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Aided by family members, youngsters in Giltner were off and running after the green light was given.

Aided by family members, youngsters in Giltner were off and running after the green light was given.

Kids egg-cited about Easter hunt

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
The temperature was low but the excitement level was high Saturday morning as Giltner area youngsters scrambled through the park in search of colorful Easter eggs and the tasty treats inside.
Hamilton County resident Tina Oswald, center, testifies before the county’s Joint Planning & Zoning Commission last Tuesday night in opposition to the granting of a conditional use permit for the building of a Synergen Green Energy ammonia production plant west of Aurora. Oswald and others said they were concerned about the plant’s impact on domestic water wells in the area.

Hamilton County resident Tina Oswald, center, testifies before the county’s Joint Planning & Zoning Commission last Tuesday night in opposition to the granting of a conditional use permit for the building of a Synergen Green Energy ammonia production plant west of Aurora. Oswald and others said they were concerned about the plant’s impact on domestic water wells in the area.

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Proposed Synergen ammonia plant hits roadblock

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Only eight weeks after the proposed Synergen Green Energy ammonia plant first came to the attention of the general public in Hamilton County, the project has hit a regulatory snag.
A crane lifts Immanuel Lutheran Church's new steeple atop the new bell tower on March 19.

A crane lifts Immanuel Lutheran Church's new steeple atop the new bell tower on March 19.

New steeple points to the heavens (VIDEO)

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
More than 50 years after the destruction of the original structure and another year of waiting for it to be installed, Immanuel Lutheran Church in northeastern Hamilton County near Polk finally has a proper steeple again. And, as an added blessing, it was installed just in time for Easter Sunday!
New apartments to be built in Aurora

New apartments to be built in Aurora

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Construction to begin soon on 4-, 8-plex apartments

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
by Kurt JohnsonGround will be broken soon on two apartment complexes in the Streeter Subdivision, part of an on-going effort to increase and diversify the housing stock available in Aurora.
Aspyn Knapp runs into the Discover-It Zone to collect as many eggs as she can.

Aspyn Knapp runs into the Discover-It Zone to collect as many eggs as she can.

An Egg-citing afternoon at Explorit Center

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
More than 200 children and their families from around the area participated in the Edgerton Explorit Center’s Eggstravaganza Sunday afternoon. Despite the weather moving the majority of the event’s activities indoors, it was Edgerton’s largest turnout for the event in recent years.  
Public speaker and author Barry Adkins spoke March 13-14 to parents and students at Aurora High School about the dangers of alcohol poisoning and the story of his son, Kevin.

Public speaker and author Barry Adkins spoke March 13-14 to parents and students at Aurora High School about the dangers of alcohol poisoning and the story of his son, Kevin.

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Telling the story of ‘Kevin’s Last Walk’

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Presenting to the students of Aurora High School during the morning of March 14, public speaker Barry Adkins walked out onto the theater stage as high school principal read the introduction to Adkin’s book, “Kevin’s Last Walk: A Father’s Final Journey With His Son,” to the students.
This drone photo shows some of the recent changes made at the KAAPA Ethanol plant on the west edge of Aurora. Chuck Woodside, the company’s CEO, said he expects the plant’s capacity to reach 150 million gallons of ethanol per year by this fall.

This drone photo shows some of the recent changes made at the KAAPA Ethanol plant on the west edge of Aurora. Chuck Woodside, the company’s CEO, said he expects the plant’s capacity to reach 150 million gallons of ethanol per year by this fall.

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KAAPA upgrading local ethanol plant

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tens of millions of dollars have been invested at the Aurora ethanol plant in the past year in what KAAPA Ethanol’s CEO reported this week is all part of a concerted effort to increase efficiencies and lower the carbon score on ethanol produced locally.
Aurora senior Kimberly Evans stands in front of her hatchet target set as part of her Eagle Scout Service Project. She is projecting to have her Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, April 6.

Aurora senior Kimberly Evans stands in front of her hatchet target set as part of her Eagle Scout Service Project. She is projecting to have her Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, April 6.

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Evans on target to become Troop 28’s first female Eagle Scout

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
An Aurora senior has been working hard putting on the finishing touches of a hatchet target range as part of her final step toward becoming an Eagle Scout. Kimberly Evans will not only become the third Eagle Scout in her family, but the first girl Eagle Scout in Troop 28.
Aurora first grade teacher Sara Luzum begins her Free Write Friday session encouraging her students to write about a subject that comes from their heart.

Aurora first grade teacher Sara Luzum begins her Free Write Friday session encouraging her students to write about a subject that comes from their heart.

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Free Write Friday helping first graders find their writing voice

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Almost every hand shot up when Sara Luzum asked her first graders who wanted to share what they had written in that day’s Free Write Friday session. The lucky honorees took their turns in the “author’s chair” at the front of the room and beamed with pride, reading the results of their hard work.
Aurora senior Kimberly Evans stands in front of her hatchet target set as part of her Eagle Scout Service Project. She is projecting to have her Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, April 6.

Aurora senior Kimberly Evans stands in front of her hatchet target set as part of her Eagle Scout Service Project. She is projecting to have her Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, April 6.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
An Aurora High School senior has been working hard to put the finishing touches on a hatchet target range as part of her final step toward becoming an Eagle Scout. Kimberly Evans will not only become the third Eagle Scout in her family, but the first girl Eagle Scout in Troop 28.