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After Prom Parents selling bierocks

ELLINWOOD -The Ellinwood After Prom Parents will be taking orders for bierocks made by Wheatland Café until Tuesday, Feb. 7. All orders placed will be need to be picked up at the Ellinwood Homecoming basketball games on Tuesday, Feb. 14 no later than 6 p.m. Contact Shelly Churchill at 620-786-5465 or Jolene Snell at 620-564-3312 to place your order and for any additional information.

Property for residential development donated to Hoisington

HOISINGTON - The city of Hoisington received very good news for the community when 6.7 acres of land were donated for residential development to its land bank, the Hoisington City Council learned at its recent meeting.

Hoisington municipal court

Hoisington Municipal Court Docket - Jan. 5

City of Ellinwood to purchase property

ELLINWOOD - The City of Ellinwood will purchase property at 511 E. Santa Fe to provide additional storage of city equipment, the Ellinwood City Council decided at its meeting on Tuesday. An open-front shed will be built on the property which is located east of the city shop.

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"Then Again" by Diane Keaton. This is Diane Keaton's unforgettable memoir about her mother and herself. In an extraordinary narrative, Keaton not only reveals herself to us, she also lets us meet the woman who shaped her life, the mother who chronicled her life in eighty-five inspiring and entertaining journals.

MARSH MUSINGS

Welcome to another edition of Marsh Musings. I don't think anyone who keeps up with the weather forecast for Barton County would have expected all of the snow we received at the Bottoms this past week. Snow this week in Barton County? Wondering if Doc and I have finally lost it? Sure, we did not get any snow in the form of precipitation, but we did get a lot of snow in the form of owls. Snowy owls that is!

HHS collects shoes

HOISINGTON- Hoisington High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America club is collecting gently worn shoes until Jan. 20 for the group Soles4Souls Inc.

EHS school board meets

ELLINWOOD - The school district has made some video improvements to the gym to showcase student athletes, the Ellinwood School Board heard at its regular meeting. These improvements will be unveiled during the game with Hoisington Friday evening.

HHS debaters

EHS debaters

CPHS to hold After-Prom fundraiser

CLAFLIN - Central Plains High School -Claflin After-Prom Soup Supper will be held 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb 3 at the CPHS cafeteria, Claflin.

Ellinwood brief

Lions Club to hold pancake and sausage feed

Ellinwood Police Department

Approximately 92 calls for service and 64 officer initiated calls were received for the month of December. Officers responded to nine medical/fire calls and worked six non-injury accidents. Eight arrests were made and seven criminal summonses were served in the month of December.

For the Holidays

After Prom parents committee selling walking tacos

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood After Prom Parents will be selling walking tacos at the Ellinwood vs. Hoisington home basketball games on Friday, Jan.13 beginning at 5 p.m. Support the group in providing a fun and safe after prom for Ellinwood High School students.