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Members of the Clay County Board of Supervisors, along with the Clay County Emergency Management office announced at the Tuesday, Sept. 8 board meeting that the building formally housing offices for the South Central Public Power District, located at 212 W. Fairfield in Clay Center will become the new home for the Clay County Communications Center.

According to EMA Coordinator Tim Lewis, “The board has considered this for a long time, even before I came on board, and in late July, they fast-tracked the effort to move our 911 dispatch and communications center out of the Clay County Jail Center.”

Lewis noted that this change is set to take place around Oct. 8, after remodeling and upgrades are made to the building.

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Potential burnout due to an increased caseload has spurred the City of Sutton and the Sutton Police Department to contemplate the addition of a third officer to the local department.

Sutton Police Chief Tracey Landenberger, and police officer Mitch Meyer both eluded to an increased caseload of any number of types of cases has led to both officers working no less than 60 hours per week, and at times more.

“It gets to wear on us when you’re working that much and I truly worry about burnout setting into both of us,” Landenberger noted.

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In lieu of the cancellation of the Old Trusty Show due to COVID-19, the Clay County Historical Society hosted an open house Sept. 5, of the newly-completed building. Additionally, field demonstrations were shown, including threshing and ensilage chopping, as seen above.

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South Heartland’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus has reached 527, increasing by 19 since Aug. 31.

According to a Sept. 7 update on South Heartland’s COVID-19 dashboard, Clay County was reporting 67 confirmed cases. Additionally, Adams cases increased to 434, while Webster rose to 15, and Nuckolls, 11.

The district’s COVID-19 risk dial still sits on the far end of yellow, hovering near the “Moderate” and “Elevated” levels.

In a Sept. 7 press release, SHDHD Executive Director Michele Bever also reported on the percent positive tests (positivity) for the week of Aug. 30 through Sept. 5.

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Sutton’s Chamber of Commerce’s Board has recently had some changes after the former president resigned.

Tony Huber will be taking over as president of the chamber for previous president Brian Bonnell. Huber will finish out the 2020-21 presidency.

There will be board positions available for those interested in filling a spot. Contact a board member for questions and/or showing interest.

City Wide Garage Sales wi be Sept. 26. All entry forms must be received by Sept. 17 to be included on the map; entry forms are available at any Sutton bank location, city hall, Clay County News or www.suttonchamber.org.

Tentatively there will be a highway cleanup scheduled in September, with the date and time to be determined later.

Additionally, a committee is working on plans for the annual Parade of Lights Celebration in December.

Harvard Council members approved moving forward with getting bids for signage on the new fire hall during their meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Councilman Keith Ljunggren brought forth two possibilities for what to name the building, including Harvard Fire Department and Harvard Fire and Rescue, as well as a couple of price options, depending on the size of the letters.

No official decision was made on costs; however, the council did approve Harvard Fire and Rescue for the name on the building, and will move forward with getting bids for the signage project.

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Much like with the primar election in May, ballots will be mailed to Clay County’s registered voters for the general election in November.

All registered voters will have their ballot mailed to them 22 days prior to the upcoming 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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Fairfield’s water tower has a fresh coat of paint on it, as well as some new fonts.

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The Nebraska Dept. of Transportation has announced that several surfacing and road projects in and around Clay County have been placed on its fiveyear planning program, running from 2021 to 2025.

One bridge rehabilitation project in the program includes a bridge along the Deweese Spur west of Highway 14 at an estimated cost of $840,000.

Several key routes through Clay County will see milling, resurfacing and bridge projects taking place in the five-year plan, with the biggest being a resurfacing project along Highway 6 from the Harvard spur to Sutton. The 16.2-mile project is estimated to cost just under $5.8 million.

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South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reminded residents that new state-directed health measures (DHM) were being issued by Nebraska to replace the current DHM which expired at 11:59 p.m., Aug. 31.

The new DHM went into effect at midnight, Sept. 1, and extends to 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 13.

According to SHDHD executive director Michele Bever, the DHM will extend Phase 3 of ‘reopening.’

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