Who/what is HRI?

It’s a behind-the-scenes story worth knowing, telling and sharing.  Aurora has many unique recreational facilities and programs, all of which help make this community unique.

Area volleyball teams highlight top 10 list

The year 2020 had plenty of bad memories, unlucky situations and no shortage of bad mojo to go around.  That’s not what we’re here for today, though. There were plenty of games and moments throughout the 2020 calendar year that made our eyebrows raise, jaws drop and hearts race.

Lightbulb goes off a little late in gas episode

You readers should be aware this column is being written under duress, or using another term, “under the threat of blackmail.” In this column I’ve elected to expose my blackmailer and the secret she threatened to reveal.

Fifty years?

Has it really been 50 years? Oh my.

Christmas 2020 reflects quiet Christmas past

Looking back we had the belief our kids needed to help at the newspaper and be introduced to a few working chores around the plant and at the same time earn their own spending money.

Looking forward

Along with the fireworks and chords of Auld Lang Syne, if you listen carefully on New Year’s Eve there will also be a giant, collective flushing sound heard around the world. Wooshhh! Be gone 2020.  You’ll find little argument with that sentiment as New Year’s Eve approaches.

Checking Dave’s list

Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s that time once again because in just two days, it’s Christmas! So I’ve got my sleigh shined up ready to go, and my belly full of cookies. Rudolph and his gang are excited to once again bring plenty of special presents to all of my favorite boys and girls.

A year with gaps reminds us of all our blessings

A few weeks ago after a considerable debate the Betterhhalf wrote our annual Christmas letter on the promise I would take over the letter duty in 2021. Since then I have paid little more attention to the Christmas letters and cards sent to us this season.

A precious gift

There is a special feeling in the air this week as we pause to celebrate a most precious time of the year -- Christmas. This year, perhaps more than any that I can recall in my lifetime, Christians have leaned on their faith to help find the strength and perspective to handle challenges of the day.

Allen snags first career touchdown for Big Red

Watching Saturday’s Nebraska-Minnesota game had my insides feeling like the outside temperature and my personal version of the good, the bad and the ugly.  Let’s start with the positive, because it’s going to get a lot worse from here. The good: Austin Allen, pride of Aurora, finally found pay dirt.