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KANOPOLIS — Veterans from the Ellsworth VFW Post 6485 presented the annual Veterans Day program Nov. 10 to students at Kanopolis Middle School.United States Navy Veteran and VFW Post 6485 member Melissa Taylor, commander of Post 174, gave the address to students.

CLAFLIN — The Central Plains USD 112 Board of Education met Nov. 8 to discuss what the public had to say about the superintendent search.

Murmurs of excitement rippled through spectators during Monday night’s Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 board of education meeting as updates to Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School were discussed.“The stucco on there is decorative in nature. It has all those little stones.

CLAFLIN — The Central Plains Board of Education USD 112 held a hearing and subsequently passed a resolution regarding enrollment of nonresidential students.

WILSON — Renovation of the former Wilson Czech Opera House into an open air amphitheater is planned to be complete and the interior fence removed by May 2024.That was the news Opera House President Allison Ford gave the Wilson City Council Monday during an update on the structure.

TOPEKA — The program at next month’s Kansas Livestock Association Convention will address future trade opportunities for the beef and dairy sectors, prospects for cattle prices in 2024 and what consumers consider before purchasing beef.

The majestic and proudly displayed veterans banners which fly in downtown Ellsworth on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day will continue as Grow Ellsworth County, the City of Ellsworth, the Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 and the Ellsworth County VFW partner together to transition...

ON THE FARM AND IN THE CITYGrain prices mixed for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day Monday, Nov. 6, were:Wheat, bu. — $5.96, up 11 cents from Oct. 30 Milo, bu. — $4.97, down 1 cent Soybeans, bu. — $12.94, up 76 cents Corn, bu. — $4.

For many children in the world, access to essential items is scarce, not to mention gifts and fun items. It is because of this that Samaritan’s Purse began the Operation Christmas Child Project.