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New LED lights line the recently completed taxiway at Aurora Airport.

New LED lights line the recently completed taxiway at Aurora Airport.

Airport project on final approach

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
A nearly five-month major renovation project at the Aurora Airport could be wrapping up this week.
The Hamilton County Courthouse

The Hamilton County Courthouse

This week's top stories

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
County ‘close’ to deciding on courthouse renovation contract“I think we’re getting close!” was the conclusion of Hamilton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Rich Nelson near the end of a third face-to-face meeting since June with preservation architect Jerry Berggren on Monday.
High Plains Community Schools

High Plains Community Schools

HPC continues talks on football classification

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Football classification was again a big topic of conversation at HPC’s monthly school board meeting Oct. 10, though no official decision was made.The decision will come in November, however, as each school must report its two-year classification by Nov. 30.
ANR

ANR

NDOT worker dies after being struck by SUV

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
A Nebraska Department of Transportation employee died Tuesday afternoon in a traffic accident on Highway 34 west of Aurora. A release from NDOT reports the incident occurred  at approximately 12:30 p.m. near the Giltner Spur.
Aurora QB Zachary Seim hands the football to Bryce Peterson on a jet sweep.

Aurora QB Zachary Seim hands the football to Bryce Peterson on a jet sweep.

Champs!

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Aurora’s youth football progam wrapped up a perfect season in perfect football weather Sunday, defeating Raymond Central 37-8 on its home turf in the Farmers Valley Youth Football League Championship. Aurora led 16-0 at halftime before adding 21 points in the second half.
The former Lutheran school in Hampton which is to become a daycare.

The former Lutheran school in Hampton which is to become a daycare.

Board formed to organize Hampton daycare

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The plan to transform the former Hampton Lutheran School building into a community daycare center is moving forward with the formation of a board of directors. The first meeting of the board took place on Monday night with a wide variety of responsibilities and priorities on the agenda.
This new mural will be dedicated next Wednesday, Oct. 25.

This new mural will be dedicated next Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Downtown mural to be dedicated Oct. 25

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
A colorful mural depicting the community of Aurora will be officially dedicated in a ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.
It's cold and flu season again.

It's cold and flu season again.

Cold, COVID, flu season is back

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
As the weather cools and folks are spending more of their time indoors, respiratory illness season ramps up as well. While Memorial Community Health (MCH) has yet to see cases of flu and RSV, COVID seems to be back for another season.