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Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, June 1, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.28 up 18 cents from May 22. Milo, bu. — $3.28, down 5 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.41, up 8 cents. Corn, bu. — $2.93, up 10 cents.

Brent Goss, president of the Ellsworth County Fair Association, briefed Ellsworth County Commissioners Tuesday, May 26, on the plan for this year’s fair. “We’re kind of looking at options,” Goss said.

Applications for money from the Kansas Department of Commerce Economic Development Community Development Block Grant CV (COVID-19 related) program were approved May 27 by the Wilson City Council, Ellsworth County commissioners, and the Ellsworth City Council.

The Logan-based Dane G. Hansen Foundation provided a grant to the Wilson Senior Center for the purchase of a Philips Onsite AED, an alarmed wall cabinet, and signs indicating the location of the defibrillator.

What is that?! The water tower next to the Ellsworth Swimming pool is undergoing repairs. BILL BECKMEYER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

In 1984 Wilson Communications started awarding scholarships to graduating seniors from all of their exchanges. Over the past 36 years Wilson Communications has selected 340 scholarship recipients and awarded $153,650. This year, Wilson Communications awarded 10, $500 scholarships.

Andrew Bair, chief executive officer of the Ellsworth County Medical Center, had good news at the May 28 meeting of the county’s local emergency planning committee. As of June 1, the hospital will start allowing one visitor, family, per patient on the inpatient side.

GREAT BEND — The Barton Community College Department of music will offer instrumental music lessons to the community this summer from now through July 23. Community members are invited to take lessons to learn a new instrument or enhance their abilities on an instrument they already play.

A lone Killdeer looks for food near the tennis courts at Ellsworth’s Krizek Park. BILL BECKMEYER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

Ellsworth voters will have their choice between two candidates to fill the county commission seat of retiring long-time official Kermit Rush. Ellsworth residents Patrick Hoffman and Greg Bender will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. Both have lived most of their lives in Ellsworth.