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Grain prices mixed for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Thursday, Dec. 19, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.23, down 1 cent from Dec. 16. Milo, bu. — $3.20, down 1 cent. Soybeans, bu. — $8.15, up 3 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.52, down 1 cent.

Cashco, Inc. has appointed a Flame Arrestor Experts Group to better service their customers. The group will consist of Mike Bemister as Outside Sales, Brad Maddux and Cody Bird as Inside Sales. Mike Bemister and Brad Maddux will operate out of the regional office in Houston, Texas.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 HAPPY RETIREMENT: Join the Ellsworth County FSA, 402 W. 15th St.

Editor’s Note — The first batch of Santa letters were published in the Dec. 19 edition of the I-R. Here are the remainder with our wishes for a Merry Christmas to all. Mrs. Smith 2nd grade Hello Santa, How is Rudolph? Thank you for the sled. I have been good this year!

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.