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HOLYROOD — Updated COVID-19 protocols were approved by the Central Plains USD 112 board of education Monday during the monthly meeting at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.Superintendent Greg Clark said he worked with Kerianne Ehrlich, administrator of the Ellsworth County Health...

After nine years as a council member — and more than two years as mayor — Mark Kennedy has passed the gavel of the Ellsworth city council to mayor-elect Dan Finnegan.Kennedy slid into the mayor's seat after Alan Stefek submitted his resignation Nov. 11, 2019 due to health reasons.

WILSON — The new year brought a changing of the guard in more ways than one for members of the Wilson City Council.Mayor Mike Peschka announced that after the council’s last meeting in December, Cindy Heinze, who served 15 years on the city council, including several terms as president, submitted...

Frozen water covered the parking lot of the Ellsworth American Legion building Monday. According to Jason Hicks, local legion commander, the cause of the water was the ice/water machine in the ice shack being broken. He noted the situation is being dealt with.

With the start of 2022, there are new (and familiar) faces on city councils, school boards and other Ellsworth County organizations. The elected officials are the result of elections this past November:City of EllsworthDan Finnegan, mayor.

Local tourism got an end-of-the-year shot in the arm at Monday’s short meeting of the Ellsworth City Council.Approval was given to the following disbursement recommendations from the Ellsworth City Bed Tax Committee for 2021: Ellsworth County Historical Society, $10,000, to start a fund to maintain...

Ellsworth County Medical Center recently received $196,647 in grant funds through the Increase the Reach program.That was the news ECMC risk, safety and quality director Shamarie Farthing delivered to the hospital board of directors Dec. 22, during their monthly meeting.The money, which is part of...

It was the kind of storm residents of Central Kansas will remember for years — sustained high winds with gusts of more than 100 miles an hour, wildfires, blowing dust.They also probably won’t forget the kindness of neighbors and strangers, many of whom offered labor, materials and even livestock to...

We ask for your patience as we do our best to respond to the effects of Wednesday's windstorm. We continue to experience significant outages across our service territory. Currently, 2000 members are still without electrical power throughout Western's service territory.

A 27 year-old Kansas man remains in custody at the Ellsworth County Jail after being arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol Dec. 13 after a high speed chase that started on Interstate 70.Authorities are still trying to determine where the individual is from in Kansas.