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Update at 5:06 p.m. -  This case is NOT in Ellsworth County; instead it is in Barton County. Please see addendum from Kerianne Ehrlich attached   A male over the age of 60 is the first confirmed Covid-19 case in Ellsworth County.

The day after Ellsworth County commissioners approved a month-long county-wide burn ban yesterday (Monday), Tuesday afternoon, commissioners reversed themselves and rescinded the ban.

For a Kansas Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Summary, go to this link: https://public.tableau.com/profile/kdhe.epidemiology#!/vizhome/COVID-19Data_15851817634470/KSCOVID-19CaseData

While I was growing up there was a saying I remember my grandmother saying. It went life is fragile, handle with prayer. These are uncertain times that we live in, and who knows where we will be when this is printed. I sincerely hope you are safe and well.

Milo price up for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, March 30, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.52, down 3 cents from March 23. Milo, bu. — $3.16, up 7 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.87, down 2 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.08, down 3 cents.

A young girl receives a free carton of milk and a bag containing lunch and breakfast March 26 at Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School as part of the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 curbside grab and go lunch program. Pick up a copy of the April 9 edition for a full story on the effort.

We frequently hear how important it is we participate in the Census, but many of us do not know why? What could answering 5-10 questions possibly do for me? What could my answers inform?

I will never forget the day this “all started” on March 11. Me and some of my fraternity brothers were making our way back to Kansas after spending spring break skiing in Colorado and visiting Utah.

Anita Rodriguez of Ellsworth placed these colorful Teddy Bears and Pink Panther in a tree at her home on Aylward Avenue. The Bear Hunt was started so children and adults have something to hunt and count while on walks in the community.

Before Covid-19 ... Central Plains High School musicians competed in the Central Prairie League Music Festival March 10 at Barton Community College. They had excellent results.