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This year’s Hamilton County Corn Grower’s Association plot tour was a well-attended event. The afternoon started with a look at the plot, followed by a supper and presentations.

This year’s Hamilton County Corn Grower’s Association plot tour was a well-attended event. The afternoon started with a look at the plot, followed by a supper and presentations.

Corn Growers plot tour features local meteorologist

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Headlining the Hamilton County Corn Grower’s Association annual plot tour, after a tour of the physical plot, was a presentation by Aurora native Michael Moritz. Moritz currently serves as a Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Hastings.
Like many fields in Hamilton County, this one, located just of Highway 14 north of Aurora, still had standing water in the corners thanks to rain. With up to 4.9 inches falling over the last week, the effect could be beneficial for farmers.

Like many fields in Hamilton County, this one, located just of Highway 14 north of Aurora, still had standing water in the corners thanks to rain. With up to 4.9 inches falling over the last week, the effect could be beneficial for farmers.

Increased rainfall brings potential bigger profits

Jacob Courtney
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Areas in Hamilton County have received anywhere from 3.1 to 4.9 inches of rain from April 23 to May 6, according to the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources website, bringing moisture to farms that have been parched since the start of a dry spell in December of last year.
It’s no secret, the weather in Hamilton County and much of the state of Nebraska in general has been abnormally dry. 

It’s no secret, the weather in Hamilton County and much of the state of Nebraska in general has been abnormally dry. 

Experts speak to dryness, atypical winter weather

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
It’s no secret, the weather in Hamilton County and much of the state of Nebraska in general has been abnormally dry.  So dry, in fact, that local fire departments are issuing no-burn orders until a decent amount of moisture has returned to the soil.
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Cooler weather, endless pot of soup go together

Butch Furse
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The cooler weather has brought a favorite aroma from our kitchen. With cooler weather means the Betterhalf will start serving one of my favorites . . . homemade vegetable beef soup. Now this is not just an ordinary soup.
Sirens in Hamilton County will now be sounding for 80 mph straight-line winds.

Sirens in Hamilton County will now be sounding for 80 mph straight-line winds.

New guidelines shared for emergency siren use

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
In combination with a change put in place by the National Weather Service, the sirens in towns across Hamilton County will now be sounding for more than tornado warnings. “We’ve had some policies, or guidelines, throughout the years,” Hamilton County Emergency Manager Kirt Smith explained.
Everything was cold and ice-covered on this day in Streeter Park with temps plummeting to bitter lows.

Everything was cold and ice-covered on this day in Streeter Park with temps plummeting to bitter lows.

Bitter temperatures blanket Hamilton County, country

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Extreme low temperatures have settled into the air across the state as a whole, including Hamilton County, where Monday’s low was reportedly around negative 26 in the early morning hours.