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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.

Ellsworth Correctional Facility has a new warden. Donald Langford started his new job Nov. 17, but he will split his warden responsibilities between ECF and the Larned Correctional/Mental Health Facility until a new warden is named there. “I worked there as warden for three years,” Langford said.

Since August, Usha Reddi has traveled 10,000 miles to carry her grassroots message to the Kansas citizens she hopes to represent in the U.S. Senate.

Members of the Ellsworth City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to “terminate the employment, effective immediately” of city administrator Scott Moore.

Visitors to the Ellsworth County Courthouse and Ellsworth City Hall might just want to bundle up before heading inside. For the second time since 2005 both buildings’ boilers are currently out of service.