Aurora band missing from State Fair

Dear Editor: I am very impressed that there are 55 high school bands from all corners of the state participating in this year’s Nebraska State Fair. However, as a former Aurora High School band member, I find it more than strange that the Huskies are not participating.

Bound for the State Fair

Growing up I never participated in fair activities beyond eating fried food and hopping from ride to ride. The concept of showing animals was beyond me because I lived in town so I just assumed that you couldn’t. As I got older I never joined FFA or 4-H for the same not solid logic.

Simple rewards very satisfying for simle guy

If you can stick around long enough, you never fail to have a new experience happen nearly every day. As we get older the new experiences may not be too exciting, but they do challenge your complacency by either becoming an irritant or leaving you with a good feeling.

Ladder fire trucks boost safety for firefighters, citizens alike

Hamilton County raised the safety bar not once but twice last week with the addition of two ladder trucks to the Aurora and Giltner fire departments.

Allen voted by teammates as Husker team captain

Captain Oz sure has a nice ring to it.  Austin Allen made it no secret since spring ball that his goal was to become a captain for the Nebraska football team.  A young man who has so many Nebraska youth looking up to him, both literally and figuratively, proved achieving your goals is possible.

Headlines abroad remind us this is the good life

After scanning newspaper headlines and newscasts concerning Haiti and Afghanistan, we’re thankful we live in the good old USA.

ANR evolves with times to offer digital marketing platform

To say that media trends have changed drastically in the last decade is clearly an understatement thus the News-Register is working hard to change and evolve with the times, this week introducing a new platform of social media video and digital advertising.

Misquoted on the unchanging word of God

Dear Editor: First, I would like to thank the Aurora News-Register for publishing last week’s article concerning our name change to “Westside Covenant Church.” Our congregation is diligently working to reach out to an ever-changing world.

By the numbers

This will be Scott Frost’s fourth season in Lincoln, but he’ll try to even up his opening day record to 2-2 after losing at Ohio State a year ago by the score of 52-17. He’ll do so at Illinois on Aug. 28 with a fourth year starter at quarterback and numerous five-year super seniors on defense.

A bargain hunter’s dream

I have always been what many people would call a thrifty person. Growing up it was all about sale racks, thrift shops and garage sales. With five siblings it was the smartest way to shop, but as I got older I began to appreciate all that a person can find with a little bit of looking.