Month: February 2025

Items Discussed During Clay County Commissioners’ Weekly Meeting on February 24th
Topics discussed during the Clay County Commissioners’ weekly meeting on February 24th included: Easter, snow removal, maintenance work, range use, NRP, and more. Kathryn Doster-Tipsword

Lions Club Zone 9 Chair Camey Thurner Spoke During Clay Center Lions Club Weekly Meeting on February 25th
Camey Thurner, from the Concordia Lions Club and Lions Club Zone 9 Chair, which covers the area, spoke to Clay Center Lions Club members during

LIFT Launches to Empower Young Professionals and Grow Clay County
By: Elexis Bates After brainstorming, planning and organizing, a new Clay Center organization for young professionals has launched under the name LIFT. After securing the

Kansas Awards $3.47M in Grants for Housing and Commercial Revitalization
The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $3.47 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support 12 housing rehabilitation and commercial revitalization projects

J-Hill Road Bridge at Exit 299 to Close Over I-70 in Junction City
KDOT On Wednesday, March 5, the Kansas Department of Transportation will close the J-Hill Road bridge over I-70 in Junction City, pending bridge replacement. KDOT

5th Annual Aggieville Showdown Set to Take over Aggieville Business District
By: Ryan Duey Cattle exhibitors from across the country will take over the Aggieville Business District on Saturday, April 5th, during the 5th Annual Aggieville

Two Tough Losses On Senior Night
By: Rocky Downing The Lady Tigers and Tigers dropped two close home games to Rock Creek. The Lady Tigers fell 54-45. Raegann McDonald put up

Three Tiger Wrestlers Headed To State
By: Rocky Downing Clay Center competed in the 4A Regional Championships in Abilene on Saturday. Two Tigers finished a Regional Runner-Up; Sophomore Thayne Pfizenmaier at

I-70 Pavement Replacement Project to Resume at Junction City
KDOT On Monday, March 3, the final phase, Phase Three, of the I-70 pavement replacement project at Junction City is scheduled to begin. During the

Hans Coetzee Awarded 2025 National Academy of Sciences Prize for Advancing Livestock Pain Relief
The expression and understanding of pain is a learned form of communication, one that can be especially difficult to interpret across different species. However, Hans