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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

It’s been more than 100 years since the AAA Revival Glidden Tour roamed through the streets of Nebraska, but on Wednesday, Sept. 20, that all changed.

One hundred and twenty- five antique cars made their way into Clay Center, causing double-looks as they veered toward the fairgrounds, and pulled in quite a bit of visitors from the local area.

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Clay Center City Council approves 21 percent decrease in mill levy

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

After several years of higher levy rates, with the 2016-17 levy being set at .95 per $100 assessed valuation, the Clay Center City Council voted to decrease the 2017-18 levy to .75, a drop of 21 percent during its Sept. 19 meeting.

Mayor L. Wayne Johnson said, “This levy decrease comes from several years building the restricted funds budget and not using it...We’ve also taken a hard line on a fiscal conservative approach to planning and spending.”

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

When you walk into The Pork Place at Husker Harvest Days, there’s a lot of hustle and bustle; however, for the Sutton Christian School staff and students, as well as the many volunteers, it’s not all work and no play.

Laughter is being shared throughout the building, conversations are filling the air above their heads, and lines of customers are being met with smiles and cheery hellos.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Playground equipment, ordinances, and resolutions served as the base for the monthly Edgar Council meeting Sept. 12.

In a 4-0 vote of approval, members passed Ordinance #500 for the annual appropriation bill, which approves and adopts the 2017-18 budget, as well as Resolution #09-2017, which sets the property tax request for the 2017-18 budget.

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Mario Chacon sprays Jazmin Chavez with some colorful powder as she finishes the Harvard Rest Haven Color5K/one mile run/ walk on Saturday, Sept. 16. 

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BY TORY DUNCAN

Sutton City Council members took the final steps during their September meeting Monday night at city hall, to endorse a reduction in the City of Sutton’s mill levy taken from property owners in the city limits, by trimming the levy by just over 20 percent.

The levy, which had been maxed out at 1.03, as to what the City of Sutton could ask for, will see a drop to approximately 0.83. That reduction marks the first levy change in the mill levy since the 2009- 10 budget year.

“The council’s reasoning for endorsing the budget that allows this reduction comes from wearing the hat … of leading a fiscally responsible government,” said City Administrator Jeff Hofaker.

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Clay Center grad Kristy Hajny shares reality of Montana fires

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Think of thick, early morning fog, the kind of fog that keeps a person from seeing more than maybe a half a mile ahead of them.

That’s how Kristy Hajny, a Clay Center native and wildland firefighter, describes the smoke currently overtaking Montana and the surrounding states, only this time, the “fog” doesn’t go away by the afternoon.

“The air quality is as bad as they say it is,” she said. “It’s so thick and exceeds any EPA regulations...Missoula and Seely Lake are some of the worst places.”

As wildfires ravage across northwestern states, Hajny and her 10-person crew—Abajo Wildland Fire Module— have taken to helping fight back wherever they’re needed. This time, the crew geared up for the Liberty Fire burning between Missoula and Seeley Lake, in Montana.

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Darrel Beck and his family are well known throughout Edgar. Their leadership roles, as well as involvement in their community earned them grand marshal at this year’s Old Trusty parades Saturday and Sunday.

Born and raised in Edgar, Darrel graduated from Edgar High School in 1960 and then attended Milford for two years to study farm diesel.

It was in 1963 that he started working for Ed Bussell at the Massey Ferguson Farm Equipment. Shortly after, in June 1963, he married Carol, where they were blessed with three sons—Kevin, David, and Craig. Today, they have three daughtersin- law, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

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Suttonite Kevin George aiding Nebraska National Guard efforts in aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

BY TORY DUNCAN

Both during and in the aftermath of what was Hurricane Harvey, which lambasted much of the Gulf of Mexico  coast line in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana, help was abundant for the millions of people affected by what is being called one of the biggest natural disasters to hit the continental United States.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

Congressman Adrian Smith visited Sandy Creek Thursday to learn about the new changes happening at the school and the success the school found with the Nebraska Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) program.

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