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These are emotional days for Wilson’s Bob Powers and the girls’ basketball team he guided to a 6-15 season. This will be Powers final year of coaching girls’ basketball. His retirement comes after a 20-year career at Wilson, the last two as head coach of the Lady Dragons.

Pharmaceutical companies and large hotel chains snatched up emergency COVID-19 federal loans meant for businesses typically with 500 or fewer employees. In Kansas, however, it appears most of its $4.

MANHATTAN — The leader of a Kansas State University program that helps to promote food and consumer safety at home is waving a caution flag regarding the proper ways to disinfect kitchen and other household surfaces.

WILSON — The Lincoln County attorney is the new city judge for the City of Wilson. At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Jennifer O’Hare was appointed city judge as of June 1.

Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, June 1, were: Wheat, bu. — $4.28 up 18 cents from May 22. Milo, bu. — $3.28, down 5 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.41, up 8 cents. Corn, bu. — $2.93, up 10 cents.

Brent Goss, president of the Ellsworth County Fair Association, briefed Ellsworth County Commissioners Tuesday, May 26, on the plan for this year’s fair. “We’re kind of looking at options,” Goss said.

Applications for money from the Kansas Department of Commerce Economic Development Community Development Block Grant CV (COVID-19 related) program were approved May 27 by the Wilson City Council, Ellsworth County commissioners, and the Ellsworth City Council.

The Logan-based Dane G. Hansen Foundation provided a grant to the Wilson Senior Center for the purchase of a Philips Onsite AED, an alarmed wall cabinet, and signs indicating the location of the defibrillator.

What is that?! The water tower next to the Ellsworth Swimming pool is undergoing repairs. BILL BECKMEYER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

In 1984 Wilson Communications started awarding scholarships to graduating seniors from all of their exchanges. Over the past 36 years Wilson Communications has selected 340 scholarship recipients and awarded $153,650. This year, Wilson Communications awarded 10, $500 scholarships.