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USD 112 students reveal eye-opening stats
CLAFLIN — Superintendent Greg Clark related some eye-opening statistics on risk factors faced by Central Plains district students Monday during the monthly meeting of the USD 112 board of education at Central Plains Junior-Senior High School in Claflin.
Lane names on agenda for Ellsworth students
Several Ellsworth students attended Monday night’s school board meeting with a prototype of a sign they plan to install at four intersections near Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School.
Ellsworth City plans public hearing on annexation for 8th Street project
Members of the Ellsworth City Council will conduct a hearing at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 12 at Ellsworth City Hall on a plan to annex 1.8 acres of land on the northeast corner of Evans Street and Avenue JJ.
The annexation is part of a work project at the 8th Street/K-156 intersection.
Showing its Age
Year after year, Kanopolis Reservoir continues to fill with sediment — a gooey mixture of dirt and water forming a gloppy base at the bottom of the lake.
The lost sheep and the lost coin
In the Gospel lesson for this week for those of us using the Revised Common Lectionary, Luke 15:1-10, we find the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. The grumbling of the Pharisees and the scribes in Luke 15:1-2, is actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them.
Fiesta serves up its usual doses of food, faith, fun
Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter Fiesta Photos by Alan Rusch
Sweet apples from grotesque trees
Pastor’s Podium
The 80th anniversary of the release of one of my favorite movies, The Wizard of Oz, was celebrated in the last month or so. I enjoy watching films and looking for religious themes. Almost every movie has religious elements — themes of redemption, forgiveness, searching.
IN BRIEF
Grain prices up for the week
Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Friday, Aug. 30, were:
Wheat, bu. — $3.55, up 1 cent from Aug. 26. Milo, bu. — $3.03, up 22 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.43, up 1 cent. Corn, bu. — $3.39, up 10 cents.
Ellsworth and Wilson support community blood drives
Fifty-five units of blood were donated August 23 during the American Red Cross community blood drive in Ellsworth at the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church.
The drive was in memory of Tom Renard, a dedicated blood donor, who received many units of blood during his fight with cancer.