The golden Staehr

Carsen Staehr stood around the 30-yard line on the northwest side of the Omaha Burke turf, looking around as the final race was running on the track, wanting to remember everything. The smell, the heat, the sound, the joy, some heartbreak, too.

State housing grant a tribute to this community’s generosity

“If you build it, they will come.” I highlighted Kevin Costner’s classic line from the 1989 “Field of Dreams” movie in 2021 when Aurora and Hamilton County received a $1 million Rural Workforce Housing grant to help address the community’s housing needs.

Connection with grads, Husky Nation priceless

Twelve and 15 years after our daughters turned their tassels as Husky graduates, there is still something special for me about graduation weekend.

Thank you for Go Big Give support

Dear Editor: Thank you to our amazing community for your generosity during Go Big GIVE. Over $250,000 was raised to support programs and services in Hamilton County.

Thank you for Go Big Give support

Dear Editor: Thank you to our amazing community for your generosity during Go Big GIVE. Over $250,000 was raised to support programs and services in Hamilton County.

Fascinating life journey leads me to ANR

When people ask me how I, a South Dakota native and one-time resident of Illinois, ended up in Central Nebraska at an age when most people are seriously thinking of retiring, I generally tell them simply “It’s a long story.

Graduation truly a cause for communitywide celebration

Transition is in the air these days, with lots of pomp and celebratory circumstance permeating our community.

Lessons learned on both sides of internship

Graduation season is in full bloom as of this week as Hampton and Giltner high schools celebrated with pomp and circumstance last weekend while Aurora and High Plains will invite seniors to turn their tassels Saturday.

Go Big Give making difference in area’s philanthropic giving

A vision to create the Go Big Red type energy linked to Nebraska’s beloved Husker football program has taken on a synergy of its own with the growing success of the Go Big Give campaign.

Chat box technology both intriguing and scary

All the chatter these days about artificial intelligence (AI) is enough to make my head spin, if not that of an entire generation of Boomers who rather like the idea of talking to another human being, face to face when possible.