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LORRAINE — The water table in Lorraine is rising. At the Feb. 18 meeting of the Lorraine City Council, Larry Klug, maintenance director, said the city’s water well has two more feet of water now than at this time last year.

Grain prices down for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Feb. 24, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.14, down 13 cents from Feb. 14. Milo, bu. — $3.02, down 6 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.69, down 20 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.37, down 6 cents.

When I was a pastor in New Jersey some decades ago, two of my parishioner-families were from Nazi Germany. Ironically one couple and another lady both came to America to escape to a better life in America.

From the files of the November 14, 1991 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter. 139 YEARS AGO November 17, 1881 Mrs. John Tyler, wife of the Methodist minister at Sylvan Grove, Lincoln county, a few days ago, gave birth to four female children — all were born alive.

The 2020 Midway District 4-H Club Day will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Wilson High School. Top placing entries selected by judges will become eligible to participate Friday, March 13, in the regional competition in Great Bend..

Grain prices down for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Friday, Feb. 14, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.27, down 2 cents from Feb. 3. Milo, bu. — $3.08, down 1 cent. Soybeans, bu. — $7.89, up 25 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.43, down 1 cent.

Once calves are born into a beef cattle herd, there is no better sight than watching them get up and begin to nurse their mamas.

Holm Automotive Center, Inc. of Abilene has been awarded a 2020 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, which recognizes auto dealerships across the U.S. and Canada who deliver outstanding customer service, based on consumer reviews written on DealerRater.com.

Failing to plan for long-term care expenses may leave aging men and women with little or no assets late in life. AARP says that the cost of long-term care continues to rise and the array of options can make it difficult for families to find the best, most affordable care.

KANOPOLIS — Jon Halbgewachs of Ellsworth’s Kirkham Michael & Associates presented information to the Kanopolis City Council Feb. 11 on a new cost share program available from the Kansas Department of Transportation. “It is a competitive grant program for transportation related projects,” he said.