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NDE Commissioner Brian Maher addresses the Aurora teaching staff last week during a three-day visit here, which included a Friday board meeting at The Leadership Center.

NDE Commissioner Brian Maher addresses the Aurora teaching staff last week during a three-day visit here, which included a Friday board meeting at The Leadership Center.

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State Board of Education, new commissioner visit local schools

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The Nebraska State Board of Education and staff spent three days in Aurora last week, culminating Friday with the first public board meeting to be conducted in outstate Nebraska under newly-hired commissioner Brian Maher.
The FY 2023/24 budget for Giltner School District was approved this week.

The FY 2023/24 budget for Giltner School District was approved this week.

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Giltner school budget given approval Monday

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Giltner School Board members approved a budget Monday for the 2023-2024 fiscal year following a presentation by Supt. Nick Mumm.The tax asking was decreased by 6 percent from last year’s rate. The approved rate is 82.004 cents per $100 of valuation, a decrease of 3 percent from last year.
Street, sewer districts created for Hampton development project

Street, sewer districts created for Hampton development project

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Street, sewer districts created for Hampton development project

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Infrastructure needs for the new residential subdivision at Hampton and the funding for providing them advanced on Monday at the September meeting of the Hampton Village Board.
The 10th annual Aurora Art Walk is Sunday.

The 10th annual Aurora Art Walk is Sunday.

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Art Walk 2023 moves to Sunday

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Downtown Aurora will look and feel like a giant art gallery Sunday, with the 10th annual Art Walk offering a combination of art and music.Cindy McClellan, one of the event’s founders and organizers, said several changes have been made to this year’s event, beginning with the move to Sunday.
ANR goes topsy turvey this week!

ANR goes topsy turvey this week!

Order restored after Topsy Turvy week at ANR

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
For the record, your friends at the Aurora News-Register have not lost our collective minds.Some of you may have wondered if in fact the smell of ink and solvent had gone directly to our brains when you first saw last week’s edition.
Phillips Memorial Hall will be sold to the Phillips Community Foundation following action by the village board last week.

Phillips Memorial Hall will be sold to the Phillips Community Foundation following action by the village board last week.

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Phillips Hall sale sails through...finally

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The sale of the Phillips Memorial Hall from the village to the Phillips Community Foundation which has been in the works since last spring finally passed last Tuesday night on a unanimous vote of the three village board members who actually voted.
Hampton Public Schools made a presentation on the Hawk Herd program Friday to the Nebraska Department of Education Board during its meeting, a day after the board visited the school. Pictured from left are Evan Pankoke, Brayden Dose, ag teacher Joel Miller, Principal Carson Klute and Supt. Holly Herzberg.

Hampton Public Schools made a presentation on the Hawk Herd program Friday to the Nebraska Department of Education Board during its meeting, a day after the board visited the school. Pictured from left are Evan Pankoke, Brayden Dose, ag teacher Joel Miller, Principal Carson Klute and Supt. Holly Herzberg.

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HPS Foundation seeks to buy Lutheran school

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
A proposal to transform the former Hampton Lutheran School building into a much-needed daycare facility is moving forward. Hampton Supt.
Sara Brown runs in The Blade 5K in Omaha in July

Sara Brown runs in The Blade 5K in Omaha in July

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Aurora firefighters inspect the burned grass just off Hwy 34.

Aurora firefighters inspect the burned grass just off Hwy 34.

Wednesday fires on Hwy 34

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Aurora firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to two small fires west of Aurora near the overpass on Hwy 34, both of which reportedly appeared to have been caused by something coming from a passing vehicle. 
The Plainsman Museum will hold its annual Day on the Farm Sunday.

The Plainsman Museum will hold its annual Day on the Farm Sunday.

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Plainsman to host Day on the Farm Sunday

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Plainsman Museum will take guests on a trip back in time Sunday, celebrating the area’s ag-based heritage with a “Day on the Farm.”Admission is free for this every-other-year event, which executive director Tina Larson said will offer fun for people of all ages.