Vote no on city sales tax

Dear Editor:I have been a citizen of Aurora for over 50 years and during this time have seen our community build many facilities without using any tax dollars.

Vote no on burdensome, unnecessary sales tax

Dear Editor:Evidently not everyone in Aurora has arrived at the conclusion that inflation is suffocatingly high. Our city council has come up with a resolution that, if approved by voters, would further diminish our spending power by introducing a 1.5 percent city sales tax.

City has not proven need for additional tax revenue

Dear Editor:The city has passed a two-part resolution that citizens will vote to accept or reject in May. The resolution proposes to increase the lid on the maximum amount of taxes the city can collect by 23.57 percent and implement a sales tax of 1.5 percent.

MCC sale, host community both benefitted from partnership

It was the end of an era Saturday at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds.The annual Mennonite Central Committee relief auction has been bringing faith, family, great food, heritage and a giant helping of goodwill to our community for nearly 50 years, though that tradition has now come to an end.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:The March 6 News-Register had an article on page A6 concerning Tallgrass converting a natural gas pipeline to a CO2 transport line.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,In response to Kurt Johnson’s March 27 Op-Ed where he chides the Hamilton County P&Z vote on March 19 to “deny” the Synergen Green Energy request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to build a sizable anhydrous ammonia plant along Highway 34.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:Thanks to you and Ruth Peters for the tense information concerning water of Nebraska! Yes, Nebraska has in most of my life years been noted for the blessing of God, beautiful, clear, drinking water.

Fear, not facts, prompts premature P&Z decision

Fear of the unknown.That was clearly the deciding factor in an emotional three-hour public hearing last week which sent a poor message to anyone considering Hamilton County as a place to invest in or plant a flag for future economic development.

Clean water a blessing from God

Dear Editor:Thanks to you and Ruth Peters for the tense information concerning water of Nebraska! Yes, Nebraska has in most of my life years been noted for the blessing of God, beautiful, clear, drinking water.

ANR series to preview election issues dialed up for primary

How do you plan to vote in 2024?That question will loom large come November in a presidential election year, though here on the home front local residents will have some significant decisions to make in a May primary which is now less than eight weeks away.