Day: May 20, 2024
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Marysville Chamber & Main Street and Marysville Convention & Tourism Set to Merge into One
By Ryan Duey Marysville Chamber & Main Street and Marysville Convention & Tourism are currently in the works of combining into one organization. The primary
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300 lbs of Trash Removed During Huntress Creek Clean-Up
By Quinn O’Hara Photo Courtesy of Alex Brown An effort by the Clay Center and Manhattan Masons Lodges recently pulled 300 lbs. of garbage out
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CCEMS Celebrating EMS Week, Several Community Events Planned
By Quinn O’Hara Photo by Quinn O’Hara May 19 to the 25 is EMS Week for Clay County EMS. CCEMS Service Director Alec Trembath shares
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Kansas Honors Fallen Heroes: Flags Lowered in Tribute to Deputy Chief Eric B’Hymer and Firefighter Greg Rausch
By Trish Svoboda In compliance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly has directed that flags across Kansas be lowered to half-staff from dawn to
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Governor Laura Kelly Declares State of Disaster Emergency in Response to Severe Weather, Activates Kansas Response Plan
By Trish Svoboda Today at 8:02 a.m., Governor Laura Kelly declared a verbal state of disaster emergency in response to the severe weather that affected
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HHCC PROVIDERS DONATE TIME AND SERVICES FOR SPORTS PHYSICALS AND GIVE BACK TO AHS
By Ryan Duey Memorial Health System of Abilene announced that the providers at Heartland Health Care Clinic (HHCC), located at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, recently
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Drought and Rising Input Costs Drive Down Kansas Farm Incomes in 2023, Despite Beef Sector’s Increased Profitability and Government Assistance
By Trish Svoboda The combination of drought, low commodity prices, and elevated input costs resulted in a decrease in net income in 2023 for farms
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Common Ground Youth Hangout to Continue into Summer
By Ryan Duey Starting tomorrow, May 21st, the Common Ground Building at 709 5th Street in Clay Center will open its doors to all Middle
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Concordia Swimming Pool To Open This Weekend
By Payton Tholstrup The swimming pool in Concordia is ready for summer and set to open on Saturday, May 25th. The pool will be open
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USD 333 Will Provide Summer Food Program
By Payton Tholstrup Starting next week on Tuesday, May 28th, USD 333 Concordia will be distributing free breakfast and lunch to all children between the