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WILSON — Residential customers in Wilson will soon see an increase in their trash service rate. At the Nov. 16 meeting of the Wilson City Council, approval was given to a four-year contract renewal with Chism Trash Service for 2021-25.

As the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 school board begins its search for a replacement for Superintendent Dale Brungardt, they will rely on Gary Sechrist with the Kansas Association of School Boards to work with district staff as well as patrons to come up with a list of characteristics they...

Firefighters and law enforcement personnel in Ellsworth County have responded to several “suspicious” fires in the county in the past few weeks. The latest occurred Saturday night south of Ellsworth.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower tells American paratroopers in England “full victory — nothing else” on the evening of June 5, 1944, as they prepare for the Battle of Normandy. (Library of Congress)   By SEN.

The extent of the spread of COVID-19 in the Central Plains USD 112 schools was apparent Monday evening during a Zoom meeting of the district’s board of education.

Ellsworth Elementary School students take to the streets Friday, October 30th, in their Halloween best.

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WILSON — Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council ended with unexpected news. First-term council member Ryan Stoppel announced that the Dec. 4 council meeting will be his last as he and his family are moving out of town. “It has been a joy working with everybody,” Stoppel said.

Wilson Communications to use federal COVID money for project The SPARK Task force has awarded Wilson Communications a grant to provide low-income households in the Wilson Communications service area with improved access to broadband internet services, assisting area residents with necessary...