Jacob

Gathered together, from left, special education teacher Kirsten Kreutz, Jacob, Becky and Kevin Wiles reflected on the Wiles’ journey since Jacob’s accident. More than a year after the accident, they shared the story of Jacob’s journey of reclaiming skills having sustained a traumatic brain injury.

Progress every day: Wiles family shares struggles, triumphs

Jacob Courtney

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Faith, community and charity are traits that are renewed around the Christmas season, yet Hamilton County oftentimes displays these traits year-round.

Jacob Courtney

COVID-19 affected us all in the end

Jacob Courtney

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The president can say that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the effects will stay with us. The WHO and CDC are less enthusiastic than Joe Biden. People are still contracting and dying from the disease, about 54,000 cases and 347 death per day in the United States, according to the CDC on Friday.

Jacob Courtney

My experience in the Pride Parade

Jacob Courtney

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Hello Aurora! I come before you seeking a bit of charity in the form of a sympathetic eye and open mind towards the words I write today. Some may be turned off by the headline or the fact that I talk openly about a part of my existence so sadly politicized.

Jacob Courtney

A Texan’s observations on Nebraska

Jacob Courtney

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Hello, Hamilton County! Having been a guest from Texas since March, I have yet to make proper introductions. I could list my likes and dislikes in a boring fashion that reads like a dating profile, but I figure there is a better way than that.

Jacob Peters’ story continues to live on and share both the highs and lows of what the family went through as he battled pediatric cancer.

Peters share story of loss, love in book ‘Stronger’

Jeni Obermier

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

They say a legacy is planting seeds in a garden that you’ll never get to see, and Gary and Shari Peters have found a way for the story of their son Jacob to live on for generations to come through their book, “Stronger.