Burn Ban

By Vince Hancock
Ellsworth County I-R

A burn ban is in effect for Ellsworth County. The ban, enacted Monday during the Ellsworth County Commission meeting, prohibits the careless use of smoking materials, building open fires or campfires and prescribed burning.

The only exception is for rural residents burning household trash in containers less than 55 gallons in capacity. A violation is considered a misdemeanor.

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