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These are emotional days for Wilson’s Bob Powers and the girls’ basketball team he guided to a 6-15 season. This will be Powers final year of coaching girls’ basketball. His retirement comes after a 20-year career at Wilson, the last two as head coach of the Lady Dragons.

Members of the Ellsworth City Council took another step Monday night in the development of a sports complex field on the west side of Kansas Highway 156, north of the city cemetery.

The Corona virus is a major topic of discussion in the United States and elsewhere. Not surprisingly, that topic drifted down to the local level Monday during the weekly meeting of Ellsworth County commissioners.

Over the past eight years, members of the local Kiwanis Club have used their annual Home and Garden Show to raise more than $61,000 for numerous projects in Ellsworth and beyond.

The Midway Extension District’s annual 4-H Club Day was Feb. 23. Clubs from Ellsworth and Russell competed in various events at Wilson High School.

ELLSWORTH Lunches for people age 60 or older are a suggested donation of $3.50 and under 60 are $5.25 (exact change). Reservations may be made by calling by 9 a.m. the day before the meal. Call Ellsworth at (785) 472-5185.

County Liners 4-H The County Liners 4-H club met Feb. 17 at the Geneseo United Methodist Church. Maggie Bohl called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Colton Habiger and Britta Goss led the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge.

Grain prices up for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, March 2, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.23, up 9 cents from Feb. 24. Milo, bu. — $3.11, up 9 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $8.01, up 32 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.40, up 3 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.

The first we know of him, he was called Abram, and the Lord told him, “Go from your country, and your kindred, and your father’s house to the land I will show you ...” Abram went as the Lord had told him. There was no question, no hesitation, Abram went.

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