2025
YEAR
in
REVIEW
January - June
honorable mentions:
January
| Sutton School Board hires Jason Cline as superintendent • Ivan Fintel retires from Clay County Supervisors after 18 years • Scott Brunelle receives Quilt of Valor
February
| Harvard Foundation donates $10K to Harvard Ambulance • Mike Thompson and Bruce Domeier were posthumously honored by the Rainwater Basin Pheasants Forever Chapter • Rowan Jarosik is wrestling state champion
March
| HPS adds hydroponics tower to science class • Clay Center EMS receives new ambulance • Five students head to state speech
honorable mentions: April
| David Wangila joins Clay County Extension • Sandy Creek's eSports Rocket League Team is state champion • Haley Gimple and Guadalupe Gabriel-Gomez named state journalism champs
May
| SHDHD Board of Health recognizes, thanks local EMS • Four Sandy Creek athletes were named state track champions
June
| Jadyn Friesen places fourth at state golf • The Pony Express re-ride comes through Oak • Myles Smith qualifies to play in Optimist International Junior Golf Championships in Miami, FL.
April | Raeha Jensen is the first-ever Harvard SkillsUSA national qualifier.
May | Jerry Lobeda and Ray Arnold, WWII veterans, were honored by the governor.
February | After four years of planning, George's 66 remodel comes to life.
March | Major winter storm shuts down area, knocks out power.
June | Harvard's John Henry Allbee was posthumously honored for his efforts during the Civil War.
