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COVID-19 was once again front and center of the conversation during the Sept. 22 meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors.Jim Kirkbride, chief executive officer, said there were six inpatients at the hospital, but only one was a COVID patient.

Board members of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District USD 327 stayed with their current optional mask policy at Ellsworth Elementary School —despite a motion that would have made masks mandatory in certain situations.The motion by board member David Hand sparked a lengthy discussion and...

WILSON — District bus drivers were recognized Monday by the Central Plains USD 112 board of education for their efforts throughout the school year in honor of Bus Drivers Appreciation Week.“Our bus drivers, both men and women, do an outstanding job,” said Superintendent Greg Clark said at the...

The Ellsworth County American Rescue Program Act fund coffers received a little replenishment Monday, courtesy of Ellsworth County clerk Shelly Vopat.Vopat returned $17,064.90 of the $25,600 which the county received to purchase 22 hand sanitizing stations after she learned the dispensers were free...

HOLYROOD — Central Plains USD 112 Superintendent Greg Clark and his building administrators have been given clear direction by the district’s board of education — begin work on a common block scheduling plan that would be implemented for both Wilson Junior-Senior High School and Central Plains...

WILSON — The Wilson City Council has approved a list of criteria for those seeking an animal or poultry waiver.The approval came Monday during the council’s regular meeting.According to information provided by the City of Wilson, a wavier may be granted under the guidelines.

The Ellsworth County commissioners took another step down the American Rescue Plan Act funding path Monday by completing the review of the risk assessments for the eight entities that were recently selected to receive ARPA funding.“We’re probably close to begin ready to write checks,” said Stacie...

Residential curbside recycling pickup in Ellsworth will end Friday, Oct. 1.That was the update Chris Behrens of CB Trucking and Services LLC in Beverly gave during a Sept. 24 telephone interview with the Independent-Reporter.“I’ve had a lot of phone calls,” Behrens said.Behrens said the residential...

The planned demolition of the old Ellsworth County Hospital building at 300 Kingsley Ave. has taken another step forward.At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council, approval was given to issue a request for proposal to solicit bids from qualified contractors for the demolition and disposal...

As of Monday, Ellsworth County had 18 active cases of COVID-19. On a scale with blue as the lowest and red the highest, Ellsworth County is in the orange zone, according to the local health department.