A recent effort by the Hastings City Council to make its roads safer has renewed interest among the Clay Center City Council in doing the same with a section of Highway 14 just north of the community.

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Three young boys, Tyson Scheidemann, 14, Landon Scheidemann, 11, and Korey Poppe, 11, are taking their cowboy roots to the shoots, where they’ve been competing in rodeo competitions since this summer.

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A large group of trick or treating fans took part in the Sutton Area Chamber of Commerce’s trunk or treat event, Saturday, Oct. 19.

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Former Suttonite Mark Majors got his start on the volunteer fire department in Sutton.

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In 1949, Harvard charted a Post and Auxiliary, in May and October, respectively, with two members having served since each organizations installation.

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South Central Unified School District #5 has received an excellent rating through the statewide accountability system for public schools, AQuESTT.

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Here is the latest data from the Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service, as of Sept. 15:

This past week, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork.

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Sutton hosted a farm safety day for elementary students at Sutton Public and Sutton Christian Schools Friday, Sept. 13. LEFT: Jaden Nuss teaches students about a sprayer. RIGHT: Hank Ehly, left, and Chase Clark, right, look at the different type of welds a person can do while learning safety about welding. Sandy Creek FFA members taught farm safety Monday, specifically focusing around the PTO shaft, as seen here. At the left, Parker Sintek draws where a PTO shaft is on a tractor and how it connects to a wagon/cart. At the right, Sam VonSpreckelsen, far left, Jason Brockman, center right, and Keifer Anderson, far right, demonstrate how the PTO shaft turns and talks about other areas of the tractor and why it’s important to steer clear of it while it’s on.

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Harvard resident Anthony “Tony” Ben Jarzynka, 63, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Aurora.

Memorial Mass was 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 16, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harvard, with Fr. Christopher Stoley officiating. Rosary was 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 16, at the church. Burial was at the Harvard Cemetery in Harvard. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings, is handling arrangements.

Condolences may be left at www.dewittfuneral.com.

Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation.

Tony was born Aug. 30, 1956, in Grand Island, son, of Stanley and Ivalon (Rollins) Jarzynka. He graduated from Harvard High School with the class of 1975. Tony married Katherine A. Kehler on May 15, 1982, in O’Connor, NE. He worked for Logan Rath. Tony enjoyed seeing his grandchildren, spending time outdoors and farming.

By Sen. Dave Murman

Hello Neighbor,

I think that it’s safe to say that concerns about the property tax crisis that we are facing has become the topic of many conversations. Unfortunately, my colleagues and I were not able to achieve a consensus about how to provide property tax relief to Nebraska property owners this past session. As we slowly approach the upcoming session in January, I thought I’d share a few thoughts.

I believe that LB 289, a comprehensive bill that would have provided full and fair funding to all schools while giving property owners relief that they needed, was the best package that we were going to see this Legislative Session. The bill repealed many sales tax exemptions, raised the sales tax by a half cent, maintained the property tax credit relief fund, etc. Many of the senators in the body and the governor all were opposed to the sales tax exemptions and raising the sales tax because they all campaigned on not raising taxes.