President Trump holds up an executive order temporarily removing the off-road requirement for the use of red dyed diesel. The order allows the use of the tax free fuel to be used on roads and highways through the end of the year.
Area schools announce fall enrollments
Many spectators were drawn by the visuals as much as Pandora’s Box as Aurora performed at Harvest of Harmony. That afternoon, the band took home its first superior of the season in the Class B field show. Pictured performing in the field show are from left: Ashlyn Yockey, Kinslea Johnson, Landrie Champion and Lucy Johnson.
The Dream School is working with their students and families to help assemble 300 backpacks containing school supplies for children who lost their belongings. Students at The Dream School are pictured here creating cards to include in the backpacks.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Watching global reports of flash flooding in Nepal which killed nearly 1,400 people in a region where she once lived and worked was gut-wrenching for Sally Bolis, who has spent the past month trying to provide relief efforts while also working remotely to support the school she and her husband...
Representatives of the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment present a program on the department’s new ONE RED program at the recent Husker Harvest Days farm expo. From left are Doug Barry, Sam Fleagle and Alexa Davis.
For Nebraska farm families, safety isn’t just a policy. It’s a daily habit that protects the people who feed our state and nation.
Pictured from left are Seismi Animal Health’s James Hundt, Arable’s Martha Zwonitzer and Josh Jeske of Terraform Tillage.
The library in Aurora, N.Y., built in 1899, shares a building with a historic opera house and the structure also has a jail cell. (Looks like they’re pretty serious about collecting those library fines!)
More than 1,000 passporters traveled to Aurora Floral & Homestead Market and Scotty’s Bar in Marquette, which were both featured among the 70 stops in the 2026 Nebraska Passport Program. Pictured are a few passporters who visited Aurora Floral & Homestead Market during the season.
National Life Chain participants
Londyn Teahon (1) and Makaylah McCartney chat before their at-bats during Aurora's loss to York in Thursday's district contest.
Aurora’s starting offensive linemen include, from left: Ryan Carlson (56), Alex Wolf (67), Gabe Gibson (57), Tucker Theriot (72) and Jacob Molliconi (52).
Rich Rhoden
