September 2025

The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library.

The schedule for the 2025 Clay County Fair has been set. This year’s fair will kick-off with the usual pageants on Saturday, Sept. 6. All of the pageants will be held in the Clay County Fair Grounds Commercial Building. There will be no pre-registration this year. Registration will be held 30 minutes prior to each scheduled event and entry fee for all pageants is $30.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Department recently reported at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, a Clay County Deputy was traveling east on U.S. 67 in Corning, when a vehicle pulled out of the Casey’s parking lot in front of the deputy. The deputy observed the driver appeared to be nervous and was constantly watching him in the rearview mirror. A check was run on the license plate which did not match the vehicle. The deputy attempted to make a traffic stop but the driver of the vehicle did not stop until West Elm Street in Corning. When the deputy came in contact with the driver, Cory Lawrence Poole, 35, of Fisk, Missouri, Poole was unable to prove any information about the vehicle. After running a check on the vehicle using the vehicle identification number, the vehicle came back stole out of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The deputy conducted a search of the vehicle where Poole’s driver’s license and personal information was found. Also found was paperwork belonging to the owner of the vehicle. Poole was taken into custody and transported to the Clay County Detention Center where he was booked on the charges of theft by receiving, less than $25,000 but greater than $5,000, identity theft/financial fraud and fictitious tags. Poole also faces charges in Poplar Bluff.