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Ian Boerkircher (left) visited his sister Abbie Woodward along with other brother Nate Boerkircher. Stopping by to snap a picture with the Husker players were fellow Aurora alumni Kerry McBride and John Leininger.

Ian Boerkircher (left) visited his sister Abbie Woodward along with other brother Nate Boerkircher. Stopping by to snap a picture with the Husker players were fellow Aurora alumni Kerry McBride and John Leininger.

Aurora alumni find education to be a small world

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Many say that it’s a small world, even in America and for three Aurora alumni this saying rang true as they discovered that all of them took teaching positions in the same small town of Essex, Iowa.
Megan Newman, left, and Georgia Berthelsen are partners in a new business on the downtown square called AfterGlow Tanning. Both women work at Hello Gorgeous and decided recently to venture out with a new line of service.

Megan Newman, left, and Georgia Berthelsen are partners in a new business on the downtown square called AfterGlow Tanning. Both women work at Hello Gorgeous and decided recently to venture out with a new line of service.

AfterGlow Tanning debuts in hair salon

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Ten years after opening Hello Gorgeous in Aurora owner Georgia Berthelsen is branching out with a new partner and new product line, introducing AfterGlow Tanning at the downtown hair salon.
Bands on the Bricks is starting back up for summer 2021.

Bands on the Bricks is starting back up for summer 2021.

Bands on Bricks set for 4th year

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Long days and hot nights herald the peak of summer and for those looking to enjoy some live music the annual Bands on the Bricks summer concert series kicks off this week.  The free community event, now in its fourth year, is set to begin Friday with the band The People.
Atticus Miller, left, and Willa Sharp, right, observe bumble bees and practice identifying different species that they found at Gjerloff Prairie. Katie Lamke (center), Conservation biologist with the Xerces Society, presented to students about the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas and helped them net bumble bees so they could be studied up close and identified as a part of a survey out on the prairie.

Atticus Miller, left, and Willa Sharp, right, observe bumble bees and practice identifying different species that they found at Gjerloff Prairie. Katie Lamke (center), Conservation biologist with the Xerces Society, presented to students about the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas and helped them net bumble bees so they could be studied up close and identified as a part of a survey out on the prairie.

Young NE Ecologists debuts with more in-depth look at nature

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Five high school students completed Backpacking 101 and studied various ecosystems in the first ever Young Nebraska Ecologists program last week.
Mayor Marlin Seeman (left) got to go through the process of charging an electric vehicle during the ribbon-cutting June 25.

Mayor Marlin Seeman (left) got to go through the process of charging an electric vehicle during the ribbon-cutting June 25.

City of Aurora officially opens new charging station

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Community members gathered for the official unveiling of Aurora’s newest electric vehicle (EV) charging station during A’ROR’N Days. Located north of the Youth Center at 1118 N St., this station shows the cumulative efforts of both businesses, the city and Aurora residents.
Dylan Dubas (pitching) smacked his older brother Tyler in the back with this pitch during the Aurora Alumni baseball game Saturday.

Dylan Dubas (pitching) smacked his older brother Tyler in the back with this pitch during the Aurora Alumni baseball game Saturday.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Throwback weekend * First-ever Aurora alumni baseball game draws a crowd An idea sparked between two friends in a duck blind turned into a blast from the past Saturday afternoon.
Carson, left, and Cavett Klute combined forces recently to launch a new sideline business they call Clean Gutter Bros., offering gutter cleaning throughout Hamilton County and beyond.

Carson, left, and Cavett Klute combined forces recently to launch a new sideline business they call Clean Gutter Bros., offering gutter cleaning throughout Hamilton County and beyond.

Carson, Cavett Klute launch Clean Gutter Bros venture

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
While Carson Klute was teaching his entrepreneurship class last spring at Hampton High School his students posed a question he couldn’t answer — “Why don’t you start your own business?
The Aurora City Council worked through a busy agenda last week.

The Aurora City Council worked through a busy agenda last week.

City OKs $2.7M in utility bonds, applies for CARES

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Aurora City Council worked through a busy agenda last week, authorizing $2.77 million in utility revenue bonds to reroute the sewer interceptor line, applying for up to $804,000 in COVID relief funds and approving a 3 percent raise for City Administrator Rick Melcher.
Pippa White shared the story of how the previous Hamilton County Courthouse was burned, prompting construction of the existing structure in 1895.

Pippa White shared the story of how the previous Hamilton County Courthouse was burned, prompting construction of the existing structure in 1895.

Birthday party marks courthouse 125th

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
After a one-year postponement, Hamilton County celebrated the 125th birthday of its iconic courthouse Saturday, commemorating the moment in tribute, song and poetic verse as part of this year’s festive A’ROR’N Days itinerary.
Photo courtesy of Sarah Bailey // Participants in this year’s Youth Naturalist camp included, from left: Bill Whitney, Kit Brooks, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller, Kenzie Dubas, Zade Podraza, Jessica Bauers, Mia Leininger, Julia Buss, Sarah Bailey, Trenten Stevens, Jan Whitney and Jonathan Helzer.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Bailey // Participants in this year’s Youth Naturalist camp included, from left: Bill Whitney, Kit Brooks, Zildjian Sandberg, Calvin Miller, Kenzie Dubas, Zade Podraza, Jessica Bauers, Mia Leininger, Julia Buss, Sarah Bailey, Trenten Stevens, Jan Whitney and Jonathan Helzer.

Youth Naturalist program builds on SOAR curriculum

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
A group of area students got up close and personal with nature last week, exploring natural areas along the Platte River while learning about Nebraska ecosystems, all part of the Youth Naturalist Program coordinated by the Prairie Plains Resource Institute.