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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

Members of Glenvil, Edgar, Clay Center and Sutton’s first responder teams were part of a group of about 60 first responders who participated in a Multi-Casuality Incident Training (MCI) Saturday at Central Community College in Hastings.

An MCI is where there are more patients than responders to treat individuals. The exercise was a realistic traffic accident that emergency crews could respond to.

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46-year-old mother apprehended east of Friend June 7

BY TORY DUNCAN

A Colorado woman led the Nebraska State Patrol on what turned out to be a near 30-mile high speed pursuit along Highway 6, running through Clay and Fillmore Counties before officers of the Friend Police Department used a tire deflation device to slow down the vehicle, allowing the state patrol to apprehend 46-year-old Donetta Phipps of the Thorton,  CO, area. Thorton is a suburb of Denver, located in the northeast area of the Denver Metropolitan area.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

On Tuesday, June 12, Aubrey C. Trail, 51, and Bailey M. Boswell, 24, were charged in Saline County Court with First Degree Murder (Class I or Class IA Felony) and Improper Disposal of Human Skeletal Remains (Class IV Felony) in the death of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe.

Court records released by authorities Tuesday morning stated that on or about Nov. 15 and/or Nov. 16, 2017, Trail strangled Loofe to death with an extension cord. An autopsy performed on Dec. 7, 2017, showed “the cause of death is homicidal violence including strangulation.” With the help of Boswell, he then dismembered Loofe’s body and disposed of her in rural Clay County.

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Wayne Peshek, left, and Lyle Karnatz, explain the importance of being careful when casting and reeling in a line while fishing. The three 4-H attendees, Nathan Griess and Emily and Rachel Brhel, listened to Peshek and Karnatz as they explained fishing safety measures, rules and guidelines by the state, how to cast a line, and how to tie certain knots during the fishing workshop Saturday, June 9.

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During a jury trial May 22-23, one man was found guilty for the distribution of methamphetamine in Sutton.

Eugene Cosey of Hastings was found guilty on Wednesday, May 23, in district court, according to Clay County Attorney Ted Griess.

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SPS honored by Nebraska Department of Education during Career Education Conference in Kearney

BY TORY DUNCAN

Educators from all over the State of Nebraska filled the Younes Conference Center this week for the annual Nebraska Department of Education’s Career Education Conference, held June 4-7.

The conference theme, “Prepared Student. Great Futures,” was fitting for Sutton educators, as the Sutton Career and Technical Education program was honored as the top secondary CTE program in the State of Nebraska, while Brandy Thompson, secondary principal at SPS, was honored by her peers in the education field as the outstanding principal, during the awards ceremony Tuesday afternoon.

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Monday morning through the early afternoon, members of the Bread Box, Sutton’s Food Pantry, accepted donations during the Can Care-A-Van program. ABOVE: 10-11 Anchorman Brad Anderson talks to Carson Mau, far right, and Sallie Barbie, two members who have helped with the event for the past few years. RIGHT: Nick Schaefer weighs bags of food that were dropped off as a donation.

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ABOVE: Don Nelson stands next to other members of the Clay Center American Legion during the gun salute at the Memorial Day service Monday. LEFT: Jim Jones Sr addresses the audience during the Sutton Memorial Day service at the Sutton Cemetery. TOP: Audience members salute and hold their hands over their hearts during the playing of “Taps,” at the Harvard Memorial Day service.

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