Plainsman, Edgerton shining stars in Aurora

If you are looking for something to do, or places to go, you won’t need to go very far. In fact it will only take traveling to the 200 block on 16th Street where you’ll find the Plainsman Museum and the Edgerton Explorit Center.

Sunflower seeds, good intentions cause dilemma

Another 40-pound bag of sunflower seeds...and the crisis continues. What began as the simple feeding of the birds has expanded to the feeding not only unwanted birds, but squirrels and our two dogs.

A win-win proposal

A visionary partnership in Phillips could soon change the look of that community, creating opportunity not just in Phillips but throughout Hamilton County. Jeff Reed and Darren Bartunek announced plans recently to launch a 56-lot housing development project on the east edge of Phillips.

Allen talks leadership, team bonding ahead of spring ball

It doesn’t feel like that long ago when Austin Allen was just trying to not get in the way while making sure everything he did was to a T.  Now, his biggest goal is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum.

COVID waning, so wife says it’s time to go shop

Spring has arrived and while my thoughts of maybe only one more snow, the Betterhalf brought up a subject to me that throughout the winter months that subject  previously had fallen on my deaf ears. She said, “You need some new clothes!

Newsies rock

Extra! Extra! Newsies musical a smashing success!!! That was the headline this week from Aurora High School, where the talents of our community’s best and brightest young musicians exploded on stage in a feel-good presentation that felt very much like a trip to Broadway.

Grandma’s special spice hard to capture in a recipe

The Betterhalf’s shout from the kitchen got my attention as I was reading my morning newspaper and all stretched out in the family room recliner. She asked: “What do you want me to bake – chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookies?

COVID relief caution

Nebraskans should stick to their conservative spending philosophy when it comes to the billions of dollars pouring into the state’s economy in the form of COVID relief.  That’s a message Dist. 34 Sen.

Thanks to all for alumni tourney support

Dear Editor: We appreciate the support of the Aurora community for the alumni tournament. We would like to thank all those who helped with sweeping floors, running the clock, keeping the scorebook, selling tickets, cleaning up each day and other activities.

Ideas and their definitions have consequences

Dear Editor: While I was attending college in the early 70s, America was involved in a war with communist China and North Viet Nam.  One day,while walking to class, I was thinking about the war and I realized we could not win that war militarily. Not because the U.S.