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LORRAINE — The Aug. 11 meeting of the Lorraine City Council began with a public hearing on the 2021 budget. Council member Peter Solie asked for explanation of the changes to the water and sewer funds.

Here's the latest COVID-19 update from the Ellsworth County Health Department: Ellsworth County COVID-19 Update Please note that we have had an increase in cases and even though many of them are associated within Ellsworth Correctional Facility, we still need to be using all necessary...

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/ Reporter, September 24, 2020) NOTICE TO ALL WILSON TELEPHONE COMPANY CUSTOMERS The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently increased the amount needed to maintain the federal universal service fund.

At 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter and Ellsworth County Economic Development plan a candidate forum. The focus of the forum will be the Ellsworth County Commission contest between Greg Bender and Patrick Hoffman.

From the files of the June 14, 1984 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter. 136 YEARS AGO June 12, 1884 The second annual commencements of the Ellsworth High School.

“Justice Ginsburg represented the best of the American tradition, the best of a devotion to the American experiment ... She believed in the journey toward a more perfect union.

At 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter and Ellsworth County Economic Development plan a candidate forum. The focus of the forum will be the Ellsworth County Commission contest between Greg Bender and Patrick Hoffman.

WILSON — When Mike Peschka looks into his crystal ball to predict the condition of his community in a decade or more, he sees a vital school district with more students than today, new businesses inside Wilson’s historic buildings and enough affordable housing to satisfy demand.

Distribution of funds to those who were accepted under the Ellsworth County SPARK fund program for COVID mitigation was approved by the Ellsworth County commissioners Monday during their weekly meeting. Sarah Goss, the administrator of the $1.