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Over its more than decade of life, the Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation has distributed more than $1,020,000 in grant and scholarship money to 682 individuals and organizations.

The Bearcat Mathletes brought home a first in 2A, second in 2/3A and 6th overall out of 42 schools at the Fort Hays State University math relays. Six hundred students competed.

From the files of the August 2, 1933 edition of the Wilson World. THE PIG IS FOUND Sam Kraus has a fancy thoroughbred Poland China pig that strayed away Sunday.

By a vote of 18 to 5, members of the Ellsworth American Legion voted to move forward with a proposal to build a new, 100’ by 200’ multi-purpose community building on legion-owned property in Ellsworth. American Legion member Heather McClendon spoke at the Nov. 14 meeting in favor of the project.

There were no surprises during Monday’s official canvass by the Ellsworth County commissioners of votes cast during the Nov. 5 general election. According to Ellsworth County Clerk Shelly Vopat, 30 percent of the 4,160 eligible voters in the county voted.

Grain prices mostly down for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Nov. 18, were: Wheat, bu. — $3.79, down 4 cents from Nov. 11. Milo, bu. — $3.03, down 3 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.88, up 3 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.38, down 5 cents.

QUARTERLY RECOGNITION Outstanding Employees of the First Quarter for Fiscal Year 2020 were honored Sept. 30 at a ceremony at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility with family members and professional colleagues in attendance. They will also be recognized by Gov.

Well November is almost gone. Think about it — the year is coming to an end, but don’t think about it too long or you will quickly realize that Christmas is really, really close. Aaaagh! Ok on to other things. Just a reminder — we have Ancestry.com!

KANOPOLIS — Members of the Kanopolis City Council kicked the proverbial can (or more appropriately chicken) down the road Nov. 12.

WILSON — A report on the plan to improve the city sewer lagoon topped the agenda Monday during a meeting of the Wilson City Council.