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These members of Troop C of the Nebraska State Patrol help keep local highways safe.

These members of Troop C of the Nebraska State Patrol help keep local highways safe.

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NE State Patrol troopers work to keep local highways safe

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
In addition to the work done by sheriff’s deputies and local police, roadways in Hamilton and York counties are also patrolled daily by 10 troopers of the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) who are members of what is known as the York/Aurora Group of Troop C, headquartered in Grand Island.
The personnel of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

The personnel of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

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Sheriff’s Office responsible for law enforcement, jail, dispatch

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Hamilton County Sheriff Jeromy McCoy and his eight deputies answered more than 2,100 calls for service last year including reports of reckless driving and other traffic complaints, assisting with medical emergencies, animal bites, thefts and other emergencies and crimes that took place within the...
Members of the Aurora Fire Department

Members of the Aurora Fire Department

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Aurora Fire/EMS Department facing staffing challenges

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Aurora Fire Department has been answering the call for decades when local fires or emergencies are called in. That has not changed, though the department itself has changed in many ways.
The officers of the Aurora Police Force

The officers of the Aurora Police Force

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Aurora Police Department working to create bond with community

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Aurora Police Department is working hard to protect and serve the community while also building on a tradition of trust, according to Police Chief Paul Graham.“We appreciate the support from the community,” said Graham, an Aurora native who has led the department since 2013.
Members of the Aurora Fire Department

Members of the Aurora Fire Department

ANR recognizes those who serve and protect

News Staff
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
In this week’s issue, ANR introduces a special section designed to pay tribute to Hamilton County first responders – the men and women who stand ready at a moment’s notice to answer the call to fight fires and give medical aid to the sick and injured as well as the officers who to enforce our laws...
Aurora City Hall

Aurora City Hall

City’s auditor: EMS draining cash reserves

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The city’s auditor pulled no punches last week in advising city leaders that the ambulance service has all but drained Aurora’s cash reserves over the past five years, to the point that EMS or other departments will have to be cut in next year’s budget.
The Village of Hampton is proposing to tap into Aurora's water supply

The Village of Hampton is proposing to tap into Aurora's water supply

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Hampton requesting link to Aurora’s city water resources

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
City leaders heard a presentation last week outlining a plan for the Village of Hampton to get water from Aurora by building a pipeline between the two communities in what is proposed as a long-term solution to address high nitrate levels in Hampton.
Three-year-old Kellen Peterson joins dozens of other kids in picking up Easter eggs on the courthouse lawn in the spring of 2009. The photo was snapped by his mom, Sunny Wendt, who remembers that as being one of the last Easter egg hunts held on the square.

Three-year-old Kellen Peterson joins dozens of other kids in picking up Easter eggs on the courthouse lawn in the spring of 2009. The photo was snapped by his mom, Sunny Wendt, who remembers that as being one of the last Easter egg hunts held on the square.

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Easter egg hunt returns to city’s downtown square

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
It’s been a long time since an Easter egg hunt took place on the expansive grounds of the Hamilton County Courthouse on the town square. So long, in fact, that the community’s collective memory of just when the last one was held there has gotten a bit... fuzzy.
Jacob Inman, as Patrick Star, and Eva Yllescas (center right), pose together after singing “BFF.” Holding the “BFF” signs are from left: Piper Oswald, Hannah Janda and Makenna Oswald.

Jacob Inman, as Patrick Star, and Eva Yllescas (center right), pose together after singing “BFF.” Holding the “BFF” signs are from left: Piper Oswald, Hannah Janda and Makenna Oswald.

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SpongeBob makes splash with audiences

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Aurora High School musical cast and crew gave it their all with their production of SpongeBob the Musical last week.