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Almost two inches of snow fell on the county and surrounding areas overnight Sunday, Oct. 25, into Monday, Oct. 26. A freezing temperature of 28 degrees was recorded by the National Weather Service in Hastings, as well as 21 mph wind speeds and 27 mph wind gusts.

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A month after Clay County adopted solar-specific zoning regulations, there is now a second solar project proposed—this time for the Saronville area.

The Clay County Board of Supervisors heard this update during its regular meeting on Oct. 27 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Clay Center.

Project developer, Interconnection Systems Inc. (ISI) of Central City, was represented by owner Wayne Williams and CEO Clint Bokelman.

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An early-morning series of fires that began on Thursday, Oct. 15, resulted in the loss of several pieces of farm equipment for a Clay County farmer.

Sutton Volunteer Fire and Clay Center Volunteer Fire responded to the fires in a field that is farmed by Jonathan Rempel at about 7 a.m.

The fires resulted in the destruction of a combine, corn head and tractor. Two grain trailers and the semi-tractors they were attached also sustained heavy damage.

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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced changes to the state’s Directed Health Measures (DHMs), which went into effect statewide Wednesday, Oct. 21, and will remain in effect until Nov. 30.

This announcement, made Oct. 16, came with the launch of a new campaign—Three C’s—to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The Three C’s focuses on areas to avoid, including “Crowded places,” “Close contact,” and “Confined spaces.”

To date there have been 58,068 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nebraska. In the last 14 days, 92 counties in the state have reported cases, with Banner County in western Nebraska reporting none, as of Monday, Oct. 19.

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About 130 balloons were released Thursday, Oct. 15, in memory of lost loved ones of all ages, by Harvard citizens and members of the United Church of Christ in Harvard.

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Now that Clay County has adopted solar-specific zoning regulations, plans can move forward for a proposed industrial solar farm in the Spring Ranch area.

The Clay County Board of Supervisors approved the zoning rules in September, allowing Virginia-based APEX Clean Energy to set a tentative timetable for the Big Allis Solar project.

“We’ve been anticipating these solar regs,” Dylan Ikkala, development manager with APEX and the primary contact for Big Allis, said. “We’re very pleased with how they turned out. I don’t think we could have a better outcome.”

Max Jabrixio, APEX’s public engagement manager, praised the county for its hard work and thorough consideration in writing what he describes as zoning rules that are fair to all parties and that help to further the entire solar industry.

Harvard Public School Board members were updated on a series of items at Monday’s meeting, including the College Access Grant, reVISION Grant, and how events will be handled as COVID-19 continues to effect people.

Created by the Education-Quest Foundation, the College Access Grant helps to provide Nebraska high schools a way to introduce students to college opportunities.

HPS’s Guidance Counselor Michaela Bourn explained in the past 10 to 11 years, there has been a 30 percent drop in students not attending college after graduation.

She further noted Harvard was one of the schools to receive the grant, which is a total of $10,000 to be used over the next four or five years.

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It could have been easy for Gail (Oz) Griess to throw his arms up in the air over the course of the past six years, as his downtown Sutton building, which houses his carpentry business, Gail’s Carpentry and Cabinetry, has been through the wringer. It all began on May 11,

It all began on May 11, 2014, when the roof of Griess’ building, located at 234 N. Saunders Ave., lost it’s roof during what locals call “the Mother’s Day tornado.”

Then on Oct. 28, 2018, his building took another big hit when the back portion of Griess’ building partially collapsed.

It could have been enough to send Griess over the edge and give up on his property, but his gut wouldn’t allow that to happen.

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Registered voters in Clay County will begin to receive their ballots for the 2020 General Election late next week, to early the week of Oct. 19, as the Clay County Clerks office has shared that ballots will be mailed out on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Ballots will arrive in a large white envelope clearly marked “Official Election Mail.”

Inside the white envelope will be a brown envelope and the ballot. Voters are asked to use a black ink pen to mark the ballot. Insert the voted ballot in the postage paid brown envelope, seal it, fill out the information and affix your signature at the bottom of the brown envelope.

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The Sutton Community Home board of directors has announced that the management firm for the Sutton home will soon be changing, as Randy Kozeal, along with his wife Pam, will become the new management firm in late November.

The decision by the board came after a decision was made not to renew a contract with the current management firm, Rural Health Development, Inc., based out of Cambridge, NE, with management office in Lincoln.

The Kozeal’s firm, LTC Midwest, was founded by the couple in 2009 and is based out of Wilber, where the Kozeal family calls home.

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