Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Football, planning, politics, less litter and more litter Mark Plemmons Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Updated Nov 21, 2025 0 E.L.K. volunteers always wear safety vests so they are visible to passing traffic. E.L.K. photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons A lot of people do a lot of good, but sometimes it’s simply not enough. We’ll jump into that a little farther down the page, but first some good news.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmp >2DE6C A=2? 7@C r9FC49 $EC66E :? r@?4@C5] xE =@@<65 =:<6 2 8@@5 EFC?@FE 7@C 2 >66E:?8 96=5 62C=:6C E9:D H66< E@ 86E AF3=:4 :?AFE @? 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