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September started out with consistent rainfall, resulting in flash flood warnings and watches and flood warnings. Clay County experienced its highest rainfall on Sept. 2, with 2.45 inches; 1.60 and 1.47 inches fell on Sept. 1 and 3, respectively, according to NeRain reports.

The excessive rainfall placed Clay in a flash flood watch. Various areas around the county showed signs of the excess rainfall, including flooding in ditches, fields, and the extreme rising of the Little Blue River, which runs through the southern part of the county.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Taking the shape of a semi, the Simulation in Motion-Nebraska is much more than it appears from the outside.

Equipped with an emergency- room set up in the front and an ambulance-like area in the back, the SIM acts as a training tool for new and veteran EMTs.

Thursday, Aug. 22, some Edgar EMTs used the SIM to increase their knowledge and how to best treat a patient under intense situations.

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Fairfield’s Fire Department took time Saturday morning to burn down a dilapidated house in Fairfield. Here, some of the firefighters sit and keep a close eye on the house as flames engulf it.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

The Clay County District Court cases of Austin A. Petr, suspected in a cattle theft case, and Donetta M. Phipps of Colorado, who is charged with three felonies, are both still ongoing, while the case of Eugene T. Cosey, who has been charged with the Delivery of a Controlled Substance, has produced a sentence, but Cosey has filed an appeal after being found guilty in early July.

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Science teacher Bethany Riener twists cotton candy onto paper holders for attendees of the Harvard Back-to-SchoolPicnic Tuesday, Aug. 14. 

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

The Edgar City Council passed Resolution 08-2018-02 Aug. 14, which authorizes Mayor Brad Brennfoerder and City Clerk Chris Shuck to execute documents required to receive USDA financial assistance after much discussion on the matter.

USDA representatives Ken Shaw and Anthony Fitzgerald presented figures for Edgar, with the USDA’s recommendation of connecting with Fairfield for the water source for Edgar.

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The South Central Public Power District, along with contractor Holler Electric of Gorham, KS, continues their work toward completing a new alternative power feed, to be used by SCPPD throughout their power district.

Here, four trucks help pull power lines through new power poles along Ash Street in northeast Sutton, along Highway 6. The alternative power source is connected to a sub-station south of Grafton, which is
operated by the Perennial Public Power District, who serves York and Fillmore Counties.

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BY TORY DUNCAN

Sutton’s planning and zoning commission forwarded a zoning change option to the Sutton City Council Aug. 7, to approve the construction of a new 21-unit storage unit facility on East Maple Street, during their monthly meeting, Monday, Aug. 13.

Council members took up the change, as proposed by Mark Fehr of Sutton, approving the construction of the new mini-storage facility, which will be located at 1009 East Maple, directly north of Aspegren Repair.

Originally, the land in which Fehr will build the units was zoned residential, and per the suggestion by the Sutton planning and zoning board, council members approved the change of the zoning status from residential to commercial.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

During the annual Clay Center Community Club Back-to-School Bash Monday, a rendering for the possible future pool in Clay Center, along with information about the project was available for attendees.

The current pool is 60 years old, being constructed in 1958, and was originally designed to last about 25 years before updates would be needed.

Along with excessive water leakage, the pool has a number of issues that have come with age, including the need of a filter system replacement, where the parts are obsolete; the pool currently does not meet ADA accessibility standards; and the decking is beginning to sink, causing extra safety issues.

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A group of kids, their parents, and onlookers watch as turtles break free from the center of the ring for the finish line (white circle) during the annual turtle races at the Deweese Festival Sunday, Aug. 12.

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