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When the idea for her Girl Scout Gold Award project came around, Sandy Creek senior Kristen Rohrer was on a trip to Colorado with her family.

During a break from whitewater rafting, the family stumbled upon Harmony Park, which features as series of outdoor musical instruments. The entire project began about three years ago when Rohrer presented the idea to the Edgar City Council, which approved the project.

Rohrer said the initial project began in January this year, when she contacted the Harmony Park website and began getting quote prices for instruments.

Originally, Rohrer planned on purchasing the starter park, which comes with about three or four instruments; however, with the help of two grants amounting to $2,000 and once she began fundraising, sending letters to a variety of about 100 people, Rohrer realized she would be able to purchase more instruments.

As the general election moves closer, Clay County’s registered voters are reminded that their ballots will be mailed to them 22 days prior to the election on Nov. 3.

Voters who will be out of the county from Oct. 14 through Nov. 3, should contact the Clay County Clerk’s Office to see how to receive a ballot.

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South Heartland District Health Department’s (SHDHD) risk dial, which is a summary of current COVID-19 conditions in the district, moved to “elevated” (orange) Wednesday, Sept. 23. The dial moved from 2.0 to 2.1.

“The risk dial is one tool we use to communicate the risk of coronavirus spread in our district,” SHDHD executive director Michele Bever said. “We encourage families, schools, work sites, event organizers and whole communities to continue to take actions to reduce the risk of spread of this coronavirus. We encourage residents to review the Risk Dial guidance for the “moderate” and “elevated” levels of risk and work to incorporate as much as you can into the things that you do and the places you go.”

Also as of Sept. 23, confirmed cases have increased to 646, 22 more than the previously reported 624 on Sept. 21.

Bean fields were the first to be harvested in Clay County over the weekend, with several farmers and their equipment seen in the fields or moving over gravel roads.

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Clay County is now open to solar farms, with conditions.

The Clay County Board of Supervisors approved two related resolutions during its regular meeting on Sept. 22, at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Clay Center.

The initial resolution allows the addition of solar regulations to the county’s comprehensive zoning plan. The following resolution puts in place the solar-specific rules crafted by the county zoning committee. Both measures passed 5-0-1 with board member Jim Pavelka, of Glenvil, abstaining.

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It is no easy task balancing a public school’s budget.

South Central Unified School District #5’s Board of Education voted on the 2020- 21 operating budget for Sandy Creek and Lawrence-Nelson Schools during the board’s regular monthly meeting on Sept. 16, at Lawrence-Nelson High School in Nelson.

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When the names on the 14-year-old Harvard Veterans Wall started dimming, a group of community members decided to do something about it. The now faded names were reinvigorated with a gold, outdoor paint. Gene Keasling, shown below painting in the letters on a brick, said there are 350 names per the two veterans walls.

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In a rare Sunday night meeting for the Sutton City Council, members of the council passed the 2020-21 fiscal year budget, but not without some concerned taxpayers, citizens and business owners voicing their concerns over a budget item that could potentially add a third police officer to the Sutton Police Department.

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Residents of Clay County may have, or most likely will be receiving a postcard in the mail from the United States Postal Service with instructions on voting by mail.

According to Clay County Clerk Deb Karnatz, this postcard has little effect on residents of the county as the entire county is already a “vote by mail” county, thus the information received from the USPS might not be accurate for Clay County voters.

All registered voters will have their ballots mailed directly to their mailing addresses 22 days prior to the Nov. 3 election.

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Tymerie Steinhauer, far left, explains what happens to a horse’s ears when you touch a certain part of its head to a group of preschoolers during Sutton Public School’s Farm Safety Day, Monday. 

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