This week's top stories

  • Enrollments at the four Hamilton County school districts took a less than 1% dip again this year.
    Enrollments at the four Hamilton County school districts took a less than 1% dip again this year.
  • A banner on the lawn north of the Hamilton County Courthouse welcomes visitors to Small Town Market Days, Oct. 5-7.
    A banner on the lawn north of the Hamilton County Courthouse welcomes visitors to Small Town Market Days, Oct. 5-7.
  • Kylee Young makes monkey bread in Senior Seminar class on Thursday while Sam Wishman and Korbin Stump work on another part of breakfast in the background.
    Kylee Young makes monkey bread in Senior Seminar class on Thursday while Sam Wishman and Korbin Stump work on another part of breakfast in the background.
  • Hamilton County Courthouse
    Hamilton County Courthouse

    Area schools enrollment dips

    While 2023-24 combined enrollments for Hamilton County’s four school districts took a less than one percent dip for the second year in a row, superintendents in Aurora, Giltner, Hampton and High Plains say they expect the decline to reverse in coming years thanks to new growth in the county. 

     

    Small Town Market Days expands to 4th community

    It’s that time of year again when small businesses in Aurora, Central City and Stromsburg join together to celebrate the small town life as part of Small Town Market Days. This year, the event is expanding to a fourth county as well. 

     

    Class helps HHS seniors prepare for life after high school

    Hampton High School has launched a class for the 16 seniors who will graduate next spring to teach them basic life skills by exposing them to real-world experiences and learning by doing. 

     

    County OKs aerial photo bid

    In a decision pending since July, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to approve a six-year contract with Eagleview Technologies to provide the county assessor’s office with a set of aerial photos of the county for the purpose of setting valuations. 

     

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