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Two Aurora firefighters pour out water from hoses on burned ground after a ditch fire on S Road April 12. Fire Chief Tom Cox said the fire was started by lingering embers from before the burn ban and urged area residents to be vigilant even after fires are put out.

Two Aurora firefighters pour out water from hoses on burned ground after a ditch fire on S Road April 12. Fire Chief Tom Cox said the fire was started by lingering embers from before the burn ban and urged area residents to be vigilant even after fires are put out.

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Fire chief warns of dangerous fire conditions

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Aurora volunteers firefighters fought a ditch fire on April 12 on S Road between 6 and 7 Roads, also responding to a mutual aid call on Highway 14 and 24 Road Friday night near Marquette.
Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel is shown with her family, including sons Judah and Leighton, daughter Isabelle and husband Dr. Jacob Weasel.

Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel is shown with her family, including sons Judah and Leighton, daughter Isabelle and husband Dr. Jacob Weasel.

Aurora native on board with husband’s life mission

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Aurora native Lauren (Paschke) Weasel will take steps on a life-time mission to set lofty goals and be part of a greater cause in the coming weeks, tracking her husband Jacob as he climbs to the top of Mount Everest on the other side of the globe.
Rising nitrate levels in the Hampton water supply are prompting village leaders to consider options.

Rising nitrate levels in the Hampton water supply are prompting village leaders to consider options.

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Concerns, nitrate levels rising on Hampton water

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Hampton Village Board members heard a candid report on the community’s water supply status Monday, reviewing possible options being considered to address rising nitrate levels. Utility Supt.
Pictured from left in front of the new Hampton school sign on Highway 34 are Kevin Wall of Hampton, Mike Wall of Forney, Texas and Denny Wall, who now lives in York. Denny and his wife Beverly donated funds to launch the sign project.

Pictured from left in front of the new Hampton school sign on Highway 34 are Kevin Wall of Hampton, Mike Wall of Forney, Texas and Denny Wall, who now lives in York. Denny and his wife Beverly donated funds to launch the sign project.

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Wall’s vision leads to new sign in Hampton

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Motorists driving down Highway 34 through Hampton can’t help but notice a nice, new, very tall purple electronic sign board on the edge of town, thanks in large part to Denny Wall and his wife, Beverly.
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County reviews 2 conditional use permits

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
by Kurt Johnson County commissioners reviewed two conditional use permit applications Monday, voting 3-1 to approve a fourth house to be built in a rural area east of Hampton while tabling a request to allow continued use of a temporary asphalt plant which drew opposition from neighbors who...
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Phillips board discusses future of Memorial Hall

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
by Jacob Courtney Phillips village board members discussed with a crowd assembled at its April 4 meeting the possibility of transferring full ownership of Memorial Hall to the Phillips Community Foundation.
Bobbi Pettit reported to the Hampton Village Board Monday the results of two March 28 public meetings designed to gather local input.

Bobbi Pettit reported to the Hampton Village Board Monday the results of two March 28 public meetings designed to gather local input.

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Hampton board reviews results of community workshop

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Hampton Village Board members reviewed results Monday of a community workshop last month with a Kearney-based consultant who recommended that the next step be conducting a survey to see if citizens would support implementing a tax for certain expenditures.
Dylan Danielson signs with Hastings College.

Dylan Danielson signs with Hastings College.

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Danielson signs with Hastings College basketball Basketball has always been a passion for Dylan Danielson. That passion has led him to the next step and the next level. Danielson signed a letter of intent March 27 to continue his academic and basketball career at Hastings College.
Sandhill cranes gather on the banks of the Platte River. Due to clouds and incoming the rain, the cranes were fewer in number at the landing site according to volunteers.

Sandhill cranes gather on the banks of the Platte River. Due to clouds and incoming the rain, the cranes were fewer in number at the landing site according to volunteers.

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Friends flock together during crane migration

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The annual sandhill crane spring migration is setting to wrap up in the coming days and with the birds flocking over the shallow Platte River comes a migration of people just as numerous. Two of those who came up from Kansas City, Kan.