Month: March 2025

USD 379 School Board Votes to Support a Spring 2026 Bond Issue
In their March 10th meeting, the USD 379 school board voted to move forward with a bond issue, with an intended election date of spring

Gov. Kelly Names Clay Center Rural Arts Community of the Year
On March 14th, Clay Center was named Rural Arts Community of the Year by Governor Laura Kelly. The Kansas Governor’s Arts Awards are an annual

Tiger Wrestling Club State Results
8U Girls 55 Emika Badsky’s place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points. 8U Girls 60 Piper Rott’s place is unknown and has scored

Local Kids’ Wrestling Results: 2025 State Tournament Held in Topeka
0U Girls 80 Kendall Sorell’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. 12U Girls 85 Tymber Charbonneau’s place is 5th and has scored

Obituary- Sharon Schweitzer
Services for 79-year-old Sharon Schweitzer will be held on Friday. She passed away on March 14, 2025, in Clay Center, KS. Visitation will be held

Obituary- Sarah Belle (Lloyd) Sanneman
Sarah Belle (Lloyd) Sanneman went to meet her Savior on March 13, 2025. She was born in Abilene, Kansas, on May 25, 1945 to Sadie

Obituary- Sister Mary Augustine
Sister Mary Augustine passed away on March 13, 2025, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS. She was 94 years old and a Sister of St.

Items Discussed During the Clay County Commissioners Weekly Meeting on March 10th
Topics discussed during the Clay County Commissioners’ regular weekly meeting on March 10th included: delinquent tax sale, sales tax, EMS services in Miltonvale, Health Fair,
Dale Hershberger to retire from KDOT
KDOT Release Dale Hershberger, Area Engineer in Clay Center, will be retiring after 44 years of dedicated service to the Kansas Department of Transportation. His

MOGA 2025 to Bring Nationwide Geocaching Adventure to Abilene
By: Ryan Duey The Midwest Open Geocaching Adventure (MOGA) 2025 will bring people from across the country to Abilene during the final weekend of March,