Month: July 2025
Cloud County Resource Center Now Accepting School Bag Applications for 2025-2026 School Year
By Payton Tholstrup Photo courtesy of Cloud County Resource Center’s Facebook page The Cloud County Resource Center is accepting school bag applications for the 2025-2026
Then & Now: Longford
Longford was established around 1870 when it was nicknamed The City of Plains. It grew in early years at Civil War veterans flocked to the
Clay Center To Celebrate 150 Years During Piotique Festival
By Payton Tholstrup Photo courtesy of Grow Clay County Clay Center officially turned 150 years old on June 11th, 2025. Instead of holding a separate
2025 Community Health Needs Assessment to be Hosted by Community Memorial Healthcare
Community Memorial Healthcare Photo Courtesy of CMH Over the next few months, Community Memorial Healthcare will be working together with other area community leaders to
EPA Region 7 to Present $1M Award to Flint Hills Regional Council After Selection for Brownfields Grant
Environmental Protection Agency Photo Courtesy of Canva On Friday, July 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $1 million award
FREE Parenting Class Offered in Clay Center This September
Clay Counts Coaltion Photo Courtesy of Clay Counts Coalition A free class called Parenting with Love and Logic will be offered to parents and grandparents of children
Dreher Highlights Aquatic Park Successes, Safety Measures, and Summer Fun at Lions Club Meeting
By: Ryan Duey Photo Courtesy of Ryan Duey Clay Center Aquatic Park Manager Rayleen Dreher spoke to Clay Center Lions Club members during their meeting
Abilene: Local Street Projects Scheduled to Begin Week of July 21, 2025
City of Abilene Vance Brothers LLC is scheduled to begin a micro-surfacing street preservation project on several streets within the city limits of Abilene. The
SPEEDY PD RACE FOR PARKINSON’S TO HOLD 17TH ANNUAL RACE
Meadowlark Release Photo Courtesy of Speedy PD Race FB Page The 17th annual Speedy PD Race for Parkinson’s Disease is Saturday, Aug. 23, at Tuttle
Obituary-Michael Taplin
Michael H. Taplin passed away Sunday July 13, 2025, at his home. He was born on November 18, 1959, in Manhattan, KS. The son of