Aurora choir teacher Jason Frew, shown on the large scoreboard, performed the National Anthem during the Savannah Bananas baseball game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City July 4.
Summer Orientation About Rivers (SOAR) kicked off the 2026 season with the first of two week-long camps last week.
Hampton Village Board.
Aurora's fire-based EMS will end as of Aug. 18, when a three-year contract with EMS Unlimited begins.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
The city’s role as owner/operator of a fire-based ambulance service will come to an end next month as the Aurora City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a three-year contract with Colorado-based EMS Unlimited.
Regenerative agriculture is about working with nature – enhancing soil health, boosting biodiversity and building resilience – to create ecological wins and put money in the bank.
David Vetter (right), CEO of Grain Place Foods, leads a tour of the organic farm near Marquette during a Field Day in 2023. Tours of both the farm and the processing facility will be part of the morning session of the 2026 Field Day on July 18.
Emma Bullerman admits that there was a period where she thought she wanted to get out of Nebraska. Through her work at Prairie Plains, she’s come to fall back in love with her home state and is committed to following in her father’s footsteps to keep its ecosystems healthy.
For several decades, East Park Villa resident Bonnie Jones worked in nursing at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln, Memorial Community Health and Hamilton Manor in Aurora.
One of the holes golfers can expect at Saturday’s Hunter “HD” Hogan Foundation event is No. 6, where they will need to mount a saddle before taking their first swing.
Four students from Aurora will be performing this weekend as part of their participation in Broadway Academy in Central City with performances scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Performing in a previous year at Broadway Academy is Eva Yllescas.
The Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team celebrate after winning the Class B Area 4 district championship Tuesday night in York.
Phil Fendt, left, and Lucas Wood won top honors as championship bracket winners at this year’s Member/Guest Tournament at Poco Creek Golf Course.
Sawyer Kiner (middle) celebrates with his teammates after launching a three-run homer to lift the Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team to a 5-1 win over Central City at the B-4 district tournament in York Monday.
