A welcome sign stands at a road leading into Clay Center. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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A welcome sign stands at a road leading into Clay Center. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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A speed limit sign indicates the decrease in speed when entering Clay Center, KS. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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A speed limit sign indicates the decrease in speed when entering Clay Center, KS. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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A speed limit sign indicates the decrease in speed when entering Clay Center, KS. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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Clay County government office

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Early evening on the corner of court and fifth street. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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Speed limit sign on Court St. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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Stop light on the corner of 4th street and Poyntz Ave. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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Stop light on the corner of 4th street and Poyntz Ave. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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Speed limit sign on 3rd street in Manhattan, KS. (Madeline Emerson | Collegian Media Group)

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