Grain prices down for the week

Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Oct. 28, were:

Wheat, bu. — $3.77, down 7 cents from Oct. 21. Milo, bu. — $3.19, down 3 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $8.04, down 8 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.54, down 3 cents.

The co-op has locations in Ellsworth, Black Wolf, Farhman, Hitschmann, Holyrood and Kanopolis.

County buys Ready Mix plant

At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commission, approval was given to purchase the former Ellsworth Ready Mix plant for $100,000 from Lisa Kijowski.

The closing on the property will be Dec. 1. The action came after a 15-minute executive session with county attorney Paul J. Kasper to discuss matters pertaining to attorney-client privilege, specifically, contracts.

Commissioners agreed to $75,000 of the funds for the purchase coming from the county building fund and $25,000 coming from the road and bridge department.

The road and bridge department is involved because it will use the property for storage.