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A total of 11 basketball players from Sandy Creek and Sutton High Schools were honored this past week by the Southern Nebraska Conference for their play during the 2023-24 season. On the boys side of the post-season honors, a pair of Sandy Creek players were tabbed as first-team selections by the conference, as junior Ethan Shaw and sophomore Oliver Oglesby were joined by Dan Stoner of Fillmore Central, Sam Souerdyke of Thayer Central and Alex Hirschfeld of Centennial on the first-team. Second-team honors went to Sutton senior Cole Baumert. Baumert was joined on the second- team by Clayton Zavodny of David City, Jarin Tweedy of Fillmore Central, Gran Kuhlmann of Wilber-Clatonia, and Devin Slawnyk of Centennial.

Jan. 7, 1929 ~ Mar. 6, 2024

United States Senator Pete Ricketts has announced that his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state.

March 15 meet earns three medals for Sutton track squads

The Sutton Mustangs 2023-24 basketball season was a tale of two season as the Mustangs finished the month of December with a 3-5 record, before winning seven of their next nine games to head into the Southern Nebraska Conference tournament with a 9-7 record, including a six-game winning streak, beating Ravenna, Fairbury, Thayer Central, Milford, and Sandy Creek, and taking down David City in the opening round of the SNC tournament.

The Sutton Youth Football program has announced that it’s second annual “Spring Thaw” football camp is drawing near, as the camp is slated to begin Tuesday, March 19 with an offensive basics camp, running from 4-6 p.m., followed by a defensive and special teams basics camp, Thursday, March 21, also running from 4-6 p.m.

For the second-straight season, the Sandy Creek boys basketball team fell just one game short of a state tournament berth, as the Cougars, who wrapped up the year with a stellar 20-6 record, and captured their first Southern Nebraska Conference tournament championship since 2002, 22 years ago.

May 5, 1942 ~ Mar. 8, 2024

According to the Nebraska State Republican Party Constitution, on even-numbered years, each county is to hold a county convention between March 1, and April 10.

Mother Nature flexes her muscles Friday, blankets county with wet snowfall

Oct. 16, 1944 ~ Feb. 28, 2024