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Former Aurora Public Schools mental health therapist Emily Hoegh, LMHP, LPC, has launched Truth Redefined Counseling + Consulting, LLC, with offices in Lincoln and Grand Island.

Former Aurora Public Schools mental health therapist Emily Hoegh, LMHP, LPC, has launched Truth Redefined Counseling + Consulting, LLC, with offices in Lincoln and Grand Island.

Hoegh takes leap of faith with counseling business

Helping others cope with life’s challenges has long been a passion for Emily Hoegh of Aurora, who is now fulfilling her own life’s goal by launching Truth Redefined Counseling + Consulting, LLC, with offices in Grand Island and Lincoln.
Band directors and drum majors hold their heads high as they showcase the hardware they won, moments after hearing the results at Saturday’s Harvest of Harmony competitions.

Band directors and drum majors hold their heads high as they showcase the hardware they won, moments after hearing the results at Saturday’s Harvest of Harmony competitions.

Marching Huskies excel in G.I.

The Aurora High School Marching Band shot past the stars for the 81st Harvest of Harmony as the performers achieved a feat never before seen in the competition.
The Aurora mural being painted on the side of the Hamilton Communications building.

The Aurora mural being painted on the side of the Hamilton Communications building.

Community mural to be dedicated

   The building-sized mural sponsored by the Hamilton Community Foundation and being painted on a blank wall in downtown Aurora will be dedicated at a ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.
Fire destroys garage at Turtle Beach.

Fire destroys garage at Turtle Beach.

Early morning fire destroys Turtle Beach garage

Firefighters from Marquette, Aurora and Central City were called out early Thursday morning to battle a garage fire in the Turtle Beach community in northern Hamilton County along the Platte River.
Kylee Young makes monkey bread in Senior Seminar class on Thursday while Sam Wishman and Korbin Stump work on another part of breakfast in the background.

Kylee Young makes monkey bread in Senior Seminar class on Thursday while Sam Wishman and Korbin Stump work on another part of breakfast in the background.

Class helps HHS seniors prepare for life after high school

When high school graduates are handed their diplomas, they are expected to have reached a certain level of proficiency in various academic disciplines. They should know how to solve algebra problems, write essays and be knowledgable about a whole range of subjects from atoms to zoology.
Small Town Market Days is this weekend.

Small Town Market Days is this weekend.

Small Town Market Days expands to 4th community

It’s that time of year again when small businesses in Aurora, Central City and Stromsburg join together to celebrate the small town life as part of Small Town Market Days. This year, the event is expanding to a fourth county as well.
The Hamilton County Courthouse

The Hamilton County Courthouse

County OKs aerial photo bid

In a decision pending since July, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to approve a six-year contract with Eagleview Technologies to provide the county assessor’s office with a set of aerial photos of the county for the purpose of setting valuations.
ANR's annual Car Care section is in this week's paper.

ANR's annual Car Care section is in this week's paper.

Four full pages of car care stories and tips in this week's ANR

Find out what's behind those noises your car has been making, find information on auto leases and learn about a young man from Hampton who is turning his passion for cars into a business in the special Car Car section in the print and E-editions of this week's ANR. 
Bryan Ladd, right, watches as a patient works out in the weight room.

Bryan Ladd, right, watches as a patient works out in the weight room.

‘Reluctant entrepreneur’ Bryan Ladd finds success in PT field

Bryan Ladd says he had wanted to be a physical therapist since shortly after he graduated from Aurora High School, but if someone had told him even five years ago that he was going to start his own business, he would have laughed at them.
The next quarterly meeting of the Hamilton County Veterans Service Committee has been set for Wednesday, Oct. 1

The next quarterly meeting of the Hamilton County Veterans Service Committee has been set for Wednesday, Oct. 1

Veterans Service Committee sets quarterly meeting

The next quarterly meeting of the Hamilton County Veterans Service Committee has been set for Wednesday, Oct. 11. According to Veteran Service Officer Mike Irons, the meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m., in the DMV/Conference Room on the ground floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse.