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Newly-elected Aurora City Council members taking the oath of office Dec. 10 include, from left: Mark Dunn, Esther Bergen and Wayne Roblee.

Newly-elected Aurora City Council members taking the oath of office Dec. 10 include, from left: Mark Dunn, Esther Bergen and Wayne Roblee.

Council approves request for pet raccoon

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Aurora City Council recognized outgoing council member Nancy Lohrmeyer, welcomed Esther Bergen to the head table after swearing in three election winners and addressed a number of year-end reorganization matters during its final meeting of the year on Dec. 10.
District Court Judge David Bargen, left, addresses the Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission, which met in the District Courtroom at the Hamilton County Courthouse last Thursday. Bargen was one of three candidates to be interviewed for nomination to the state’s high court.

District Court Judge David Bargen, left, addresses the Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission, which met in the District Courtroom at the Hamilton County Courthouse last Thursday. Bargen was one of three candidates to be interviewed for nomination to the state’s high court.

Judicial Nominating Commission interviews supreme court candidates in Aurora

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The 5th District courtroom on the third floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse was the scene of a historic process Thursday morning.
Aurora 4R School Board news

Aurora 4R School Board news

Aurora staff reviews NE report card

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The results of the state’s AQUeSTT academic rankings stirred considerable conversation at last week’s Aurora School Board meeting, where administrators commented on both the testing process as well as the results, which posted a listing of “excellent” for the elementary school, “great” for the...
Angie Wall, left, owner of Honeysuckle Lane, watches as students from the Aurora High School marketing class work on a social media campaign to promote the store’s fall and Christmas sales and events. The students pictured are, from left, seated, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith and Paityn Wyatt. Standing at right are Keegan Cheney and Jace Dorsey.

Angie Wall, left, owner of Honeysuckle Lane, watches as students from the Aurora High School marketing class work on a social media campaign to promote the store’s fall and Christmas sales and events. The students pictured are, from left, seated, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith and Paityn Wyatt. Standing at right are Keegan Cheney and Jace Dorsey.

AHS marketing class hits local streets for a real-world experience

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Students in the marketing class at Aurora High School are getting some hands-on experience in marketing and promotions this semester.
Gretchen Brosman, right, works as an outreach coordinator through the AIM Institue and previously worked as a career specialist through Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to help students in Hall, Buffalo and Adams counties in leadership and service projects.

Gretchen Brosman, right, works as an outreach coordinator through the AIM Institue and previously worked as a career specialist through Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to help students in Hall, Buffalo and Adams counties in leadership and service projects.

Brosman finds purpose setting students up for success

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
When getting students involved with community service, Aurora native Gretchen Brosman is right there every step of the way encouraging them to strive for success.After graduating from Aurora High School in 2012, Brosman studied vocal performance at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
2024 Business year in review

2024 Business year in review

2024: A year of growth, change in business

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Flipping through the News-Register’s weekly business page, we found numerous stories of business start-ups and expansion, as well as a few setbacks. As always, the one constant is change, and we recorded plenty of that in 2024. What follows is a summary review of the year’s business news.Jan.
Exchange students from all over Nebraska gathered at the Ivy Sunday Dec. 8 to celebrate Christmas and try new traditions. The students had traveled earlier this year from Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Spain.

Exchange students from all over Nebraska gathered at the Ivy Sunday Dec. 8 to celebrate Christmas and try new traditions. The students had traveled earlier this year from Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Spain.

Return of Christmas around the world

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Festivities have returned to the Ivy with twelve exchange students and their host families celebrating beloved and new Christmas traditions.
For two years, sisters Heather Nolan (left) and Mandee Lade have been turning their family hobby into a newfound business, R.H. (Ryan and Heather) Crafts, with Nolan’s husband, Ryan, assisting with the woodwork for the trees and flags pictured below.

For two years, sisters Heather Nolan (left) and Mandee Lade have been turning their family hobby into a newfound business, R.H. (Ryan and Heather) Crafts, with Nolan’s husband, Ryan, assisting with the woodwork for the trees and flags pictured below.

Grand Island sisters craft some Christmas cheer

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Two sisters from Grand Island have brought their family hobby of crafting to local craft shows, just in time for the season of giving.Heather Nolan, who works at Aurora Boardworks in Aurora, and Mandee Lade started selling wooden Christmas trees and decor as R.H.
Alicia Hock, a Giltner area native who now lives in Cairo, displays some of her soughdough bread served up as part of her new Cowboy KT Creations venture.

Alicia Hock, a Giltner area native who now lives in Cairo, displays some of her soughdough bread served up as part of her new Cowboy KT Creations venture.

Hock finds her niche with sourdough

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
There’s something about sourdough bread that Alicia Hock finds fascinating, as well as delicious.So much so that the Giltner area native launched a home-based business earlier this year which allows her to stay home baking up a recipe with equal parts motherhood, yeast, water and TLC.