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How do you recycle a wind turbine?
Over the last two years, Rob Van Vleet has been slowly scrapping the last vestiges of Kimball, Nebraska’s first wind farm. The wind turbines are made to be sturdy, he said, but they don’t last forever — about 20 years.
Central Plains drafts road map to future
HOLYROOD — Designing a road map for the future of the Central Plains USD 112 school district began Aug. 27, during the first meeting of the district’s Futures Committee at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.
Wider, faster K-140
The road between Ellsworth and Salina is mostly rough to Brookville; however, when the resurfacing work is done — probably by winter — Kansas Highway 140 is expected to be wider with a speed limit faster than the current 55 miles an hour.
LIFE on the OUTSIDE
Marty Sauers never considered a career in corrections. That is, until his wife, Cherie, suggested it.
Sauers, who graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations/journalism, originally thought he would have a career as a lobbyist for the Coors Brewing Co.
From the files of the Ellsworth Reporter
From the files of the Aug. 8, 1957 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.
COMPLETED NEW
DIAMOND
Monday evening, the newly constructed baseball diamond at Kanopolis, was initiated, when the Ellsworth Pee Wee’s played against the Kanopolis Cookies. The score ended in a tie, 15-15.
From the files of the Wilson World
From the files of the May 30, 2002 edition of The Wilson World.
FROM THE WORLD
FILES
103 Years Ago — 1916
Miss Mary Horsky is taking her vacation from her duties at the Schemerhorn store this week and is spending the time with her folks in the country.
Tyson fire affects beef producers
Beef producers around the United States, including those close to home here in the Midway District, have been affected by the recent fire at a Tyson Fresh Meats facility near Holcomb. The fire broke out Friday August 9 and destroyed most of the facility.
IN BRIEF
Grain prices down for the week
Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Aug. 26, were: Wheat, bu. — $3.54, down 1 cent from Aug. 19. Milo, bu. — $2.81, down 4 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.42, up 5 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.29, down 6 cents.
Waterfowl blind permit drawing scheduled at Kanopolis Lake
MARQUETTE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Kanopolis Lake recently announced the annual waterfowl blind permit drawing will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Kanopolis Lake Information Center, 105 Riverside Drive, Marquette.