Career Day, according to me...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question that is always asked to kids. It’s a difficult question to answer at a young age. At Aurora High School, however, they try to make this question a little bit easier to answer. On Wednesday, Oct.

Young entrepreneurs pen creative business game

Every now and then we come across some youngsters who are destined to do well when in their future they enter the business world. That was the case this past week when we had a couple of junior high-aged youngsters ring our doorbell. The two asked if we could give them a pen.

Veteran’s Day a powerful reminder of sacrifice & service

Once a year is not enough. As we prepare to collectively tip our hat in thanks to military veterans past and present on Veteran’s Day, there is a powerful sense of patriotism in the air.

Boerkircher climbing depth chart on Big Red offensive line

While the Nebraska football program is making noise nationally for all the wrong reasons, there’s one member of the team who is slowly progressing his way up the depth chart in one of the feel-good stories of the year.

He who laughs best, laughs last, and often

An old English Proverb claimed “He who laughs best, laughs last.” Well, we don’t know how true that is, but we came across some actual epitaphs found on gravestones in cemeteries throughout the world. Those epitaphs may not cause a laugh, but they were at least a giggle. In Scotland...

High traffic counts bode well for business, Aurora growth

Commuting patterns and the number of vehicles passing by or through a community each day can be a major factor in the world of economic development and the numbers show that Aurora’s traffic counts add up to opportunity.

Readers appreciate ANR vaccination editorial

Dear Editor: Mr. Johnson, thank you for your excellent editorial last week (Oct. 6) on “to Vax or not to Vax.” Thanks for speaking truth and reason. Keep up the good work. Ben and Deb McEndarfer, Aurora

Hawk seniors leave program better than they found it

Drake Schafer didn’t know it at the time, but Hampton’s 49-7 win over Santee turned out to be his final high school football game.  But what a show the Hawk senior went out on. Schafer totaled three interceptions, two of them pick sixes in the rout of Santee.

Halloween costumes changing with the times

Halloween ain’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when goblins tipped over outhouses, upset garbage cans, soaped windows, and instigated other tricks.

Staffing a challenge, though local workforce remains strong

Finding and retaining quality employees has always been the key to success in business, but perhaps never more so than in 2021.