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Aurora Adopt-A-Pet makes sure local cats are ‘feline’ fine
The cats and kittens at Aurora Adopt-A-Pet animal shelter have room to stretch more than their claws thanks to a second enclosure inside and a soon to be added “cat-io” outside area.
The idea has been a 10-year dream for volunteer Kathy Pollard, said it was finally realized thanks to the time and donations of Greg and Shannon Goltz.
“(Pollard) had expressed many, many times how much it would benefit the cats,” Shannon said. “Especially these little ones.”
The shelter already had one enclosure that allowed cats to move around and climb in two shifts during the day and night. With the addition of a second enclosure, all the cats are no longer in small 44x24-inch cages all day, except quarantined and misbehaving felines, with adult cats in the old enclosure and kittens in the new enclosure. 

Looking back at 911
The 11th day of September, 2001, will stand out in the minds of Americans for the rest of time. It was a day when the freedom and liberty so cherished by the United States was threatened, alongside its people. 
So how was the news reported locally? What stories did Hamilton County residents have to tell? How did this community respond?
That Tuesday’s newspaper had already been printed (or was in the process of being printed) as the news broke. Thus, the Aurora News-Register dated for Sept. 12, 2001 had no mention of the events of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, the Twin Towers or the hijacking of flight United Airlines Flight 93, which was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania.

Ericksen races to third at Poco Creek
The Aurora Lady Huskies ran their way to the runner-up spot in a home invitational at Poco Creek Golf Course Friday with three runners sneaking into the top 15. 
Alexis Ericksen took the top spot for the Lady Huskies, earning a bronze in 20:40, beating her personal record set at Minden by 28 seconds while also earning the meet’s top freshman honors. She was followed shortly behind by Ella Eggleston in fifth place, just 10 seconds later at 20:52, with Kaitlyn Oswald in 15th in 21:54.
Aurora finished just two points behind meet champion York, 43-41.

Hampton board reviews budget
The Hampton School Board reviewed its 2022-23 fiscal budget Monday, the first step in a process not expected to conclude until early October.
Supt. Holly Herzberg explained during Monday’s regular monthly meeting that a second public hearing is required this year due to a new state law, thus the levy and tax request could not be set and the process completed.
“This is the first year we have to split the budget part from the tax request, due to LB 644,” she explained. “We have to make a presentation here tonight, so people can actually see what we’re talking about, but then we’ll have another budget hearing on Sept. 26.”

Huskies bite A-G in road victory
Kick off with the wind for a touchback.
Hold the Bluejays three and out.
Get physical at the line and score on the first drive.
That was the plan Aurora coach Kyle Peterson drew up in the pre-game locker room Friday against No. 4-rated Ashland-Greenwood, and the Huskies executed that plan to the letter, setting the tone for a hard-fought 33-14 victory on the road and in the meantime snapping the Bluejays’ 29-game regular season win streak on the 75th anniversary of its home field.

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