After a lengthy discussion on the county’s proposed (and now approved) budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting took regular form Monday, quickly bringing up a few upcoming holiday favorites.

When the topic of street signs came up about an hour into the Phillips Village Board meeting last week, the 28 citizens gathered in the town hall started voicing concerns about people running stop signs and speeding through 6th Street and other residential areas, culminating in some criticism of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

The Aurora 4R School Board discussed its proposed 2022-23 fiscal year budget in a meeting Monday, though it cannot be approved until after a joint public budget hearing with Sept. 26. 

Eva Fahrnbruch struck out a total of 26 batters last week, 13 in each contest, pitching complete game winners against Centennial and York.

Members of the Giltner Village Board of Trustees voted last week to have Logan Eastman fill a temporary board seat. There were two candidates for the position, with Eastman approved as the board’s choice over Glenn Nielsen by a vote of 3-1. 

Farmer Don Campbell watches his son Mike put up the pivot stabilizer he created in his soybean field south of Aurora. The two legs help to stabilize the pivot in high-wind weather.

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