The Sutton City Council approved a change order that utlimately brings gas service utilities to be installed in the ongoing Schwab housing development in southeast Sutton.The $26,446 change order... + continue reading
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Week two action for the Sutton Fillies track and field team earned the Sutton girls a total of eight medals and 32 team points as the Fillies wrapped up the Thayer Central Invitational in eighth place.Fairbury outscored Cross County 102-80 for the team title, with Tri County taking third overall with 73 points.Junior Madylinn Bautista collected a... + continue reading
A single email sent in early March disrupted the lives of 116 Lincoln-area families. The Dimensions child care center at First-Plymouth Church will close for good May 23, the email said.The initial response to that announcement: panic. Parents scrambled for alternative care. The center’s 27 teachers feared for their jobs.“That instant shock was... + continue reading
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The National Weather Service office out of Hastings announced late last week that February, 2024 was the third-warmest February on record in the Tri Cities region of Central and South Central Nebraska, making if the warmest month of February in 70 years, since 1954.Only February, 1954, and February, 1930, were warmer then this past month, as in... + continue reading
Nebraska Tourism is excited to announce the stops included in the 2024 Nebraska Passport program. The Passport inspires Nebraskans and tourists to travel throughout the state collecting stamps to earn prizes while also supporting Nebraska’s tourism destinations and local businesses.The Nebraska Passport program is entering its 15th year.“Reaching... + continue reading
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The City of Sutton’s new housing development project, known as the “Schwab Development” continues to take shape in southeast Sutton, as the creation of water, sewer and other inputs that are going into the development continue to shape the ground. Work being completed by Sutton’s own Van Kirk Bros. Contracting, is helping to shape the project for... + continue reading
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,Sandy Creek junior Ethan Shaw ran away with the 110-meter high hurdle title during the Sandy Creek Invite, Tuesday April 2. Shaw won ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Sandy Creek freshman Wes Biltoft sailed to a fifth-place finish in the high jump with Biltoft clearing the bar at 5’ 8” to add two team points to the Cougars’ final total of 54 points to place fourth as a team at the Cougars home invite, April 2. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Sandy Creek hosted their annual home invite Tuesday, April 2, and would come in fourth place with 54 total team points falling behind third Hastings St. Ceclia with 99 points, second Doniphan-... + continue reading
Week three award winners for the Sutton trap team includes from the left: Elsa Andersen, Laurel Moore, Aniston Jasnoch, and Ingelise Andersen.
,Sandy Creek junior Ethan Shaw ran away with the 110-meter high hurdle title during the Sandy Creek Invite, Tuesday April 2. Shaw won ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Sandy Creek freshman Wes Biltoft sailed to a fifth-place finish in the high jump with Biltoft clearing the bar at 5’ 8” to add two team points to the Cougars’ final total of 54 points to place fourth as a team at the Cougars home invite, April 2. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
,Senior Reagan Robinson cashed in for third-place in the final standings of the 800-meter run with her time of 2:37.88 to score six of the Fillies’ 28 team points in action at the Thayer Central Invitational, Thursday, March 28, in Hebron. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Sutton freshman Katie Baldwin earned a fifth-place finish for the Fillies in the 200-meter dash with her time of 29.26 seconds at the March 28 Thayer Central Invitational. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
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Competitors, well they compete, and in some cases, they are so good at what they do, while competing that they become an “idol” to many, no matter what they do for a living, a sport, or in life in... + continue reading
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The agricultural workforce is shrinking, and has been for some time. The American Farm Bureau Federation estimates there are roughly 2.4 million farm jobs that need to be filled annually, but there... + continue reading
