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  • Joined: December 14, 2022
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Welcome to Clayton Country

Powell Foulk Clayton descended from English Quaker settlers who followed William Penn to America. Powell’s father John Clayton was a Pennsylvania orchard keeper and carpenter. His mother Ann Clark Clayton was the daughter of a loyal British Army officer. Powell was born on August 7,1833 and enjoyed a peaceful childhood playing among the abundant apple, cherry and peach trees in his father’s orchard with his three brothers, Thomas, William and John. Powell attended the Partridge Military Academy in Bristol, Pennsylvania and studied civil engineering in Wilmington, Delaware, instilling skills and discipline that he would rely on for his entire life. Clayton ventured into adult life at the age of 22 by moving to Leavenworth, Kansas in 1855 to work his trade as a surveyor. The Kansas territory had been opened to non-native settlement in 1854 and many booming towns such as Leavenworth sprang to life along the Missouri River. Clayton’s surveying work in Leavenworth was so satisfactory that he was elected City Engineer and was responsible for surveying all city streets, building bridges and sidewalks, and erecting lamp posts. Clayton spent his 6 years in Leavenworth residing at the Mansion House, a large hotel popular with free state settlers opposed to slavery.

PD makes felony fleeing, underage DUI arrest

On Friday, June 28. 2024 officers with the Corning Police Department attempted to stop a speeding vehicle that was passing in the turning lane on West Main Street. Upon activating the lights and sirens, the vehicle accelerated and fled from the officers. After going down several city streets the officers were finally able to stop the vehicle. Officers took into custody 19-year-old Connor Ross of Ravenden Springs. Mr. Ross was charged with § 5-54-125 Felony Fleeing, § 5-65-303. Driving Under the Influence While Underage, § 2751-307 Improper Passing, § 27-51-601 Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign, and Hazardous Driving City Ordinance. On July 1, 2024, District Judge Dan Stidham set bond at $15,000 any form. Mr. Ross is being held at the Clay County Detention Center.

State Capitol Week in Review

From LITTLE ROCK – The state Attorney General has sued two pharmacy benefit managers, alleging that they contributed to the dramatic rise in the abuse of painkillers that has ravaged Arkansas. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are companies that act as the middleman in transactions between wholesale manufacturers and the people who pay for prescription drugs, such as drug store chains, health insurance companies and government health care agencies.

Jeremy Wooldridge

House of Representatives State of Arkansas District 1 This week, the Joint Performance Review Committee received testimony from state and county election officials about the use of paper ballots and voting machines. The 94th General Assembly has been diligently working to pass legislation that ensures the security of our elections.

KHS Class of 1974 holds 50th Reunion

On Tuesday, May 7, 1974, 26 seniors received diplomas from Knobel High School and became KHS graduates. On Friday, June 21, 2024,15 alumni of the Class of ’74 attended their 50th class reunion at the Knobel Community Center to reminisce and catch up on each other’s lives. Mary Fay Davidson Shriver, who moved to Corning after the 6th grade in 1968 also attended the reunion.