City talks runways and ballfields

Ellsworth has not received official word yet; however, city administrator Scott Moore fielded a telephone call Friday from the office of First District Congressman Roger Marshall.

According to the representative, the Ellsworth Municipal Airport will get a new runway and taxiway and they will be fully funded by the federal government. Otherwise, the city would have been responsible for 10 percent — or $900,000 — of the $9.1 million project.

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