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Edgar residents plea for Co. Board’s help with local drug concerns

Edgar residents plea for Co. Board’s help with local drug concerns

About a dozen residents of Edgar packed the Clay County Board of Supervisors meeting room Tuesday morning to air their concerns regarding suspected illegal drug use in their community.

The board met July 11, at the courthouse in Clay Center. The group from Edgar addressed the board during the public input portion of the meeting.

Clay County Sheriff Jeff Franklin, one of his deputies, Clay County Attorney Jennifer Fleischer, and Clay County Roads Superintendent Tom Roemmich Jr., were also in attendance.

“I pay taxes and have a beautiful house that I pay taxes on and live by this trash,” Sue Hofstetter of Edgar said, “and I’m scared.”

Complaints were leveled against a certain person with possible mental health issues. Clay County News is not identifying this person by name at this time.

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Pulling for Marlyn

Pulling for Marlyn

Glenvil was busy Saturday morning with the Marlyn Fike Memorial Tractor Pull. Several pullers came out to participate in the event, including Marlyn’s son, Dennis, pictured here, who started the ceremonial pull July 1. MELISSA WHITEFOOT | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Pulling for Marlyn

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Groundwork underway at CPI’s future grain site

Groundwork underway at CPI’s future grain site

Groundwork on the future CPI grain site is in the works, with crews from Mason Construction Co. moving dirt to make way for the first phase, which includes developing two ground bunkers and a three-million-bushel grain building with 18-foot walls and an arched canopy ceiling. The site is located on the west side of Highway 14 north. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Groundwork underway at CPI’s future grain site

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Seeking men to volunteer with abused children

Clay County’s abused children are in need of positive male role models.

So reported RuAnn Root, executive director of the Hastings-based CASA of South Central Nebraska, during the County Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting on June 27, at the courthouse in Clay Center.

CASA, an acronym for Court-Appointed Special Advocate, trains community- based volunteers to speak on behalf of abused children who have been removed from parental care by Child Protective Services.

“We’re looking at, are their needs being met as they’re going through the juvenile justice system?” Root said, adding that the goal of CASA is to advocate for a child’s quick move to a safe, permanent home.

CASA of South Central Nebraska oversees court-appointed volunteers in Clay, Adams, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Webster, and Franklin Counties.

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Minute Milkers celebrating 75 years as 4-H club

Minute Milkers celebrating 75 years as 4-H club

Minute Milkers club members ride in the 2018 Clay Center Fourth of July parade. CCN FILE PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Oftentimes when you see a member of the 4-H Minute Milkers Club, they’re doing a project or showing an animal at the fair.

Minute Milkers was founded in February 1948, making 2023 their 75th year as a club.

The club is made up of members from various towns in southern Clay County, including Fairfield, Deweese, Edgar, Glenvil, and Clay Center.

Together, the kids and their leaders work together to complete projects, attend and ride in parades, and compete at the Clay County Fair.

Originally, the club focused only on dairy, but as the years moved on it branched out to involve a variety or projects and events, including gardening, foods, beef, clothing, swine, sheep, rabbits, poultry, horses, dogs, cats, crops, rockets, home environment, and photography.

Community projects are a big part of Minute Milkers, with club members setting goals each year to complete various projects.

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Work on CO2 pipeline cross-crossing county to begin this fall

Work on CO2 pipeline cross-crossing county to begin this fall

Construction work to convert a natural gas pipeline to carry carbon dioxide instead is on target to begin this fall.

Scott Prestidge, local public affairs manager of Tallgrass Energy, updated the Clay County Board of Supervisors on a Clay County pipeline conversion project during the board’s regular meeting on June 27, at the courthouse in Clay Center.

Headquartered in Leawood, KS, he reported that Tallgrass owns more than 10,000 miles of pipeline underlying 14 states including 3,000 miles in Nebraska. Stretching from Beatrice to Cheyenne, WY, is a 392-mile Trailblazer pipeline of eastbound natural gas.

After Tallgrass’s conversion project is completed, the 42-inch-diameter Trailblazer pipeline will instead carry carbon dioxide from various companies—such as the Hastings ethanol plant— for carbon sequestration in the Rocky Mountains. This pipeline is among the first of its kind.

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Country Days & American Ways

Clay County’s annual fair is set for July 12-15, in Clay Center, focused on the theme “Country Days & American Ways.”

Those wanting to enter the 4-H/Open Class Exhibits can do so from 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, and from 8-10 a.m., Wednesday, July 12.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 The first show to kick off the fair is the rabbit show at 11 a.m., followed by the poultry show at 2 p.m.

The bucket calf show starts at 5:30 p.m., with the extreme bull riding event starting at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 13 The swine show begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the open class/4-H horse show at noon.

The rainbow classic pet show starts at 5:30 p.m. Beginning at 6 p.m. is family fun night and the Rock It inflatables, until 10 p.m.

The kid’s tractor pull will begin at 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 14

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Parading down Saunders Ave.

Parading down Saunders Ave.

As commonly seen during the Dugout Days parade, the flag led the line up, much as it did Saturday, June 24. Leading the line were, from left: Brandon Scheidemann, Father Michael Zimmer, Chris Sterns, and Kevin George. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

As commonly seen during the Dugout Days parade, the flag led the line up, much as it did Saturday, June 24. Leading the line were, from left: Brandon Scheidemann, Father Michael Zimmer, Chris Sterns, and Kevin George.

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Fourth of July Celebration is Tuesday in Clay Center

Themed “2023, Clay Center’s History,” the annual Fourth of July Celebration will kick off Tuesday morning with a breakfast on the square.

From 7-10 a.m., palomino coffee, Mo-Ka’s Kitchen, P&D Foods and More will be served.

Then, starting at 10:30 a.m., the parade will begin. Sign-up starts at 9 a.m., at Dahlsten Trucking trailer lot on Highway 14. Pre-register with the Clay Center Community Club at cclub@clay-center. net or at Serendipity, 402-762-3065.

This year’s grand marshal is John Stark; also during the parade, the Legion Auxiliary will be selling poppy flowers, cinnamon rolls, and handing out balloons, while the Lions Club will have popcorn, water, and tea.

Party at the Park starts at noon with a flag raising by the American Legion Color Guard and the National Anthem sung by Dixie Schliep; the meal will be served at 12:30 p.m.

The barbecue lunch costs $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and under.

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Shaw receives Quilt of Valor

Shaw receives Quilt of Valor

Veteran Robert “Bob” Shaw received a Quilt of Valor during the EdgarFest parade Saturday, June 24. Shaw rode in the parade alongside his son, Kurt, and Edgar Legion Commander Troy Anderson. The quilt was made by Pat Skinner of Edgar. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Veteran Robert “Bob” Shaw received a Quilt of Valor during the EdgarFest parade Saturday, June 24. Shaw rode in the parade alongside his son, Kurt, and Edgar Legion Commander Troy Anderson. The quilt was made by Pat Skinner of Edgar.

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