Blake Allen, left, and Cody Nelson repair and replace wooden pieces of the pl

Making winning moves

In his final year as a member of the Clinton Reds baseball program, senior catcher Vince Jones is focused on leaving the program in a better place before he graduates this year.

School asks so much of students, so when the effort is shown, the Clinton Public School Foundation wants to give back. Also it gives the students a chance to walk away with cold, hard cash.

Soon Clinton will officially have one less grocery store, as United Supermarkets, located on S. 10th Street, will be closing after decades of service.

With a wildfire located 3.5 miles south of Butler and all indications the blaze was apparently headed straight for the town of an estimated 200 people, Custer County Emergency Management Director Hardy Sperle knew he had to make the necessary call Wednesday afternoon.