Anita Kersey

CLINTON — City officials unanimously passed a plan to apply for a federal Community Development Block Grant to replace roads that have served several neighborhoods for the past 40 years, Assistant City Manager Lynn Vinzant said.

At a recent council meeting, Vinzant recommended the city apply for a two-year $300,000 grant that would be paid to the city over two years at $150,000 each year.

“The processing and application season for the 2012 CDBG is upon us and the first meeting to begin the process was April 6. We should know by about the end of July whether we got the grant; and if so, work could start this year,” Vinzant said. “Some of these roads are as old as the subdivision, and we have been patching them as we go along. However, the time has come that these roads need to be replaced.”

CLINTON — Thanks to constant vigilance and monitoring, water contamination — the result of years of improper disposal of chemicals from Hill Air Force Base — is slowly being done away with, says a representative from Hill.

CLINTON -- Already looking ahead to the year 2018, the city has applied for federal funds to improve a one-mile stretch of 3000 West from 1300 North to 2300 North.

HOOPER -- January ushers in a new beginning for the city, which now has a new form of government, a new mayor and two new council members.

ROY -- For Neil and Haley Kraaima, the greatest gift this Christmas season is the continued good health of their three children. They have learned the true meaning of love, hope and charity.

"Our family is unique in the sense that we have three children, all born with a different life-threatening disease, and yet we all have survived, grown stronger and become more committed to help others through similar situations," says Haley Kraaima.

HOOPER -- Raising a child with disabilities is a challenge to any parents. Adopting children with disabilities is another matter altogether, but one couple knew it was something they were just meant to do.

Steve and Anita Ure had talked about adopting children even before they were married. They had seen children being airlifted out of Vietnam in the 1970s and vowed to someday adopt.