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4R board begins reviewing strategic plan surveys, data

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The Aurora 4R School Board conducted a preliminary review last week of feedback gathered through a detailed community survey process and will now begin using that information to establish goals and action steps that will guide district decisions over the next five to 10 years.Supt.
Aurora High School custodian Maddy Barnes places notes of encouragement on the mirror of the girls restroom. The sticky note project is just one way the young staff member makes connections and serves as a role model to students and staff.

Aurora High School custodian Maddy Barnes places notes of encouragement on the mirror of the girls restroom. The sticky note project is just one way the young staff member makes connections and serves as a role model to students and staff.

Encouragement that sticks

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Maddy Barnes, custodian at Aurora High School, is not that many years out of high school herself, so she knows the importance of an encouraging word to teenagers.
This team of Hampton Hawks won the Nebraska Stock Market Challenge, sponsored by Junior Achievement, and took third in the nationals earlier this month. From left are Shae Kingery, Sophia Schulze, Jacob Wishman and Kennedy McCullough.

This team of Hampton Hawks won the Nebraska Stock Market Challenge, sponsored by Junior Achievement, and took third in the nationals earlier this month. From left are Shae Kingery, Sophia Schulze, Jacob Wishman and Kennedy McCullough.

Hawks are stock market champs

Ron Burtz
Monday, June 5, 2023
Four Hampton Hawks high schoolers surprised their business teacher and perhaps even themselves recently when they won the state competition in Junior Achievement’s annual Stock Market Challenge. And they continued their winning ways by taking fourth place in the national contest on May 10.
Mitchell and Sarah Lyon show the front door of their office on the square that was broken out Friday by a young deer that had crashed through the back window in the alley before 7 a.m.

Mitchell and Sarah Lyon show the front door of their office on the square that was broken out Friday by a young deer that had crashed through the back window in the alley before 7 a.m.

Oh deer! Break-in reported Friday in downtown Aurora

Ron Burtz
Monday, June 5, 2023
Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day. A subject being pursued by the Aurora Police Department broke into the back of a downtown business office early Friday morning and then, four seconds later, she broke out again, this time through the front door.
A 21-gun salute is performed near the end of the Memorial Day service at the Aurora Cemetery on Monday morning.

A 21-gun salute is performed near the end of the Memorial Day service at the Aurora Cemetery on Monday morning.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
MCHI nearly fully staffed with nursesThough not immune from the challenges of hiring and retaining nurses locally in the midst of a reported nationwide nursing shortage, Memorial Community Health Inc.
Kevin and Kayte Partch pose for a family photo with daughters, from left, Kendall and Kellan. The family lives in Lincoln where Kayte is the USDA Child Nutrition director for the Nebraska Board of Education.

Kevin and Kayte Partch pose for a family photo with daughters, from left, Kendall and Kellan. The family lives in Lincoln where Kayte is the USDA Child Nutrition director for the Nebraska Board of Education.

Keeping pace: Hampton native’s race for child nutrition, marathons

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Becoming a runner takes both the proper food and mental determination to use that fuel to the limit. One Hampton graduate knows the importance of both continuing to run for herself and helping kids in Nebraska to have the basic nutrition to push themselves.
The BRANDT plant will have state-of-the-art product filling and packaging equipment, including lifting “robots” and automated assembly lines.

The BRANDT plant will have state-of-the-art product filling and packaging equipment, including lifting “robots” and automated assembly lines.

BRANDT to build specialty products manufacturing plant here

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
An Illinois-based company known as a leading retailer of professional agronomic services and manufacturer of specialty ag products will soon be planting its flag in Aurora.
The Aurora City Council approved of construction of a new disc golf course at Streeter Park and an upgrade of the one at Refshauge Park.

The Aurora City Council approved of construction of a new disc golf course at Streeter Park and an upgrade of the one at Refshauge Park.

Council OKs new disc golf course in Streeter Park

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Aurora city council members approved of the installation of a disc course golf at Streeter Park, and an upgrade of the disc golf course at Refshauge Park, at a meeting on May 23.
Notices for ag land values in Hamilton County will be mailed June 1.

Notices for ag land values in Hamilton County will be mailed June 1.

Ag land values will be going up in county

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Hamilton County farmers will be getting letters in the mail this week advising of a pending increase in ag land valuations, with irrigated acres going up as much as 10.3 percent and drylands acres rising as much as 8 percent.