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The Aurora City Council approved plans last week for JEO Consulting to engineer a new approach connecting Highway 34 and Grant Street, which serves as the entrance to the Aurora Industrial Park.

The Aurora City Council approved plans last week for JEO Consulting to engineer a new approach connecting Highway 34 and Grant Street, which serves as the entrance to the Aurora Industrial Park.

Council approves plan for Hwy 34 approach onto Grant Street

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The Aurora City Council gave the green light last week to have engineers begin planning for a new approach at the Highway 34 intersection with Grant Street, a project which could begin construction by spring or early summer of 2024.
Pictured from left, Donelle Moormeier, Scotty Andreasen and Howard Raymond, all members of the International Harvester Collectors organization, inspect an antique combine at the Plainsman Museum as part of their Saturday meeting in Aurora.

Pictured from left, Donelle Moormeier, Scotty Andreasen and Howard Raymond, all members of the International Harvester Collectors organization, inspect an antique combine at the Plainsman Museum as part of their Saturday meeting in Aurora.

IH Collectors gather in Aurora

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
More than 100 members of the Nebraska chapter of the International Harvester Collectors organization gathered in Aurora Saturday, conducting a quarterly business meeting while also spending part of the afternoon viewing antique farm equipment at the Plainsman Museum.
A former U.S. Navy diver, Derek Dibbern now focuses on the skies as owner of Knox Ag Aviation

A former U.S. Navy diver, Derek Dibbern now focuses on the skies as owner of Knox Ag Aviation

Ag business owner Dibbern recounts service in the Navy

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Ocean diving is an unlikely occupation in Nebraska with the state being 1,500 miles from either coastline. At first glance, it would seem impossible to convert skills from deep sea underwater to the plains of the Midwest. However, there is one Nebraskan who found a way.
At left, Lt. Brett Mitchell sits in the cockpit of an F-18 Super Hornet during his days as a Navy fighter pilot. The photo on the right shows him in the warehouse of Fontel in Aurora where he now serves as president.

At left, Lt. Brett Mitchell sits in the cockpit of an F-18 Super Hornet during his days as a Navy fighter pilot. The photo on the right shows him in the warehouse of Fontel in Aurora where he now serves as president.

Mitchell grateful for military training

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Brett Mitchell’s life today as president of Fontel, Inc. in Aurora and a husband and father of two is markedly different from a few years ago when he was flying fighter jets in the U.S. Navy, but he says has no regrets about retiring early to come home to take over the family business.
Tanner Greenough, seen on the left in Afghanistan during his service with the U.S. Marines and at right in his bunker gear as a captain on the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, served the past two years as EMS supervisor for the Aurora Fire Department and Ambulance Service.

Tanner Greenough, seen on the left in Afghanistan during his service with the U.S. Marines and at right in his bunker gear as a captain on the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, served the past two years as EMS supervisor for the Aurora Fire Department and Ambulance Service.

Marine’s experience under fire helps in EMS work

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Training to react appropriately and keep cool under fire as a U.S. Marine has served Aurora’s Tanner Greenough well in his present career as a volunteer firefighter and full-time EMT.
Todd Vettel has multiple business ventures in Aurora, including Scooters Coffee on Highway 34. Vettel shares how his military background benefits him now in business, kicking off ANR’s annual workforce recognition effort.

Todd Vettel has multiple business ventures in Aurora, including Scooters Coffee on Highway 34. Vettel shares how his military background benefits him now in business, kicking off ANR’s annual workforce recognition effort.

Slinging coffee, community — the Marine way

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Todd Vettel wears plenty of hats. A barista at Scooters isn’t one he gets to wear very often, but it may be his favorite.How could that be? Vettel has his hands in everything from managing Scooters to International Workforce Services.
Tony Marty said his experience in the US Air Force, including two tours of duty, changed his perspective on what is truly stressful, and what is just something that must be dealt with.

Tony Marty said his experience in the US Air Force, including two tours of duty, changed his perspective on what is truly stressful, and what is just something that must be dealt with.

Vet brings different definition of stress to the workplace

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
When Tony Marty dealt with route clearance personnel while on a tour of duty with the Air Force in Afghanistan he would send vehicles out in tip-top shape, only to see then return on a wrecker.
Erik Holloway, pictured at left, utilizes some of the logistics training he received in the US Army in his new job as a freight operations supervisor at XPO in Aurora.

Erik Holloway, pictured at left, utilizes some of the logistics training he received in the US Army in his new job as a freight operations supervisor at XPO in Aurora.

Uniforms change, military lessons carry on

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Poise under pressure.It’s an absolute necessity when wearing any variation of a United States military uniform, and it’s a valuable asset for managers in the workforce, according to an Aurora man who has served in both roles.
Erik Holloway, pictured at left, utilizes some of the logistics training he received in the US Army in his new job as a freight operations supervisor at XPO in Aurora.

Erik Holloway, pictured at left, utilizes some of the logistics training he received in the US Army in his new job as a freight operations supervisor at XPO in Aurora.

Double Duty

News Staff
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
This week's print and E-editions of the Aurora News Register include our annual Workforce Tribute which this year is focused on military veterans in our local workforce.