News

Rush lives in Charlottesville, Va., with his wife, Rehn, whom he met at the University of Wyoming.

Rush lives in Charlottesville, Va., with his wife, Rehn, whom he met at the University of Wyoming.

This week's featured stories

There were many hurdles Aurora grad Gavin Rush tackled during his football career at Aurora and the University of Wyoming that he has now channeled towards his role as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers.
Monday morning garage fire

Monday morning garage fire

Early morning blaze destroys Aurora garage

An early morning fire destroyed a garage in the 300 block of 14th Street across from Refshauge Park in Aurora Monday morning. Official details are unavailable at this time, but neighbors were awakened by the sound of fire trucks at about 2 a.m. Watch for details in this week's ANR. 
Saturday's light parade

Saturday's light parade

Come Home to Christmas 'Take 2' is picture perfect

The weather for Saturday evening's Take 2 of the Come Home to Christmas light parade was the polar opposite of last weekend's wintery blast. Milder temperatures, clear skies and calm winds made the perfect atmosphere for the festive spectacle.
Corn mash covers the intersection of highways 14 and 34 on Tuesday.

Corn mash covers the intersection of highways 14 and 34 on Tuesday.

Corn mash spill causes slippery situation

A spill of a large amount of distiller’s corn mash caused a sticky and slippery situation at the intersection of Highways 14 and 34 in Aurora Tuesday afternoon. Fortunately, however, there were no accidents associated with the incident even though it took some time to clean it up.
Matt Griess is all smiles after taking this 150-pound black bear while on a memorable hunt with two friends in the Mt. Baker Wilderness area of northern Washington state.

Matt Griess is all smiles after taking this 150-pound black bear while on a memorable hunt with two friends in the Mt. Baker Wilderness area of northern Washington state.

Bear hunting a rugged test of skill, endurance, friendship

There’s something uniquely satisfying about backcountry bear hunting that grabs Matt Griess’s attention like nothing else can.It’s challenging, physically and mentally, canvassing mountainous terrain for days.
Pictured from left in Danish Oak’s new showroom are Shauna Pursley, Drake Schafer and Dane Schafer. The Hampton business celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and recently expanded next door into the former Smith True Value Hardware Store.

Pictured from left in Danish Oak’s new showroom are Shauna Pursley, Drake Schafer and Dane Schafer. The Hampton business celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and recently expanded next door into the former Smith True Value Hardware Store.

Danish Oak’s latest expansion boosts capacity

Danish Oak has expanded its operations yet again, acquiring the building next door on main street in Hampton and hiring additional staff to take founder Dane Schafer’s custom cabinet making venture to another level.
It took 900 feet of wire and 400 bulbs to light up Marquette’s Main Street on Wednesday, Nov. 5. With the donations and support received through the Marquette Improvement Repair Fund, the group has more lighting projects planned for the future.

It took 900 feet of wire and 400 bulbs to light up Marquette’s Main Street on Wednesday, Nov. 5. With the donations and support received through the Marquette Improvement Repair Fund, the group has more lighting projects planned for the future.

Shining a light on small town pride

The Village of Marquette became brighter last week as over 400 white light bulbs on more than 900 feet of wire were strung up from the corner of Scotty’s Bar to Cornerstone Bank on Main Street.The lights were installed on Wednesday, Nov.
Tiffany Cure

Tiffany Cure

Judge denies defense motions in Cure case

With Tiffany Cure of Marquette set to go on trial next month on a charge of first degree murder, Judge Rachel Daugherty has denied a defense motion to suppress statements Cure made during police interviews.
Paul Weishapl, a harm reduction instructor in UNMC’s College of Public Health, photographed at an Omaha sober living facility on Aug. 13. Weishapl has been counting deaths he suspects are drug-related for years and then comparing what he knows to what’s listed on the death certificate. It often fails to mention an overdose.

Paul Weishapl, a harm reduction instructor in UNMC’s College of Public Health, photographed at an Omaha sober living facility on Aug. 13. Weishapl has been counting deaths he suspects are drug-related for years and then comparing what he knows to what’s listed on the death certificate. It often fails to mention an overdose.

Nebraska’s drug death numbers not adding up

Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother’s bed on a June afternoon in a house full of family. He was napping, they thought. Over four hours, they checked on him often. They didn’t recognize his breath gurgling. They didn’t see the foam forming around his mouth.
Sandra ‘Sandie’ Lundquist will be marrying her fiance Kel French on Dec. 21. The family makes annual trips to Nebraska to visit family and watch the Husker games in Lincoln.

Sandra ‘Sandie’ Lundquist will be marrying her fiance Kel French on Dec. 21. The family makes annual trips to Nebraska to visit family and watch the Husker games in Lincoln.

Lundquist reflects on 40 plus years in education

Every day when R.R. Oehrli Elementary School principal and Aurora grad Sandra “Sandie” Lundquist walks through the halls of her school in Montague, Mich., she looks forward to making a fun and welcoming learning environment for her students and teachers.