William Eckman
Aurora Supt. Jody Phillips leads a tour of the Aurora High School facilities Monday night during the first of several sessions planned with a newly formed community advisory committee.
Tyler Nunnenkamp works out on a physical therapy machine at Memorial Rehab in Aurora. With him is his good friend and physical therapist, Kyle Shaffer.
Todd Bingham, president/CEO of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry, was the keynote speaker during the Aurora Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
Administrative assistant Jenny Scheil takes a picture of resident Loretta Bykerk (center) with her family. The Christmas tree was declared one of the winners of East Park Villa’s employee decoration contest. It was decorated by Jenny Scheil and the maintenance department.
Construction work is visible now just north of the main entrance of Love’s Travel Stop at Aurora’s I-80 location. Love’s will be partially closed as of Dec. 1, though Arby’s will remain open throughout the renovation process, which is expected to be completed in March 2026.
This empty space on the lot which is home to Hampton’s City Auditorium (seen at far left) is the new location for the planned veterans memorial park to be constructed in Hampton.
U.S. Army veteran Ken Werner was presented with a Quilt of Valor during a ceremony hosted by the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild on Veterans Day. Pictured with Werner are his children Scott and Mickie.
These veterans were each honored with a quilt of valor during Giltner Public Schools’ Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Pictured from left are Robert "Jody" LaBrie, Thomas Lambert, Chris Most and Daniel Most.
Former Aurora city administrator Rick Melcher was recognized during last week’s council meeting for his service on the League of Municipalities Nebraska City/County Managers Association, where he served the last year as president. Presenting the plaque is Mayor Marlin Seeman.