Month: December 2025

Deep Fission Chooses Great Plains Industrial Park for Landmark Underground Reactor Pilot
Image courtesy Canva Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company that places small modular reactors one mile underground, has chosen the Great Plains Industrial Park

Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Brightens Abilene December 6th
Abilene C&VB Photo Courtesy of Abilene C&VB The holiday season is glowing in full color as the 2025 Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown takes place Saturday,

Bake up holiday memories with K-State Extension
By Jennifer Theurer The River Valley District of Kansas State University Research and Extension offers many services and programs for the community, but few know

Community Memorial Healthcare CEO Stepping Down
Photo Courtesy of CMH Curtis Hawkinson, CEO of Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville, announced that he will step down on February 17th, after 19 years

CCCHS FFA Showcases Parliamentary Skills at Recent Clay Center Lions Club Meeting
By: Ryan Duey Photo Courtesy of Ryan Duey Clay Center Community High School FFA Instructor Andrea Flegler and six FFA members presented to Clay Center

Items Discussed During the Clay County Commissioners’ Weekly Meeting on Dec. 1st
Photo Courtesy of Ryan Duey CCMC CEO Austin Gillard updated the Board on CCMC projects, noting that Riley Family Physicians has finished exterior work on

Obituary-Conrad Girard
Conrad L. “Connie” Girard, 81 of Miltonvale, Kansas, died on Monday, December 1, 2025 at the University of Kansas Health System – St. Francis campus
Operation E.L.F. happening at Clay Center Farm Bureau office
By Jennifer Theurer Every child should feel the magic of seeing gifts under the tree on Christmas morning and the Farm Bureau Insurance office in

Abilene Honored as a Top True Western Town by True West Magazine
Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau Photo Courtesy of Abilene C&VB Notorious, booming, and unforgettable during its heyday on the Chisholm Trail, Abilene quickly earned a

Concordia Police Offering Child Safety ID Kits to All Elementary Students
Photo Courtesy of CPD Nearly 500,000 children are reported missing each year in the U.S. and Canada, and Kansas currently has 122 active cases, according