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Mayor asks committee to not make airport recommendation
Mayor Sharon Brown asked the airport committee to go before the council without a recommendation on changes to the airport manager's council because of "grumbling" she had heard from one or more council members against what was being reported in the Dispatch.
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"Mathaletes" compete at McPherson
How about getting up at 5:30 in the morning to spend the day doing math problems?
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Legislators: Schools will get a pass on further cuts
Schools will be protected from further cuts and the Legislature wants to allow schools to have more flexibility in how they spend the funds they do have, two legislators said Saturday.
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Clay Center library's Internet Lab funded with grant matched by Rotary
The Clay Center Carnegie now has some brand, spanking new computers.
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Beatty: Airport should be compensated more, issues minor
On Friday, City Administrator Cheryl Beatty told the Clay Center Council's Airport Committee that records weren't a problem and recommended the city compensate the manager more than the current $2,600 a year.
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Green school could become a high school again
The building that used to be Green High School may once again house a high school, and that could happen as early as next year.
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Average year for weather still produced a lot of tornadoes

Last year was a fairly average year for tornados, with about a thousand in U.S. and 103 of those in Kansas, weather spotters learned at training Thursday night.

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Chapman establishes largest scholarship in Kansas
Mark A. Chapman, Cat Spring, Texas, has made a gift of $80,000 to Kansas State University to establish the Mark A. Chapman Presidential Scholarship.
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City street plan to include training, restoration
City employees work at the intersection of Fourth and Clark Streets on Wednesday.
City officials have begun planning for repair of city streets but already indications are some Clay Center streets eventually will have a different look.
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Two selected for CCCHS Hall of Fame
The Clay Center Community High School Hall of Fame committee recently selected two new members to their Hall of Fame. Chosen for the Class of 2010 were Peter Bosch and Helen Schurle.
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Caps hand-knitted for CCMC, Early Head Start
This baby boy born at CCMC in January was the first one to wear a hand-knitted cap made by Community Care Inc. of Clay Center
Seniors at Community Care Inc, Clifton, have brought back something the hospital used to do years ago -- they're supplying hand-knitted caps for newborns.
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Council tables reorganization of Public Utilities
Concerned citizens talked about what to do about the council and city administrator's actions regarding Public Utilities in the hallway during executive sessions of the council meeting Tuesday night.
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Committee to recommend hiring full-time animal control/codes officer
Clay Center does not have an animal shelter, and now it doesn't have an animal control officer either.
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Foundation building slowly
There is no shortage of projects for Clay Center's small Community Improvement Foundations, but directors are managing small projects as the endowment grows slowly.

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Clay Co. schools will observe Veterans Day
Clay County Schools will officially observe another holiday and will revise the 2010-2011 calendar to not have classes on Veterans Day.
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New court administrator demands county buy copy machine
One copier just won't do for the clerk of the district court, the county attorney and other attorneys involved in court at the Clay County Courthouse.
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Sec. of State candidate promises change in election law enforcement to fight illegal immigration, fraud
Kris Kobach
Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach called the position "the most important office in the state" at the Flint Hills Tea Party Rally in Riley Saturday.
He promised to fight the erosion of constitutional rights and to reform election rules to prevent fraud and voting by illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration and election fraud are turning the country into a socialist republic, Kobach told those gathered for the Tea Party who expressed frustration over increasing taxes.

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