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Lori Brechbill’s fifth grade class at Aurora Elementary at its D.A.R.E. graduation.
Aurora students graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
Elizabeth Hunter
Photo #1: Officially graduating from the D.A.R.E. program Monday, Feb. 5 was Katie Lorence’s fifth grade class.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Hampton Public Schools
Hampton School sets its 2024-25 calendar
Ron Burtz
While there are still three months to go in the current school year, the Hampton Board of Education set the district’s official calendar for the 2024-25 school year at its February meeting Monday night. Under the new calendar, the first day of school will be Wednesday, Aug.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Village of Phillips
Phillips board talks snow, sewage
Ron Burtz
Lessons learned from the January snow storms and a looming crisis with the community’s sewage lagoons were two of the major topics of conversation at the monthly meeting of the Phillips Village Board last Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
I-80 pursuit of stolen car ends near Aurora
Pursuit of stolen car ends near Aurora
Ron Burtz
The pursuit of a stolen vehicle that began on I-80 in York County last Tuesday ended abruptly near the Aurora exit (332) when the stolen 2024 Nissan Altima crashed into the back of a semi truck shortly after 4 p.m. Lt. Alex Hildebrand of the York County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 4 p.m.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Local elections in 2024
Four more candidates file for elected office
Ron Burtz
Four names have been added to the list of candidates seeking local office in the 2024 election. Incumbents in partisan elections, such as for Hamilton County Commission, have only until Thursday to complete their candidate filings. The deadline for non-incumbents in partisan elections is March 1.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Phillip Kreutz has been leading Giltner’s FBLA program for three years, helping with chapter projects such as Giltner Public School’s Food Drive and preparing the chapter for the State Leadership Conference in April.
Kreutz serves 3rd year as FBLA president
Elizabeth Hunter
Over the past four years, Giltner High School senior, Phillips Kreutz has seen a lot of growth in the school’s FBLA chapter.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
This is one of many themed tables set up for last week’s annual fundraiser at the Plainsman Museum. This table featured a Valentine’s Day theme.
Museum fundraiser tops $22,000
Kurt Johnson
Months of planning culminated in an evening of giving Feb. 5, resulting in the Plainsman Museum raising more than $22,000 during its annual fundraising event.“We had an awesome evening,” reported Tina Larson, the museum’s executive director.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Hampton cheerleaders and their fathers put on a good show Friday, dancing to the sounds of “Grease” with a first-ever Sweetheart Dance. Participants included Bo Kingery, Corey Scheidemann, Jeff Hansen, Cory Schulze, Bradley Gross, John Farris, Shae Kingery, Skyler Scheidemann, Raegan Hansen, Sophia Schulze, Jillian Farris and Jaylah Gross.
Sweetheart dance
Kurt Johnson
Hampton cheerleaders and their fathers put on a good show Friday, dancing to the sounds of “Grease” with a first-ever Sweetheart Dance.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Valentine's Day love stories
Locals share happy Valentine happenstances
Ron Burtz
Editor’s note: In anticipation of the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day, we recently put out a plea on our ANR Facebook page for readers to share their love stories with us. As writing prompts we posed such questions as, “How’d you meet?” “Who made the first move?
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The Hawk Learning Center in Hampton, future home of a community daycare facility.
Hampton daycare receives grant from state foundation for kids
Ron Burtz
Plans to begin a community daycare facility in the former Lutheran School building at Hampton got a big boost recently with the announcement of a grant that will provide $30,000 worth of funding and practical guidance over the next three years.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
