Aurora city leaders ponder budget cuts.
This photo, orginally run in the Sept. 11, 2002, edition of the Aurora News-Register, depicts twin beams of light shown over New York City in 2002, serving as a glowing reminder of the Twin Towers that once highlighted the Manhattan skyline. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack.
Visitors can move toy vehicles using remote controls in one of the exhibits in Edgerton’s new Build Zone. Pictured from left are Hayes Beins, Calvin Shannon and Destiny Almont.
Luke Janzen fills up cups with water from the splash pad’s fountains during his family’s visit in the Thursday afternoon heat. The splash pad in Cole Park is now closed for the season.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
While the heat wave of the last few days may not have set any records for daytime highs, it was, however, a record setter in terms of overnight lows. According to the National Weather Service office in Hastings, the nighttime low temperatures for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept.
Jay Goertzen holds up what is barely left of one of the pairs of underwear, three months after it buried at the Grain Place Farm.
As the demand for organically produced food increases, both landlords and tenants are looking to make the transition to organic, however, there are often additional considerations involved in creating an organic lease agreement.
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Hampton native Josh Klute has worked for several decades in turf management. After working at minor league and collegiate stadiums in Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma and Lincoln, in 2020 he started the turf management business K&J Elite Sports Turf. Above he works to prepare the baseball diamond for the Colorado Rockies MLB team in Denver.
Aurora senior Ryan Carlson made his season debut Friday, getting in on an assisted tackle here with teammate Wyatt Pollet.
Grayson Oswald ran a lightning-quick time at Thursday’s Seward Invite, finishing 10th overall with a time of 16:49.
Baya Chamness puts up a serve during Aurora’s dramatic five-set victory at York Thursday.
