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There has been little public feedback to the Clay County Board of Supervisors about a proposed solar project in the Spring Ranch area.

APEX Clean Energy, headquartered in Virginia, has proposed a 305-megawatt solar farm to be placed on approximately 3,000 acres in the southwest corner of Clay County. Board member James Pavelka, of Glenvil, described the location of the proposed project as Road D, running west along the 345,000-volt Pauline-Moore transmission line, up to about Road 304.

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Hands-on learning has a new meaning at Harvard Public School, after the implementation of zSpace.

zSpace takes a subject and brings it right into the hands of a student. Take for instance the heart; students can remove layers to see inside the heart, at the ventricles and vessels.

Learning about the bones and cartilage, students can zoom in on cartilage on bones and learn about the connecting parts of the human skeletal structure.

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Harvard, Sandy Creek, and Sutton One Acts competed at their respective conference meets, with Harvard hosting TVC and Sandy Creek and Sutton heading south to Wilber for SNC, Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Performing “Willy Wonka,” Harvard earned third place, with seven students earning honorable mentions for their acting. Students included Ryan Harms, Phoenix Sadd, Maizie Boyd, Morgan Juranek, Paisley Longoria, Delainey Gaughen, Kinzee Derr, and Ashley Nierman.

In Wilber, SC earned seventh place, performing “The Entire American Revolution (In 40 Minutes or Less!). Four students earned honorable mentions, including Jordan Heinz, Kristen Rohrer, Lillie Cox, and Jakob McCann.

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During the Nebraska Healthcare Associations Convention in September, Harvard Rest Haven’s Administrator Ruth Sands-Jerke was honored with the Administrator of the Year award.

“I was a little surprised, a little shocked, but very humbled and grateful to be nominated,” Sands-Jerke said.

She added that the best part of the award was knowing members of her staff felt she was a good candidate and felt she deserved such an award.

Two Harvard Rest Haven staff members nominated her for the award.

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ABOVE: Harvard’s team celebrates after winning the NSAA Six-Man State Championship game Friday, Nov. 22, against McCool Junction, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Cardinals earned the win, 50-33. BELOW: The Sutton Mustangs gather for a team huddle after receiving their medals for the runner-up spot at the NSAA Class C2 State Championship battle between the Mustangs and the Oakland-Craig Knights. 

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Harvest may be done, but the careful interplay of the commodity grain markets is still very much at work.

Among those behind the scenes, striving to keep the global demand strong for U.S. corn, is a farmer from Edgar.

“If you’re not a member of commodity organizations, you need to be,” said John Greer, who is in his fifth year on the Nebraska Corn Board. “You can’t take your family to McDonald’s for what it costs to join these organizations. They’re our voice. The organizations really do help promote the products that we raise.”

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