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Lincoln Creek Landscaping & Design started construction for Wortman Park in the first week of April with the retaining wall being built to create an ADA accessible grade/incline.

Lincoln Creek Landscaping & Design started construction for Wortman Park in the first week of April with the retaining wall being built to create an ADA accessible grade/incline.

Construction beginning at Wortman Park

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Bremer Community Center is seeing a new change of scenery in its southeastern lot as construction for Wortman Park is underway. Hidden away below the slope, not visible from the street, a retaining wall is now being built.
Lorna and Larry Epp show two of the 80 quilts that they recently delivered to a museum in Hamilton, Mo. The Aurora woman is the co-founder of the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild and has created more than 400 quilts in her lifetime.

Lorna and Larry Epp show two of the 80 quilts that they recently delivered to a museum in Hamilton, Mo. The Aurora woman is the co-founder of the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild and has created more than 400 quilts in her lifetime.

Epp quilts journey from Hamilton to Hamilton

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Quilting has been a big part of Aurora resident Lorna Epp's life for more than 40 years and in that time she has created more than 400 quilts of one kind or another.
his parcel of ground just south of Highway 34 by the Mars Petcare facility (seen in the background) is the location of the proposed Synergen ammonia plant.

his parcel of ground just south of Highway 34 by the Mars Petcare facility (seen in the background) is the location of the proposed Synergen ammonia plant.

Decision on hearing date for Synergen CUP delayed

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
It appears the conditional use zoning permit application for the proposed Synergen Green Energy ammonia production plant won’t come before the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners until possibly sometime in June at the earliest.
Receiving their certificates for completing their first year in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy are, from left, Keelan Phillips, Jake Cattau, Piper Oswald, Kash Majerus, Macy Miller, Bryce Joseph, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith, Jasmine Hansen, Kennedy Kleinschmidt and Emma Ellis-Sack.

Receiving their certificates for completing their first year in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy are, from left, Keelan Phillips, Jake Cattau, Piper Oswald, Kash Majerus, Macy Miller, Bryce Joseph, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith, Jasmine Hansen, Kennedy Kleinschmidt and Emma Ellis-Sack.

YEP celebrates first 2 grants to nonprofits

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The students of Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) celebrated their first annual grant and capstone ceremony Sunday afternoon by presenting $5,000 grants to both the Banister Leadership Academy in Aurora and the Hampton Public School Foundation.
The Hawks Learning Center in Hampton will be the home of a new daycare center for the community.

The Hawks Learning Center in Hampton will be the home of a new daycare center for the community.

Hampton Day Care hires first director

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
In a major step forward for Hampton Day Care Center, Inc., leadership announced at last week’s community meetings that a director has been hired for the facility expected to open Aug. 1 and that an assistant director may be on board soon as well.
Receiving their certificates for completing their first year in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy are, from left, Keelan Phillips, Jake Cattau, Piper Oswald, Kash Majerus, Macy Miller, Bryce Joseph, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith, Jasmine Hansen, Kennedy Kleinschmidt and Emma Ellis-Sack.

Receiving their certificates for completing their first year in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy are, from left, Keelan Phillips, Jake Cattau, Piper Oswald, Kash Majerus, Macy Miller, Bryce Joseph, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith, Jasmine Hansen, Kennedy Kleinschmidt and Emma Ellis-Sack.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The first class of the Hamilton County Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) program culminated its inaugural year on Sunday afternoon by awarding grands of $5,000 each to the Banister Leadership Academy (located at the Hamilton County Youth Center) and the Hampton Public Schools Foundation.
This map provided to the Village of Hampton by its engineering firm, Miller and Associates, shows the route of a proposed pipeline linking Hampton to Aurora’s well field north of town. The line would run along County Road 14 which is located less than a block from Hampton’s water tower and runs by Aurora’s pump houses near the cemetery. The bottom graph shows the differences in elevation between the two towns.

This map provided to the Village of Hampton by its engineering firm, Miller and Associates, shows the route of a proposed pipeline linking Hampton to Aurora’s well field north of town. The line would run along County Road 14 which is located less than a block from Hampton’s water tower and runs by Aurora’s pump houses near the cemetery. The bottom graph shows the differences in elevation between the two towns.

Hampton board considers water pipeline to Aurora

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
After being presented by its engineer with several possible scenarios for solving its ongoing water issues, the Village of Hampton is investigating the installation of a pipeline and purchasing its municipal water supply from Aurora, six miles to the west.
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

County grants conditional use permit for MFC Construction

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
A conditional use permit (CUP) for MFC Construction of Aurora, that was previously given the green light by the county’s Joint Planning and Zoning Commission, sailed through to approval by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners on Monday morning.
Giltner Public Schools

Giltner Public Schools

Nebraska State Patrol captain meets with Giltner School Board

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Giltner School Board met with Nebraska State Patrol Captain Dean Riedel Monday night to discuss the board’s concern over the state patrol’s drug spot locations near the I-80 exit. “Thank you for having me to have these open conversations about concerns that you guys have,”  Riedel said.
Volunteers from Ramon’s Tile work the concessions stand at 12th Street Cinema on a recent weekend.

Volunteers from Ramon’s Tile work the concessions stand at 12th Street Cinema on a recent weekend.

The show goes on at 12th St. Cinema

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
In early February of last year an article in the News-Register reported the rather alarming news that due to declining attendance, Aurora’s 12th Street Theater, run by the non-profit Hamilton Recreation, might be on the verge of closing after a 30-year run.