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ON THE FARM AND IN THE CITYCorn price up for the weekPrices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day Monday, Oct. 30, were:Wheat, bu. — $5.95, down 26 cents from Oct. 23 Milo, bu. — $4.98, down 12 cents Soybeans, bu. — $12.18, down 4 cents Corn, bu. — $4.

Allen-Sheridan family reunion The Allen-Sheridan family reunion was held Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Ellsworth Senior Center with a potluck lunch.Attending from out-of-state were Barb and Mike Houlik and Mary Louise Bailey, Wimberley, Texas; and Fred and Kathie Sheridan, Hartsburg, Mo.

From the files of the October 28, 1982, and November 4, 1982, editions of The Ellsworth Reporter.141 YEARS AGO Oct. 26, 1882Bring us wood, potatoes or cabbage on subscription.George Erdtman, of this county, will start for Germany on the 3rd of next month.

The 2023 Throw For The Soul hosted by Maico Industries of Ellsworth, took place Saturday, October 21.

The single copy price for the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter will increase to $1.50 Nov. 2.In addition to the single-copy price change, the price of subscriptions will change.

he Ellsworth City Council is moving forwardTon the Krizek Park detention basin.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Ellsworth Cutoff of the Chisholm Trail, enthusiasts gathered last weekend for the annual Chisholm Trail Conference.

Grain prices mixed for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day Monday, Oct. 23, were:Wheat, bu. — $6.21, up 2 cents from Oct. 16 Milo, bu. — $5.10, down 10 cents Soybeans, bu. — $12.22, up 21 cents Corn, bu. — $4.70, unchanged.

PYW FCE OCtober meetingMembers of the Dorrance PYW FCE met Oct. 10 at the home of Mary Lee Bohnen. Roll call was taken and members in attendance were Bohnen, Rita Habbart, Betty Jo Lloyd, Donna Fay Major, Aubrey Ptacek and Mary Ann Thill.Minutes from the Sept.

WILSON LAKE — The body of a 58-yearold Salina man was recovered by search crews at Wilson Lake Oct. 12.According to the Russell County Sheriff ’s Office, Michael Wayne Larson was reported to have fallen out of a boat on the afternoon of Oct. 8 near the west end of the lake.