Ellsworth Community College Provost Barb Klein Recaps 2024-25 Academic Year
***Updated to correct an error regarding graduation. Graduation is May 16th, our original story had May 2nd. The 2025 spring semester at Ellsworth Community College is winding down with graduation set for Friday, May 16th in the
Wednesday, April 30
Girls Soccer
Columbus Catholic – 0
@ #14 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 1
Clear Lake – 7
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 0
Boys Soccer
#8 (2A) AP/DNH – 6
@ Columbus Catholic – 0
Clear Lake – 2
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 4
Girls Tennis
#10 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 1
@ #9 (1A) Columbus Catholic – 8
Boys Tennis
Aplington-Parkersburg – 2
@ Columbus Catholic – 7
Two asphalt resurfacing contracts approved by the Hardin Supervisors
Today the Hardin County Board of Supervisors approved two contracts for asphalt resurfacing work. The first will be for a portion of county highway D-47 between county highway S-27 and U-S Highway 65. This is a bigger
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