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At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission, approval was given to contact Pattern Energy, owner of the Post Rock Wind Farm in Ellsworth and Lincoln counties, regarding a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes payment.
Read moreWILSON — Wilson Mayor Dan Taylor unexpectedly threw his hat in the ring for the upcoming Nov. 7 general election Monday, after giving permission to a request by Wilson resident Sandy Robinson to start a write-in campaign on his behalf. In recent weeks, as council president, Taylor was appointed mayor after Mike Peschka resigned. Peschka died Oct. 4, however, his name remains the only name officially running for Wilson mayor on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Read moreSeth Ray Svaty, 46, died surrounded by family on Oct. 11, 2023, after a two-year battle with colorectal cancer. He was born on March 22, 1977, in the Great Bend Hospital to Don and Niki (Ray) Svaty.
Read moreMichael J. “Mike” Peschka of Wilson, Kan., passed away on Oct. 4, 2023, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kan., at the age of 70. He was born on April 30, 1953, to James and Rosie (Pelz) Peschka in Ellsworth.
Read moreJerry D. Borgstadter, La Crosse, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at Rush County Memorial Hospital Intermediate Swing Bed, La Crosse, Kan.
Read moreWadona Velma Bircher was born Jan. 19, 1928, at a farm North of Bushton, Kan., to Arthur William and Emma (Schwerdtfeger) Heitschmidt. She went to her heavenly home Sept. 30, 2023.
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Anna Jean “Ann” Meili, 90, passed away Sept. 18, 2023, in Lincoln, Kan. She was born Nov. 29, 1932, in Lincoln County to Walter and Edith (Hickey) Hansen. She married Robert Dean Meili on Oct. 30, 1954, in Hiawatha, Kan.
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