Quilting has been a big part of Aurora resident Lorna Epp's life for more than 40 years and in that time she has created more than 400 quilts of one kind or another. Realizing that a collection that size was too much for her family to eventually have to deal with, last week she and her husband,…
Dear Editor:I will be voting against the city sales tax. My reasoning is as follows. Over the last 10 years assessed property values in Aurora have increased dramatically and have significantly increased the property tax revenue the town receives. If there were any seriousness at all to the…
Dear Editor:Do not be duked by the Aurora sales tax vote in May. I would like for all Hamilton County residents to know that this vote to add a 1.5 percent sales tax to all items from electricity, gas, sewer and sanitation, cell phones, landlines, restaurants, vehicles (no matter where purchased),…
Dear Editor:What is the plan for the proposed sales tax? Is there a plan? I am told this sales tax proposal will raise approximately $1.3 million in one year. That equates to $13 million over 10 years and $26 million over the next 20 years. That is a lot of taxpayer dollars unless there is a clear…
Despite the wind advantage in the second half, the Huskies were unable to find the net. In the end, a superb defensive performance meant a second goal wasn’t necessary.The Huskies converted on a first half score into the wind and held off a ferocious rally from Seward to pick up a 1-0 win at home…
Charlie Evans waited, paused and held back a bit more during a tense 1600 race late Monday afternoon.Once the pay window opened up in the final 200 meters, though, the Aurora junior found a fifth gear, turned for home and never looked back.Evans was the winner of the mile race at Monday’s Central…
The African country of Kenya is a long ways from the corn and soybean fields of Hamilton County. In fact, it took local farmer Brandon Hunnicutt more than 30 hours to get there by plane on flights that took him through Dubai in the Middle East. However, he and other Nebraskans are increasingly…
For the past six months, just the daily task of putting one foot in front of the other has been an important milestone in Marsha Mills’s journey to recovery. Having been told after brain surgery that she would never walk again, the 73 year old Aurora woman has defied the odds through exercise and…
Ross Lyon chose Giltner as a place to move his family when he was working as a drug investigator with the Nebraska State Patrol in 2013, and 11 years later he is doing his part to help the community grow by building much-needed housing.Lyon Pride Roofing, a company he founded while still working…
Graham Christenson has a different perspective than most after this year’s state FBLA conference in Kearney. The Aurora senior competed like many of his fellow Huskies, punching his ticket to nationals this summer in Orlando, but also had a seat at the head table as this year’s Nebraska state FBLA…
A new blue sign revealed last week near the Highway 34/Giltner spur intersection is designed to serve as both a reminder to drive safely and as a memorial to a Nebraska Department of Transportation worker who lost his life in a tragic accident on that site last fall.Family members, friends and co-…
A new blue sign revealed last week near the Highway 34/Giltner spur intersection is designed to serve as both a reminder to drive safely and as a…
The importance of available and affordable early child care was front and center last Wednesday at a pair of community meetings put on in Hampton by…
The Bremer Community Center is seeing a new change of scenery in its southeastern lot as construction for Wortman Park is underway. Hidden away below…
Quilting has been a big part of Aurora resident Lorna Epp's life for more than 40 years and in that time she has created more than 400 quilts of one kind or another.
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For the past six months, just the daily task of putting one foot in front of the other has been an important milestone in Marsha Mills’s journey to recovery.…
Ross Lyon chose Giltner as a place to move his family when he was working as a drug investigator with the Nebraska State Patrol in 2013, and 11 years later he…
Graham Christenson has a different perspective than most after this year’s state FBLA conference in Kearney. The Aurora senior competed like many of his fellow…
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The African country of Kenya is a long ways from the corn and soybean fields of Hamilton County. In fact, it took local farmer Brandon Hunnicutt more than 30…
“We aren’t out of the woods by any means on the drought. We’re better, but we’re just sort of hanging in there right now.”So says National Weather Service (NWS…
The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska is up in 2024, however, the state’s farm income is projected to fall this year, according to recent articles…
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Despite the wind advantage in the second half, the Huskies were unable to find the net. In the end, a superb defensive performance meant a second goal wasn’t…
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Charlie Evans waited, paused and held back a bit more during a tense 1600 race late Monday afternoon.Once the pay window opened up in the final 200 meters,…
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The 100 meter dash final at last week’s High Plains Invite featured a lot of local flavor.Of the eight lanes, four of them were occupied by area ANR athletes…
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