Three members of the Sutton Community Home Foundation, including, from the left, Ardean Nunnenkamp, Bruce Trautman, and Kathy Douglas stand by the newly installed sign signifying the upcoming Sutton Community Home new addition, and renovation projects that are planned to begin this summer to update, and upgrade the nearly 60-year old Sutton home. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS Members of the Sutton Community Home Foundation, and the Sutton Community Home Board of Directors, together with the staff and administration of the home are gearing up for the kickoff of a capital campaign t ..read more

Aaron Young, a survey geologist with the Conservation and Survey Division, performs maintenance on a water well. Groundwater levels in much of Nebraska continue to decline after several years of prolonged drought, according to the most recent statewide groundwater level report from the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of Nebraska– Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources.Of the 4,822 wells measured statewide, 85 percent exhibited declines from ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber ..read more

Sandy Creek and Harvard High School held their annual graduation commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 4. In all, Sandy Creek graduates totalled 29 students, while Harvard had 16 head into the next stages of their lives.Above, left: Harvard’s valedictorian Zahna Reutzel, addressed her classmates and those attending the Harvard ceremony. Also ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about SC, Harvard graduates take centerstage Saturday, May 4 Log in to post comments ..read more

Harvard science educator, Jodi Bahr, was selected into the Teacher Leader Community, which is a leadership program from Nourish the Future, which is a national STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) initiative connecting students to modern agriculture. The Nourish the Future is a mission to help teachers inspire students to learn science, solve problems, and see the possibilities of careers in agriculture. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS Jodi Bahr a science teacher at Harvard Public Schools, grades 6-12, and was recently selected into the “Teacher Leader Community,” a leade ..read more

Wiseman Members of the Sutton Board of Education and current superintendent Dr. Dana Wiseman issued a joint statement regarding the future of Wiseman’s tenure with the Sutton Public School District during an eightand- a-half minute special board meeting, Thursday, April 25. Members of the board voted 6-0 to approve a settlement ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Wiseman resigns as SPS superintendent ..read more

Members of the Sutton Community Home Foundation, and the Sutton Community Home Board of Directors, together with the staff and administration of the home are gearing up for the kickoff of a capital campaign to raise funding for the renovation and addition to the Sutton home.The open house kickoff event ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about SCH Foundation, Home hosting kickoff event ..read more

Several crews, including the Sutton Wildlands Fire Crew, performed a prescribed burn at the Hultine Waterfowl Protection Area northwest of Saronville on Saturday. The burn, which was managed by Prescription Pyro, LLC of Broken Bow, gave the Sutton crew some hands-on work for their newly developed wildland burn crew. Above, Brandon Scheidemann and Tracey Landenberger help start the fire along Road 319, the DLD road, and between roads R and S, moving north and west of the DLD road. Below is a ground view of Scheidemann and Landenberger starting the fire that was managed by over 20-25 profess ..read more

Equipment has arrived to help with the demolition and ultimate construction of a new overpass across the Burlington Northern/Sante Fe rail line. The project, located just west of Sutton is one of many projects of the Clay County Highway Departments project for this summer, into the next several months. TORY DUNCAN| CLAY COUNTY NEWS Clay County’s Highway Department has announced that numerous projects are slated throughout the county.The first project, #C-18(322), is the “Road W, BNSF Railroad Viaduct Project”.This viaduct bridge, or overpass, is located one mile west of Sutton on Road W ..read more

As progress continues to build in the creation of the new housing development, known locally as the Schwab Housing Development, the City of Sutton, along with listing agents Max Bergen and Monica Smith of Bergen Real Estate of Sutton, have shared that six lots in the new development are now ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Six lots under contract at Schwab housing development in SE Sutton ..read more

Wiseman Sutton superintendent Dana Wiseman has been placed on administrative leave following a meeting of the Sutton Board of Education, Monday, April 15.Following a survey of staff members at Sutton Public School, conducted by the Nebraska Association of School Boards, and discussion of the findings within the survey, members of the ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Wiseman placed on administrative leave ..read more