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Sutton High School’s Career and Technical Education Department has been named the 2018 Nebraska Career Education Outstanding Secondary Program, as announced by the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) recently.

The Sutton CTE program is led by Nancy Schlautman, Sharon Zoucha, Steve Ramer, Zach Parrish, Brandy Thompson, Shawna Wheeler and Jesse Bower.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Before the hustle and bustle of families take over the gym, there’s a number of people preparing for the first big step in a student’s life—graduation.

Prior to Harvard’s graduation on Saturday, chairs and decorations were set up in the gym, and cues and the process of graduation was run through.

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Jesse Hofmann receives the Rookie of the Year award from Sutton’s Volunteer Firefighter Chief John Schurman

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Tuesday morning marked the tearing down of the former movie theatre building in Sutton. The older building’s destruction was prompted by the affect it was causing to a neighboring property. The former Four Star Insurance building was also torn down.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Clay Center’s Community Club hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday for Clay Center City Council, county supervisor and county sheriff candidates for the May primary election.

Community Club President Jessie Anderson directed the meeting, having each candidate approach the podium to speak briefly about who they are and why they decided to run for their respective position.

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BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

A welcomed rise in temperature occurred over the weekend, reaching 67 degrees Saturday and boasting a high of 81 on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Hastings.

However, despite the warm temps, wind speeds and gusts also rose, causing minor damage, specifically on Sunday.

Saturday’s wind speeds only reached 20 mph, with wind gusts hitting 27 mph, heading toward the southeast.

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LEFT: Members of Sandy Creek’s Cougar Pride Booster Club, Brian Shaw, left, and Darrell Springer, grill some hamburgers and hot dogs during the Southern Nebraska Conference Track Meet, held this Saturday, at Sandy Creek High School. RIGHT: Don Bottorf, serving as the starter for each track event, kicks off a race with the pull of the trigger during the SNC meet April 28.

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Two Harvard journalism students compete for hardware

BY MELISSA WHITEFOOT

Seven state champions, two state runners-up, along with a slew of other placers, earned the Sandy Creek Journalism team a third place title at the state journalism competition Monday.

Two Harvard students, Jace Pelott and Ashley Nierman, also competed at state journalism; however, they did not medal.

Harvard adviser Brandy Reutzel said although the duo did not medal, they should be proud of themselves, especially since they were the only freshmen competing in their respective events, against 12 others, most of which were upperclassmen.

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