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🌱 What county decisions will impact Clay Center services this year?
Greetings Clay Center! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What county decisions will impact Clay Center services this year?
- See how Clay Center business pens ended up in a 50,000-piece trove
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 36 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 65, low: 34.
- Sunday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Clay County Commissioners Approve Radio Purchase, Contracts, and Funding in Regular Meeting (kclyradio.com) — County commissioners approved financing for new 800 MHz radios and other public safety upgrades that will affect services in Clay Center and across Clay County. They also handled road and bridge work, a Clay Center property lease termination, health and EMS updates, and boosted funding for the local animal shelter and other county offices. 
• Avid Collector Lands Thousands of Writing Utensils, Shares KS Finds (kclyradio.com) — A Nebraska collector has amassed some 50,000 pens and pencils, including many advertising pieces from Clay Center businesses that he carefully catalogs by state and county. His decades-long hobby began with a family collection and grew through trades, auctions, and estate sales, turning duplicates into creative displays like a pen-crafted U.S. flag and pencil log cabin.
📸 Around Clay Center
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Upcoming Events in
Clay Center
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★ Featured events ★
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Library Board Meeting
Clifton Public Library, 104 E Parallel St, Clifton
5:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Other local events
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WHS STATE POWERLIFTING
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432 -
WHS Spring Play
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
2:30 pm -
CCCHS- JV B Glf vs. Republic Co. @ Belleville
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
11:00 am -
CCCHS-JV SFB @ Abilene
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
4:30 pm -
CCCHS- JV B Glf vs. Abilene @ Stagg-Manhattan
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
10:00 am -
CCCHS- V B Glf vs. Nemaha Central @ Seneca
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
1:00 pm -
CCCHS- V B TN @ Abilene
Clay Center USD 379 Clay Center, KS 67432
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Library Storytime
Clifton Public Library , 104 E Parallel St , Clifton
10:30 am -
Legacy of Faith: A Spiritual Retreat for Grandparent Couples – Randolph, Kansas
Blue Vista , 8399 Secrest Rd , Randolph
6:00 pm -
Early Eagle Storytime
Clifton Public Library , 104 E Parallel St , Clifton
10:30 am -
Basic Survival and Bushcraft
Blackthorn-USA , 16010 Tuttle Creek Blvd Ste. 2 , Randolph
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Friday April 24
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Clay Center. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Clay Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clay Center here.
🗞 Nearby News
Junction City
- Law Enforcement Summer Camp (jcpost.com)
- Geary County Rural Fire Department: Tuesday Fire burns over 1,300 Acres (jcpost.com)
Abilene
- 'School of Rock,' 'Radium Girls,' Soulja Boy concert and more (themercury.com)
- Community Foundation makes distributions (littleapplepost.com)
- Area religion news for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (themercury.com)
Ok Clay Center! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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