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Karson, left, and Caden Meyer stand next to some of their 18 porta potties that can be rented out from their business, C and K Potties. The two high schoolers started the venture this year and have already found success with construction companies and providing for events.

Karson, left, and Caden Meyer stand next to some of their 18 porta potties that can be rented out from their business, C and K Potties. The two high schoolers started the venture this year and have already found success with construction companies and providing for events.

Meyer brothers invest in porta potty business

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Few teenagers are thrilled to take manual, dirty jobs, though brothers Karson and Caden Meyer have started C and K Potties as of last month and have already learned a lot from getting down and dirty.
Bands on the Bricks.

Bands on the Bricks.

Bands on Bricks request stirs ire over fair conflict

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
A county board vote to approve a liquor license request for a sixth season of Bands on the Bricks stirred debate Monday, not with the event itself but rather with scheduling a downtown concert on the same night live music is on the agenda at the Hamilton County Fair.
Two Aurora firefighters pour out water from hoses on burned ground after a ditch fire on S Road April 12. Fire Chief Tom Cox said the fire was started by lingering embers from before the burn ban and urged area residents to be vigilant even after fires are put out.

Two Aurora firefighters pour out water from hoses on burned ground after a ditch fire on S Road April 12. Fire Chief Tom Cox said the fire was started by lingering embers from before the burn ban and urged area residents to be vigilant even after fires are put out.

Fire chief warns of dangerous fire conditions

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Aurora volunteers firefighters fought a ditch fire on April 12 on S Road between 6 and 7 Roads, also responding to a mutual aid call on Highway 14 and 24 Road Friday night near Marquette.
Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel is shown with her family, including sons Judah and Leighton, daughter Isabelle and husband Dr. Jacob Weasel.

Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel is shown with her family, including sons Judah and Leighton, daughter Isabelle and husband Dr. Jacob Weasel.

Aurora native on board with husband’s life mission

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel will take steps on a life-time mission to set lofty goals and be part of a greater cause in the coming weeks, tracking her husband Jacob as he climbs to the top of Mount Everest on the other side of the globe.
Rising nitrate levels in the Hampton water supply are prompting village leaders to consider options.

Rising nitrate levels in the Hampton water supply are prompting village leaders to consider options.

Concerns, nitrate levels rising on Hampton water

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Hampton Village Board members heard a candid report on the community’s water supply status Monday, reviewing possible options being considered to address rising nitrate levels. Utility Supt.
Pictured from left in front of the new Hampton school sign on Highway 34 are Kevin Wall of Hampton, Mike Wall of Forney, Texas and Denny Wall, who now lives in York. Denny and his wife Beverly donated funds to launch the sign project.

Pictured from left in front of the new Hampton school sign on Highway 34 are Kevin Wall of Hampton, Mike Wall of Forney, Texas and Denny Wall, who now lives in York. Denny and his wife Beverly donated funds to launch the sign project.

Wall’s vision leads to new sign in Hampton

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Motorists driving down Highway 34 through Hampton can’t help but notice a nice, new, very tall purple electronic sign board on the edge of town, thanks in large part to Denny Wall and his wife, Beverly.
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County reviews 2 conditional use permits

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
by Kurt Johnson County commissioners reviewed two conditional use permit applications Monday, voting 3-1 to approve a fourth house to be built in a rural area east of Hampton while tabling a request to allow continued use of a temporary asphalt plant which drew opposition from neighbors who...