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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON & MELISSA WHITEFOOT

A packed house fueled this year’s Fairfield Fire and Rescue Banquet Saturday, with the annual pancake and pork sandwich feeds serving hundreds of people from all over Clay County.

Along with the feed, health fair panel, and raffle, there was the annual auction, which brought in some big ticket items such as a football signed by 20 Heisman winners, which raised more than $3,000 toward the Fairfield department.

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Sutton’s annual Showcase, which is hosted in the Sutton Public School Gym, had fun for all ages. While the adults shopped and talked, as seen in the top photo, kids, such as Cadence Swim, left, and Myles Smith, were able to practice their corn husking and get a balloon.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

Sutton’s Larry T. Nuss traveled with a group of 12 to Orange and Vidor, TX, for a mission trip to help those affect by the hurricane in August.

“I usually go to Louisiana every year for a mission trip and when that group wasn’t going this year, I still wanted to go on a trip, so I was put in connection with this group,” Nuss said.

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Search process begins for new superintendent for South Central Unified

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Community feedback on the search for a new superintendent for South Central Unified began Thursday, Feb. 15, with Mike Lucas, consultant for McPherson & Jacobson and superintendent at York Public School.

Lucas said as of Feb. 15 three applicants have been submitted for the position. He added that the average number of applications for a superintendent position in Nebraska is 12, but he’s expecting more due to the uniqueness of South Central.

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Paul Dale attempts to get the lowest score possible from this hole set up at Wit’s End, during the annual Redneck Golf Tournament in Deweese. The golf tournament, as in years past, raised funds for Relay For Life.

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BY TORY DUNCAN

Sutton’s Career Technology Education model took center stage at a Career field Collaboration Day, Feb. 14 at the ESU-10 offices in Kearney.

The Sutton team that leads the Career Pathways program includes High School Principal Brandy Thompson and Counselor Sharon Zoucha, along with educators Steve Ramer, Nancy Schlautman, Jesse Bower and Zach Parrish. Parrish and Thompson led two 55 minute sessions related to the pathways program at Sutton, as well as, the process in which SPS received a reVISION Grant from the Nebraska Department of Education, along with the Nebraska Departments of Labor and Economic Development.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

The South Central Nebraska Unified Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Randall Gilson effective June 29, 2018.

 Amid jokes of changing the date to 2019, the board unanimously accepted the resignation letter.

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Members of the United States Air Force Heartland of America Offutt Brass Band performed a number of brass ensembles in Edgar Monday, including classical selections, patriotic favorites, jazz and popular music, new compositions, and distinctive arrangements.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

With 29 years of teaching kids archery and gun safety under their belts, David Woods and Wayne Peshek are still enjoying seeing the kids accomplish new goals during the six weeks of Marksman Club as part of the County’s 4-H program.

“Seeing the satisfaction on the kids’ face is what does it for me,” Peshek said. “Seeing the kids smile when they come off the line is what gives me the satisfaction to keep this going.”

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

In two special meetings Jan. 30 and 31, the Harvard City Council accepted two resignations and voted in two new council members.

On Jan. 30, council members approved the resignation of council member Mike Lambert, for Ward 1, while on Jan. 31, the council accepted the resignation of Mayor Michael Boyd.

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