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The Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive will be in Ellsworth from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Lincoln Avenue crossing. The locomotive — the largest ever used by Union Pacific — will spend Wednesday night in Salina. Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No.

It’s that time of year again to start dealing with falling leaves from deciduous trees. So now is a good time to think about your options and plan on how to handle the litter.

Ellsworth County commissioners will canvass votes from the 2019 city and school board elections Monday, Nov. 18.

Information in the Kanopolis Chicken Ordinance story in the Oct. 17 edition of the I-R was inaccurate. The Kanopolis City Council approved a chicken ordinance Aug. 8, 1989.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 FOOD DISTRIBUTION: USDA commodities of fresh plums, rice, navy beans, peanut butter and other groceries are available starting at noon at the Ellsworth County Medical Center Administration Building. Income restrictions. Call Anita Hoffhines, (785) 531-0160, for information.

Despite a slight drop in composite science scores from a year earlier, the 31 students who took the ACT test this past school year as a group scored higher than the state average.

Improvements to K-140 between Ellsworth and Salina neared completion this past week as drivers continued to deal with one-lane traffic and pilot cars in places.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, local churches are preparing for this year’s community Thanksgiving dinner. “We want to make sure no one eats alone on Thanksgiving,” said Amy Jo Hawley, pastor of Ellsworth’s Presbyterian Church said.

Ellsworth has a new mayor following the resignation of Alan Stefek, who also served for many years on the City Council. His chair was filled Tuesday night by council president Mark Kennedy.