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- USD-379 Board closes Longford with 4-3 vote
The school board made closing Longford at the end of the 2008-09 school year after summer school official with a resolution passed 4-3 Monday night.
- Local nursing homes rated high by Medicare
What makes Medicalodge a highly-rated nursing home are the activities. Medicare gave the 49-bed nursing home in Clay Center and another in Clifton high marks in its five-star rating system.
- Chamber sees "new chapter" in 2009
The year 2009 will be a "new chapter" in the history of the Clay Center Area Chamber of Commerce, according to the newly-elected chairman of the organization.
- Longford takes third governor's award
This week Superintendent Mike Folks presented Longford Elementary with the Governor's Award the third year in the row.
- Board balks at 6th grade drug testing
Sport Safe will be the vendor to provide random drug testing, as approved by the school board Monday, but the policy itself is still in question.
- Courthouse 8-21
Courthouse 8-21 Last Updated: August 21, 2008 District Court CIVIL Filed: William Wilson seeks a judgment of $2,015.07 plus costs and fees from Martin Garcia, Channelview, Texas.
- Tourism efforts survive, grow here
Interest in small towns is growing and business and events that cater to that interest are growing every year, Meg Perry, president of the Clay County Travel and Tourism committee told those gathered for the ...
- Bird, cellphone cause accidents
Over $1,000 damage was reported on Friday at 8:50 a.m. at 4th and Navajo Road. Crystal Hammond, Longford was traveling northbound on Navajo Road in her 2007 Chevy when she swerved to miss a bird.
- USD-379 to toughen, clarify drug rules
Toughening up USD-379's penalties for violation of the district's rules on drugs, alcohol and tobacco proved tougher than anticipated for the board of education last night so discussion of the issue was ...
- Kansas Wheat Harvest Report: Harvest Mostly Complete, Muddy Fields Hinder Progress
Kansas Wheat Harvest Report-This is day 14 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat.
- Golden grain
Kernels of wheat pile up in the bed of a grain truck Monday afternoon, June 23, 2008 as the Gans family harvests their crop east of Bennington, Kan.
- New Cambria family has combines in high gear
Grain trucks kicked up dust as they lumbered through the countryside Monday afternoon, trying to keep up with combines whirring at high speed through fields of ripe wheat.
- School district approves salary hikes
The USD-379 Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of a series of salary increases for personnel.
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City DescriptionLongford is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census.
Longford is located at 39°10′17″N 97°19′43″W / 39.17139, -97.32861 (39.171527, -97.328512).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 94 people, 41 households, and 25 families residing in the city. The population density was 619.8 people per square mile (242.0/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 356.1/sq mi (139.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.81% White, 2.13% African American, and 1.06% from two or more races.
There were 41 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:- 0.517997622067 km squared
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