Hoisington Chamber of Commerce to hold banquet

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Chamber of Commerce will holds its annual banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Knights of Columbus, 114 N. Main. The theme will be "There is no place like home."

Gingerbread stocking

Train sets

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"Second Nature" by Jacquelyn Mitchard. This is the fierce and moving tale of one woman's fight for her identity and her life when fate offers a new chance, a radical procedure to correct her horribly disfigured face. But her new face carries risks that no one could have imagined, and she is soon confronted by a moral and medical crisis that quickly becomes a matter of life and death.

Hoisington Municipal Court

Docket – Dec. 15

Ellinwood Municipal Court docket

Eugene Hendricks, expired tag, fine $30, court costs $55.50

Gingerbread frame

City approves CID

HOISINGTON - At its last city council meeting, the Hoisington City Council approved making Kindscher's Mule Barn, 157 and 161 S. Main St. a Community Improvement District which will allow for the collection of an extra half-cent sales tax only at that location, after a public hearing.

The first Christmas tree and do you remember ... Christmas?

Editor's note: This story by Mary Jo Cunningham of Ellinwood is the second part of a two-part series.

City of Ellinwood changes trash pickup

Trash pickup for the weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 will be Tuesday and Thursday for the east side and Wednesday and Friday for the west side due to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Gingerbread crafts

Ellinwood Library announces holiday hours

The Ellinwood School/Community Library will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Dec. 26 for the holiday weekend. The library will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 8 a.m. The library will also close for the New Year's Holiday from Saturday, Dec. 31 through Monday, Jan.; 2.

The first Christmas tree and do you remember ... Christmas?

Editor's note: This story by Mary Jo Cunningham of Ellinwood will run in two parts. The first section will run today, and the remainder will run Saturday.

A Santa Play

Hospital and Clinic closed for the holiday

ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood District Hospital and Clinic will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of the holidays. Emergency services will be available.

Sunflower Diversified pancake dinner sets new record

Sunflower Diversified Services set a new record when 575 people lined up for the non-profit agency's annual pancake dinner recently.