Rodeo grounds to receive upgrade

When the 2021 version of Clearwater's Big Rodeo occurs next June, attendees will notice yet another improvement on rodeo grounds.

Last week, a group of Clearwater Chamber of Commerce volunteers traveled to David City, where they tore apart a set of aluminum bleachers and hauled the individual pieces to Clearwater, where they will be reassembled for the 2021 event.

Monday, a set of bleachers on the north side of Gene Snondgrass Arena were towed to a field north of the arena.

The aluminum bleachers will replace the wooden set, which have been in place since approximately 1978.

In the past five y...