The format changes, though need for local news doesn’t

Newspapers may be changing, but one thing hasn’t changed: people still want to know what’s happening in their hometown.That’s worth remembering during National Newspaper Week, when the Aurora News-Register joins thousands of newspapers across the country in celebrating the important role local...

Aurora: A place to grow and come home to

Last week I attended the Governor’s Summit in Kearney, and it reminded me of something that Aurora does extremely well as a community.Something that is unique about this conference is that a Youth Summit is also taking place at the same time.

City takes different approach to adopting this year’s budget

The contrast between an explosive pink-postcard meeting in 2024 and last week’s city budget hearing could not be more extreme.

Hello, Spencer Blake!

My world expanded in the most wonderful way last week when our newest grandchild breathed his first breath in Texas.Every grandparent knows this is the best gig ever.

Harvest safety calls for forward looking, thinking

Autumn 2026 officially begins this week on Tuesday evening, and that means harvest season is not far away. In fact, the seed corn harvest has already begun in our area, as evidenced by the string of trucks lining up at the Beck’s processing plant near Phillips bringing in this year’s crop.

Celebrating the annual poetic struggle season

The State Fair is over, school has started, the weather is changing and, as of this week, Autumn is officially here.

Aurora school construction proposal a plan worth studying

There’s no getting around the fact that $84 million is a big number.When Aurora Public Schools unveiled its latest proposal this week for a new high school and improvements at the elementary and middle schools, that price tag was bound to get people’s attention.

911 tragedy brought unity. Can we find it again?

It’s one of those moments we will never forget.If you were old enough to grasp the enormity of what was unfolding on that television screen 25 years ago this week, the images of the 9/11 attack on America are forever seared in your memory.

Boards, taxing entities urged to spend it like it’s their own

Of all the budget-related stories and required legal notices you’ll see published this month in the News-Register, tax asking is one of the numbers that matters the most.There will be plenty of attention paid to that number in the weeks ahead as local school, city and county boards finalize...

Your photos can help tell story behind stats

What makes Aurora and Hamilton County a great place to live, work, build a business and raise a family?There are plenty of answers, but at Aurora Development Corporation (ADC), we believe the story is about more than what we have today.