant determination...

Fans of the Ellsworth High School Bearcats basketball teams will see some different faces along the sidelines when players begin their 2022-23 season.Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District board members, meeting in regular session Monday night, accepted a coaching lineup that included the...

Jeanette Libal, left, who is interested in possibly becoming a para-educator for USD 112, talks with para-educators Beth Ptacek, center, and Melissa Shaw at Wilson School during the district’s recent para-educator job fair. ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

While the detention basins on Kansas Highway 140 are admittedly an eye sore now, city officials said the goal is to make good long-term decisions.“I would prefer it look bad for one summer and we have a good solution for the next 30 years,” City Administrator Rusty Varnado told the Ellsworth City...

Stacie Schmidt, executive director of Ellsworth County Economic Development, offered a brief update at Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commission meeting on the second round of American Rescue Plan Act funding.Ellsworth County is scheduled to receive $592,621 in June.So far, eight...

The Four County Fire that affected Russell, Ellis, Osborne and Rooks counties on Dec. 15, 2021 has made life difficult for many people in this area.With the arrival of spring, producers may have questions that need answered in regards to range management following a wildfire.Kansas State Research...

Ellsworth County commissioners reinstated a county-wide burn ban Monday, effective immediately, by approving Resolution 2022-R-05.“I think it should go back on,” Commissioner Greg Bender said, noting the county did not get the rain it expected recently and none was forecast for this area in the...