Thank you for Go Big Give support

Dear Editor: Thank you to our amazing community for your generosity during Go Big GIVE. Over $250,000 was raised to support programs and services in Hamilton County.

Fascinating life journey leads me to ANR

When people ask me how I, a South Dakota native and one-time resident of Illinois, ended up in Central Nebraska at an age when most people are seriously thinking of retiring, I generally tell them simply “It’s a long story.

Graduation truly a cause for communitywide celebration

Transition is in the air these days, with lots of pomp and celebratory circumstance permeating our community.

Lessons learned on both sides of internship

Graduation season is in full bloom as of this week as Hampton and Giltner high schools celebrated with pomp and circumstance last weekend while Aurora and High Plains will invite seniors to turn their tassels Saturday.

Go Big Give making difference in area’s philanthropic giving

A vision to create the Go Big Red type energy linked to Nebraska’s beloved Husker football program has taken on a synergy of its own with the growing success of the Go Big Give campaign.

Chat box technology both intriguing and scary

All the chatter these days about artificial intelligence (AI) is enough to make my head spin, if not that of an entire generation of Boomers who rather like the idea of talking to another human being, face to face when possible.

Your body is least important thing about you

There’s been a recent trend illustrating the effects of being a child of a so-called “almond mom.” An almond mom can be described as a mother that is constantly worried about their own weight and the weight of their children.

It’s time for spring clean-up in Aurora, and then some

While driving around the community recently to look at the new Streeter housing subdivision and other projects reflecting positive growth and change, I couldn’t help but notice some properties showing serious signs of neglect.

Aurora’s Future Problem Solvers program excels

Dear Editor: Last weekend was the Nebraska State Future Problem Solving competition at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. We were in attendance and were amazed yet again at what a successful FPS program Aurora has, and has had, for decades.

Ahh, springtime in Nebraska never gets old

No matter how many times you’ve lived through it, spring fever and all that comes with it is such an invigorating phenomenon, which I discovered yet again this weekend with some much-needed outdoor therapy, otherwise known as yard work.