For many years, folks in Ellinwood have complained about the Y-shaped intersection west of their community. It is the confluence of U.S. 56 and East Barton County Road and has been the site of numerous accidents and even more near misses.There was a community meeting in Ellinwood on Oct. 31 and the intersection came up during that gathering. Several local residents again brought up the dangerous junction, concerns that found their way to a Barton County Commission meeting shortly there after.What, the residents asked, could the county do to make the corner safer?Any significant changes would have to be handled by the Kansas Department of Transportation.