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The Ellsworth County Courthouse will close all of its offices and departments to the public beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 19 until further notice due to COVID-19.
Read moreMike Keeley, chief judge of the 20th Judicial District, which includes Ellsworth County, said a news release Thursday from the Kansas Supreme Court updates an earlier announcement with this information:
Read moreThe Central Plains USD 112 board of education will conduct a special board meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.
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This past week, organizers of the annual Kiwanis Club Home and Garden Show decided to follow the lead of the Ellsworth County Medical Center and Auxiliary and cancel the March 21 event as a health precaution.
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A volunteer firefighter sustained burns and four Ellsworth residents were without homes after a fire jumped from one residence to another late Saturday night.
Read moreIn order to keep residents of Ellsworth County informed of new developments related to the coronavirus, the Independent-Reporter plans to have one of our reporters assigned to updates on our website during business hours.
Read moreEllsworth County is beginning to feel the squeeze as reaction to the coronavirus continues to spread. At Gene’s Heartland Foods, the shelves which ordinarily are home to a supply of toilet paper are bare, and sanitary wipes and other sanitary supplies are in short supply.
Read more• Ellsworth County Medical Center has the ability to test for the flu and the coronavirus. Those with symptoms listed below will be tested for the flu first, then the coronavirus if tnecessary. The results of the flu test take an hour. If testing for the coronavirus takes place, the sample will be sent to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Those results take a couple of days.
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