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Avery Kasper left her family’s ranch near Goodland several years ago, but she continues to carry northwest Kansas in her heart — and in much of the art she shares with her students and others with an appreciation for her work. This new year is turning into an especially busy time.

WICHITA — An environmental watchdog group says most states aren’t stepping up to fill the gap left by budget and staff cuts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which could put Kansans at greater risk of exposure to harmful pollutants.

Kanopolis Council approves licenses Three 2020 cereal malt beverage licenses were approved by the Kanopolis City Council Dec. 26, during a special meeting at Kanopolis city hall. The licenses were for the Kanopolis Corner Store, the Koyote Den and the Fort Harker Saloon II.

Andre Eloumou of France, is running from Brooklyn, N.Y. to Los Angeles, Calif. Thus far he has run a total of 1,400 miles. Andre has several reasons for the run.

From the files of the May 23, 2002, edition of The Wilson World. 104 YEARS AGO — 1916 The German Lutheran membership of this place are talking of building a parsonage for their pastor. Don’t forget the drawing for the $25 hat at Mrs. H.S. Carbart’s Millinery Store Saturday, May 27.

Grain prices mixed for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Dec. 26, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.33, up 10 cents from Dec. 19. Milo, bu. — $3.21, up 1 cent. Soybeans, bu. — $8.32, up 17 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.54, up 2 cents.

The successful applicants for Montgomery Incubator Project funding plan to rev up their digital efforts and — if successful — become possible models for other small dailies and weeklies.

It was a Merry Christmas this year for Ryan and Lindsey Habiger of Bushton. Ryan had the winning ticket during the Dec. 21 drawing for $500 as part of the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter’s Christmas Cash Giveaway in downtown Ellsworth. “It was kind of a surprise,” Ryan said.

Twenty-three enlarged Christmas and New Year’s post cards from 1880 to 1918 are on display until Jan. 4 at the Rice County Historical Society’s Coronado Quivira Museum. The postcards are part of a larger group donated by Gladys Ritterhouse to RCHS in 2018.