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The overhead tramway provided a different perspective of the Nebraska State Fair, showing a fairgrounds full of people, ag equipment, food vendors and carnival rides.

The overhead tramway provided a different perspective of the Nebraska State Fair, showing a fairgrounds full of people, ag equipment, food vendors and carnival rides.

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State Fair ‘has a lot to celebrate’

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Final numbers aren’t yet in for this year’s Nebraska State Fair, but the early consensus is that the turnout was strong as the showcase event in Grand Island returned to pre-COVID activity levels.
Aurora third graders really enjoyed Hedrick’s racing pigs at the Nebraska State Fair Aug. 31. They were, from left: Teagan Nicola, Zoe Rice (in back), Brenden Zucco, Bryson Dueland, Rhett Lorence, Jonah Johnson and Kyler Comer.

Aurora third graders really enjoyed Hedrick’s racing pigs at the Nebraska State Fair Aug. 31. They were, from left: Teagan Nicola, Zoe Rice (in back), Brenden Zucco, Bryson Dueland, Rhett Lorence, Jonah Johnson and Kyler Comer.

Students all in for Nebraska’s Largest Classroom

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
The weekday’s of the Nebraska State Fair were filled with a flurry of activity, as the fairgrounds welcomed Nebraska’s Largest Classroom to center stage.
Marsha Pawley, center, explains how cream is turned to butter during a demonstration at the Plainsman Museum’s 2019 Day on the Farm. The event is returning after a one year break.

Marsha Pawley, center, explains how cream is turned to butter during a demonstration at the Plainsman Museum’s 2019 Day on the Farm. The event is returning after a one year break.

Plainsman’s Day on the Farm set to return Sunday

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
During the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the Plainsman Museum in Aurora is offering the public a chance to step back to a simpler time during its annual Day on the Farm. After being canceled in 2020, the annual event is set to return Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
The Alice M. Farr Library will soon be hosting two speakers from Humanities Nebraska through the Friends of the Library.

The Alice M. Farr Library will soon be hosting two speakers from Humanities Nebraska through the Friends of the Library.

Humanities NE speakers coming to Aurora

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
The Alice M. Farr Library will soon be hosting two speakers from Humanities Nebraska through the Friends of the Library. The first visitor will be Charlotte Endorf sharing “Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen.” She will be there on Thursday, Sept. 9 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Rachel Hunter (queen and Zander Stromer (king)

Rachel Hunter (queen and Zander Stromer (king)

AHS Homecoming royalty

News Staff
Friday, September 3, 2021
Aurora seniors Zander Stromer and Rachel Hunter were crowned Homecoming king and queen Friday night at halftime of the Huskies' 55-44 loss to Bennington.  Other Homeoming royalty included Ella Mitchell, Kaylee Crosby, Grace Ziegler, Mackenson Owens, Caden Carlson and Preston Ramaekers. 
AHS Homecoming court

AHS Homecoming court

Homecoming candidates

News Staff
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Aurora Homecoming candidates include, front from left: Kaylee Crosby, Rachel Hunter, Ella Mitchell, Grace Ziegler. Back from left: Caden Carlson, Mackenson Owens, Preston Ramaekers, Zander Stromer.
The statue “Waiting for the Bus” and flag pole were given in memory of Cletus Kothe by his family. Kothe drove bus for the Giltner school for 52 years and passed away in 2020.

The statue “Waiting for the Bus” and flag pole were given in memory of Cletus Kothe by his family. Kothe drove bus for the Giltner school for 52 years and passed away in 2020.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Cletus Kothe honored after 52 years with Giltner Hornets “As our school bus driver, you were always the first smiling adult our students saw each morning and the last before they went home.
Kelsey Bergen reviewed a busy year of economic development activity last week while thanking city leaders for their help in forging a growing partnership with the Aurora Development Corporation.

Kelsey Bergen reviewed a busy year of economic development activity last week while thanking city leaders for their help in forging a growing partnership with the Aurora Development Corporation.

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Bergen recaps economic development efforts to city

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Kelsey Bergen reviewed a busy year of economic development activity last week while thanking city leaders for their help in forging a growing partnership with the Aurora Development Corporation.
EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs, right, and crew member Chris Hyde stand in the doorway which connects the city’s new EMS living quarters to the ambulance bays.

EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs, right, and crew member Chris Hyde stand in the doorway which connects the city’s new EMS living quarters to the ambulance bays.

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EMS crew transitions into new quarters

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Two years after launching a city-owned and operated fire-based EMS service local ambulance personnel have begun transitioning into new overnight living quarters with the completion of a 14th Street fire barn expansion project.