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From the files of the October 3, 1991, edition of the Ellsworth Reporter. 138 YEARS AGO October 6, 1881 The Court house and school house have been treated to inside window blinds — a long needed improvement and a good one. John V.

EMPLOYEES OF THE QUARTER Three employees at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility — Joseph “Dan” Vallier, Shanley Loffer and Tonnette “Toni” Rusch — were named Outstanding Employees of the Second Quarter for Fiscal Year 2020. They were honored Dec.

Hammel elected to state office Patrick Hammel, superintendent at the Ellsworth Municipal Golf Course, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Golf Course Superintendents Association at the group’s annual meeting Dec. 4 in Manhattan.

Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed Judge Evelyn Z. Wilson to the Kansas Supreme Court. Wilson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Lee Johnson.

Ellsworth County has received an early Christmas gift. At Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners, Judge Mike Keeley of the 20th Judicial District presented the county with a $74,680 check.

KANOPOLIS — The Kanopolis City Council approved a motion at the Dec. 10 meeting to wait until next November to have the voters decide whether or not to adopt the proposed chicken ordinance.

WILSON — The transient guest tax was once again on the radar of the Wilson City Council Monday. The council approved Charter Ordinance 1-2019, which replaced the ordinance passed it passed in July 2019. The guest tax stays at 3 percent, one percent higher than the state statute.

Grain prices up for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Dec. 16, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.24, up 43 cents from Dec. 9. Milo, bu. — $3.21, up 12 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $8.12, up 25 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.53, up 12 cents.