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

Sutton senior Carson Mau, President of the Sutton FFA Chapter, came away from the 96th annual Nebraska State FFA convention with two honors. Mau was named as the 2024 Proficiency Award Winner in Turf Grass Management, as well as, being honored with the Star Farmer Award in Agri-Business. Additional details related to the Sutton and Sandy Creek FFA Chapters at the state convention will appear in the April 17 issue of the Clay County News. Mau is picture with Matt Dolch, president of the Nebraska FFA Foundation. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our ..read more

Residents and staff alike at the Sutton Community Home enjoyed the views of the partial eclipse that encompassed South Central Nebraska skies Monday afternoon, April 8. Ernie and Leota Snell, shown here took part in the fun, as well. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS ... 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 All eyes on the eclipse at SCH Monday afternoon ..read more

With the passage of an updated street improvement district during Monday night’s Sutton City Council meeting, infrastructure work along Hickory Street, on the north side of the Fox Hollow Golf Course, and the north side of the Schwab housing development will turn a focus on streets being created inside the development, and along Hickory Street from Highway 6, east to Road Y on the east side of the development. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS This view of Hickory Street, which runs along the north side of the Fox Hollow Golf Course, and the developing of the Schwab Housing Development loo ..read more

The Sutton Volunteer Fire Department and EMS squads held their annual awards banquet Saturday, March 30, at the Sutton Community Center. Above, banquet attendees packed the community center for the awards banquet, meal, and entertainment, at the left, Brandon Kreutzer was honored by assistant fire chief Brandon Scheidemann, left, and fire chief Tracey Landenberger as the Fire Fighter of the Year. Additional highlights are on page 3A ANDI LANDENBERGER| CLAY COUNTY NEWS ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet ..read more

Easter events were held in Clay Center and Harvard this past week. Above, Yasmine and Vanessa Delrosario look at gifts during the Clay Center Community Club’s Easter event, Friday, March 29, while below, James and Owen Struss open eggs during Harvard’s event at the Harvard Rest Haven, Saturday, March 30. ANDI LANDENBERGER| CLAY COUNTY NEWS ... 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 Easter events in Harvard, Clay Center ..read more