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WILSON — The Wilson City Council hired four applicants for summer help at Monday’s meeting.Jan Shaw and Jim Soukup were each hired at $12.50 per hour on an as needed basis.

Riley Zamrzla of Wilson is the new general manager of the Ellsworth Co-op.A 2013 graduate of Ellsworth High School, Zamrzla graduated Kansas State University in Manhattan in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science Production/Management.

Wilson Pride receives donation Wilson Pride, Inc., has received a $760 donation from the Midwest Energy Community Fund Spring disbursement. These funds will be used to repair the “Visit Wilson” sign at the intersection of K-156 Highway and NE 160th Avenue, 20 miles south of Wilson.

Blair Morgan Helvey, 28, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022.She was born Sept. 1, 1993 in Salina, Kan. to Dean and Sandra (Cockroft) Choitz.Family was everything to Blair.  She loved her family and the many occasions they spent together.

County employee leave dominated discussion at Monday’s meeting of Ellsworth County commissioners.Several department heads — Sheriff Murray Marston, Shelly Vopat, Sue Arensman, Carl Miller, Paul J. Kasper, Dale Houston and Teresa Shute and Nathan Florian — attended to add to ongoing discussions...

Ellsworth County commissioners made decisions on a county-wide burn ban and also a local pasture fence dispute at Monday’s weekly meeting.With rainfall and snow in the forecast later Monday afternoon and overnight into Tuesday, commissioners decided to keep the burn ban off for now and revisit the...

Another chapter was written Monday night in a book debate involving a third-year eighth grade English teacher.The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School Board voted 6-1 at a special meeting not to renew the contract of Jenna Lanter. David Hand was the only board member to oppose the motion.

The Board of Directors of Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. recently promoted Payton Frazier to operations officer.“We are thrilled to promote Payton from within our bank,” said David Brownback, president and chief executive officer. “She is a valuable employee and will excel in her leadership role.

Employees at the Ellsworth County Medical Center have a collective smile on their faces — and for a good reason.At the March 16 meeting of the hospital’s board of directors, Shamarie Farthing, director of risk, safety and quality, announced that on March 4, she received notification from PRC, the...

Ellsworth County commissioners briefly discussed reinstating the county wide burn ban Monday during their weekly meeting, but took no action.On March 10, commissioners voted to rescind the burn ban during a special meeting, after a fresh blanket of snow covered the county.