Financially, at least for this meeting, things are looking up for Clinton Regional Hospital, based on Wednesday’s report to the Clinton Hospital Authority.

Wesley Javorsky, left, as Jimmy Ray and Blair Barnett Green as Alice Murphy perform together during the Southwest Playhouse’s production of “Bright Star” Wednesday evening. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

“Bright Star” shines brilliantly at the Southwest Playhouse this season, as an immersive, musical, emotional journey centered in the 1920s and ’40s American South. In many ways, the production timelessly celebrates love and loss, the ways things change, and the ways in which they stay the same.

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- Ward 3 Clinton City Council Results

- Arapaho-Butler School Bond Results

- Adams set for Ward 3; A-B vote passes

- Chamber hosting ‘Final Lap’ event

- A-B Pre-K Play Nights established

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The Clinton Route 66 Festival and Car Show are starting Saturday, with plans of art and entertainment being in no short supply for the day’s events.

Erin Adams

Tuesday night’s election resulted in a chosen candidate to represent Ward 3 on the Clinton City Council and the passage of a bond for the Arapaho-Butler School District, which will allow for the construction of a new agriculture building.

Suzie Reece teaches a group of students about dairy cows in a mobile dairy classroom during the Custer County Free Fair. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

This year’s Custer County Free Fair had its fair share of friendly competition, with both the Tractor Driving Contest and the Farm Hand Olympics having several groups and competitors. Here are the results from those events.

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