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A recent break-in at the Clay Center American Legion resulted in prison terms for a Clay Center man.

A 16-year-old youth was arrested Wednesday by the Clay Center Police Department and booked for aggravated criminal sodomy, the Clay County Sheriff's Department said.

County commissioners signed construction requests on three bridges that are included in the five-year bridge plan in Clay County.

“Not every decision we make is totally a business decision”

On the same night the USD-379 Board of Education recognized the Longford Elementary School for receiving the Governor's Award of Excellence for the second straight year, school board members considered whether ... via Clay Center Dispatch

“I just hope you have a god five-year or a 10-year plan”

Emotions ran high as patrons of the Longford Elementary School pleaded their case to the USD-379 Board of Education for not closing the rural school in southern Clay County like what happened to schools in ... via Clay Center Dispatch

“She lives on in our hearts and now will live on through these books”

A program helping USD-379 students create their own hardbound, published books is underway this week and next in local schools. via Clay Center Dispatch

A motion to close the Longford Elementary School at the close of the 2008-2009 school year was withdrawn at the USD-379 Board of Education meeting due to a lack of a second. via Clay Center Dispatch

Firefighters fought a losing battle in high winds about 2 p.m. this afternoon north of Clay Center when the rural home of Jamie Jackson and family burned to the ground. via Clay Center Dispatch

The Clay Center City Council grants city employees a five percent salary increase. via Clay Center Dispatch

The following column, as with all Dispatch on-line stories, is a blog. Comments welcome . via Clay Center Dispatch

“We were very concerned about fire danger with downed lines in the country and we knew a lot of people had no way to call to report emergencies”

The greatest frustration government and emergency officials have faced throughout the ice storm disaster has been the inability or unwillingness of Westar and AT&T to communicate with them as they struggle to ... via Clay Center Dispatch

“We had excellent response from Public Utilities. The Street Department did a good job opening paths for us.”

As Clay County residents dealt with power outages and downed trees from the ice storm, law enforcement officials this morning said things were going pretty well considering the circumstances. via Clay Center Dispatch

Clay County received special recognition at the annual Kansas Association of Counties meeting last week in Wichita. via Clay Center Dispatch

Four people were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 1:30 p.m. Sunday southeast of Clay Center, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. via Clay Center Dispatch

A 25-year-old man was arrested by the Clay Center Police Department Monday night on charges related to the recent break-in at the Clay Center American Legion, the Clay County Sheriff's Department said. via Clay Center Dispatch

The Clay Center Police Department investigated the theft Sunday of 2002 Ford Focus, valued at $4,000, at the Jonathan Coberly residence, 808 Grant, where the keys had been left in the vehicle. via Clay Center Dispatch

Clay County residents may bring household hazardous wastes to collection locations on Friday, Nov. via Clay Center Dispatch

The Clay County Sheriff's Department investigated a burglary theft residence reported Wednesday at the Walter Lips residence in Morganville. via Clay Center Dispatch