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Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez joined the city leadership team in January after a nationwide search to fill the role of Assistant City Manager. He has been a pleasant addition and a quick study of City Manager Marty Nelson.

Like many happenings in the lives of people, they become more natural year after year until they have grown on you. Now 10-years old, the Ennis farmers market, called the Bluebonnet Market, will open another season next month. Seven months of Saturdays in downtown, from 8 a.m. until noon, beginning April 6, will feature scores of vendors for area shoppers.

Appeal of event creating great foresight

Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced that, after a week-long trial by jury, Bobby Trevino, 58, of Red Oak, Texas, was convicted of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child and Indecency with a Child. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the Continuous Sexual Abuse charge, and 20 years in prison on the Indecency with a Child charge. These sentences will run consecutively.

Spring is in the air, and so are efforts to rid the city of winter debris.

Questions remain about planning better homes