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Lydia Dose at her second high school graduation held in July of 2020.

Lydia Dose at her second high school graduation held in July of 2020.

Pandemic prompted change of major for Lydia Dose

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Hampton native Lydia Dose is excited about her future after graduating from Concordia University in May, though business administration is not the career path she had in mind four years ago.
The boil order for Hampton water users has been lifted.

The boil order for Hampton water users has been lifted.

Hampton lifts water boil order

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The boil order that had been placed on Hampton Village water users a week ago has been lifted according to village Utility Supt. Chris Friesen. He reported Tuesday afternoon that water samples taken on Monday had come back showing no traces of E. coli bacteria.
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

County to join UBB NRD large use water study

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
In the wake of an announcement by Synergen Green Energy Inc. that it plans to build an ammonia plant in Hamilton County, county commissioners voted Monday to participate in a groundwater sustainability study sponsored by the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District.
Jitse Valkenburg is taking part in the Education First exchange program and spending the school year at Aurora High School in order to figure out what he wants to pursue after graduation.

Jitse Valkenburg is taking part in the Education First exchange program and spending the school year at Aurora High School in order to figure out what he wants to pursue after graduation.

Valkenburg savoring his American experience

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
When Dutch foreign exchange student, Jitse Valkenburg, came to spend the school year in Aurora, he expected to see the American stereotypes created in his mind by online memes and Hollywood cinema.
This photo, taken in 2003, shows Interstate Battery owners, from left: Paula Danhauer, the late Dee Koberstein, and Lee Danhauer, standing on a Highway 14 site where construction was about to begin on a new location. Dee and her husband, Bob, moved from Florida to Aurora in 1973 to establish a business which marked its 50th anniversary last year. Zack Danhauer is now the franchise distributor, representing the third generation of family ownership.

This photo, taken in 2003, shows Interstate Battery owners, from left: Paula Danhauer, the late Dee Koberstein, and Lee Danhauer, standing on a Highway 14 site where construction was about to begin on a new location. Dee and her husband, Bob, moved from Florida to Aurora in 1973 to establish a business which marked its 50th anniversary last year. Zack Danhauer is now the franchise distributor, representing the third generation of family ownership.

Family-owned company passes golden milestone

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
It began with one truck and a tiny shack just off 1st and M streets, plus the desire to work hard and listen to a customer’s needs.
The Plainsman Museum hosted a Day on the Farm in September at the newly renovated Wesley Huenefeld Agricultural Museum, one of many successful events in 2023.

The Plainsman Museum hosted a Day on the Farm in September at the newly renovated Wesley Huenefeld Agricultural Museum, one of many successful events in 2023.

Plainsman Museum board, staff ‘thinking big’ about ’24

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Plainsman Museum is getting noticed well outside the community and its leadership is “thinking big” about how to continue its mission of both documenting Hamilton County’s history and sharing its story for all to see, hear and celebrate, board members were told Sunday.
A graphic shared on social media by the Village of Hampton describes procedures for safe water use during a boil order.

A graphic shared on social media by the Village of Hampton describes procedures for safe water use during a boil order.

Hampton issues boil order; water system shut down on Tuesday

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Classes were dismissed at Hampton Public Schools on Tuesday but not because of weather this time. The reason for calling off school was a water emergency that resulted in the entire town’s water system being shut down for several hours.
This wrecked minivan parked along Highway 14 near the Aurora Cemetery on Friday morning was one of several vehicles involved in a pileup caused by Thursday afternoon’s surprise snow squall that blew through this area. As many as a dozen cars were damaged in several multi-vehicle collisions

This wrecked minivan parked along Highway 14 near the Aurora Cemetery on Friday morning was one of several vehicles involved in a pileup caused by Thursday afternoon’s surprise snow squall that blew through this area. As many as a dozen cars were damaged in several multi-vehicle collisions

Freak snow squall blasts county

Staff Reports
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
When Giltner area farmer Zach Hunnicutt left for Central City Thursday afternoon to pick up his daughter, he had no idea that a few minutes later he would be stuck in the middle of a surprise snow squall whiteout, much less that he would be explaining to a TV audience just exactly what a snow...