Kevin Randall (left) and Mark Pellini serve chili to Ellen Ebert of Polo at the annual chili cook off on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. Randall, Pellini, and Dave Witmer, all of Polo, had one of the booths at this year's event. (Earleen Hinton)
Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.