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Ravi Singh demonstrates using one of two drones he and his wife, Gina, utilize with their new business, Innovative Drone Solutions.

Ravi Singh demonstrates using one of two drones he and his wife, Gina, utilize with their new business, Innovative Drone Solutions.

Singhs launch new drone business

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Having gained confidence and experience with aerial photography when he helped launch a statewide drone program for the Nebraska State Patrol, Ravi Singh has ventured into the private sector with his wife by launching a new business called Innovative Drone Solutions.
Tiffany Cure steps off the elevator on the top floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse last August for her initial court appearance on charges of child abuse resulting in death.

Tiffany Cure steps off the elevator on the top floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse last August for her initial court appearance on charges of child abuse resulting in death.

Cure charge to be upgraded to 1st degree murder

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Charges against a Marquette woman in connection with the death of an infant last August are expected to be upgraded to first degree murder when Tiffany Cure, 21, appears for a second arraignment in Hamilton County District Court on March 28.
The preliminary design for the interior of the Hamilton County Extension office to be located at the fairgrounds.

The preliminary design for the interior of the Hamilton County Extension office to be located at the fairgrounds.

Back to the drawing board for Extension bldg

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
It’s back to the drawing board, almost literally, for the new Hamilton County Extension office at the fairgrounds following action by the board of commissioners on Monday morning.
Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

CNA program introduces Aurora students to health care

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Aurora High School recognizes the vital role nurses play in health care and through its Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) program has helped more 30 students get a head start in training for the field.
HPC School Board

HPC School Board

High Plains to host district speech March 18

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The High Plains school board approved an additional off day for students during its monthly meeting Monday night. High Plains is set to host district speech this coming week on March 18. The district was already scheduled to not have school Monday, March 17.
Giltner Public Schools

Giltner Public Schools

Board continues discussions on Giltner-Harvard hoops coop

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The Giltner School Board discussed its developing plan for the high school basketball cooperative with Harvard High School during its Monday night meeting. The board approved the coop for a second time in order to be on record for the Nebraska State Athletics Association (NSAA).
This year's ANR College Bound edition focuses on strategies for funding college education

This year's ANR College Bound edition focuses on strategies for funding college education

Start early to get your college funding in order

Staff Reports
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
With the recent inflationary cycle impacting everything from the price of eggs to the cost of homes, the expense of a college education is going up as well.
Tim Ernst sits in his guidance counselor office at Lincoln Southwest High School where he has created a bulletin board full of pictures of successful students he has worked with in the past.

Tim Ernst sits in his guidance counselor office at Lincoln Southwest High School where he has created a bulletin board full of pictures of successful students he has worked with in the past.

Ernst guides students at Lincoln Southwest

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
When students arrive at Lincoln Southwest High School, they are assured that guidance counselors like Tim Ernst will be there to be there for them when they need a helping hand.While growing up in Aurora, Ernst said the thought of becoming a guidance counselor didn’t cross his mind.
Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Aurora High School recognizes the vital role nurses play in health care and through its Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) program has helped more 30 students get a head start in training for the field.
Aurora High School Health and Wellness Day speaker Suzie Fogarty holds up her iPhone to make a point during her keynote address to high school students last Wednesday. Fogarty reported that today’s high school students spend an average of 7-1/2 hours a day looking at screens, and that’s on top of the time computers are used for study.

Aurora High School Health and Wellness Day speaker Suzie Fogarty holds up her iPhone to make a point during her keynote address to high school students last Wednesday. Fogarty reported that today’s high school students spend an average of 7-1/2 hours a day looking at screens, and that’s on top of the time computers are used for study.

AHS speaker urges students to break phone addiction

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
If Nebraska legislators were looking for evidence to support LB 140 which seeks to put a statewide ban on cell phones in school, they wouldn’t need to look much further than the presentation made to Aurora High School students during last Wednesday’s Health and Wellness Day.