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On Dec.7, 1941, the attack began.

Japanese aircraft dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor, sinking or destroying six U.S. ships, 169 U.S. Navy and Army Air Corps planes, killing 2,403 and wounding 1,178.

Among those was Harvard resident Charles Alan Jones, who was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island at the time of the attack.

Due to multiple torpedo hits, the USS Oklahoma sustained enough damage to cause it to quickly capsize, resulting in the death of 429 crewman, Jones included.

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A permit to burn grass south of Highway 41 near County Roads Y and Z spread to the west into a group of trees Wednesday, Dec. 9. Sutton’s Fire Department responded to the scene to cut down burning or smoldering trees to help stop the fire. 

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During it’s final regularly scheduled meeting for 2020, the Sutton City Council unanimously approved the setting up of a storm sewer improvement district, which will set up and allow the city to move forward on what has been called the “Euclid Street”sewer project.

The project, which has an engineer’s estimated price tag of just over $540,000 will include, according to resolution 2020-15, a resolution of necessity, all property abutting the following streets: Euclid Ave., between Cedar Street and Elm Street and Elm Street between Euclid Ave., and Roy Ave.

Oaths of office were taken by two council members, including Jeff Schelkopf and Larry T. Nuss, with Nuss also being elected as council president. Additionally, city clerk Marla Itzen-Newman, along with chief of police Tracey Landenberger renewed their oaths to serve each of their offices with the City of Sutton.

A group of kids smile big during their visit with Santa, who made an appearance at the Edgar Fire Hall Sunday, Dec. 13.

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The deadline for the Christmas Lights Cruise Night has been extended through 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18.

Those residents that are wanting to enter their home can fill out an entry form on the Sutton Chamber Facebook page; entry fee is $10.

This event, hosted by the Sutton Chamber, is a fundraiser for Sutton’s 150th celebration.

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Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Nebraska is moving from the “orange” to “yellow” phase of its coronavirus pandemic response plan.

As a result, the State of Nebraska issued new Directed Health Measures (DHMs) that took effect at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12. The new DHMs change some of the restrictions put in place to help manage the coronavirus pandemic.

There was an announcement made by the Sutton Community Home Board of Directors in late September that a change in management for the Sutton home would be coming in late November.

That change is now in place, as Randy Kozeal and his wife, Pam, owners of LTC Midwest out of Wilber, have announced that Jeff Harvey has been hired to serve as the new administrator of the Sutton Community Home and Hillcrest View Assisted Living.

Harvey and the Kozeal’s officially took over operations Monday, Nov. 30.

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Christmas came to Clay Center Wednesday, Dec. 2, offering numerous activities and a lighted parade for attendees. 

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After Sandy Creek’s FFA sold its goats, they wanted to develop an animal project that would not only teach students how to care for the animals and sustain itself, but also give back to the school.

Project SC Feeders then came to life.

SC FFA Adviser and agriculture instructor Jacob Goldfuss said they wanted to treat SC Feeders as a business, giving students real-life experience in the cattle feeding business.

Going from goats to cattle was no small feat, and it took several months to prepare the facilities for the large animal, Goldfuss said.

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To be able to take something such as old barnwood and fashion it into something polished, unique and usable is a skill that requires patience, a knack for working with ones hands, and a creative mind.

For Frank and Luana Van Campen, such a skill is obvious in an endeavor that has spanned over the past seven years and has come to fruition in a business of their own called Dutchman’s Woodshop.

While the couple has been making pieces of furniture and other home decor since 2013 out of old barnwood, the Van Campens had a goal of always wanting a place where all of their creations could be in one building, and easily accessible to the public.

After speaking with and eventually renting a building from a friend, the couple set to work on the main street building in Harvard, painting and cleaning the interior, and putting up wood panels from older fence posts on one wall.