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Kelly Boshart, Aurora’s new girls basketball coach demonstrates during a drill in preseason workouts ahead of Thursday’s season-opener.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Come Home to Christmas Come Home to Christmas highlighted a beautiful Saturday in Aurora, with a large number of popular events for the community -- young and old -- to enjoy. “We felt this year was a huge success,” said Justise Rhoden, executive director of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

This parade commander was a large part of the celebration.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Espressions returns to downtown Aurora Originally established in 1999 by Linsey Snider and her daughter Heidi Walters, Espressions in downtown Aurora has reopened its doors. Walters has returned to Aurora to continue serving coffee, home-cooked lunches and more to those who stop in.

Trinidi Rice’s fellow cheerleaders rush to greet her upon her return home after almost three months recovering from a car accident.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Trinidi Rice shares harrowing journey from accident to recovery Photos shared in last week’s newspaper showed a group of classmates, neighbors and friends awaiting Trinidi Rice as she returned home after a three-month stay in the hospital.

Marquette firefighters work to stop the quickly spreading fire.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Corn field catches fire near Marquette A call went out on Tuesday around 2 p.m. for a ditch fire on 22 Road just west of Marquette. Marquette fire chief D.J. Frauendorfer reported that cause of the fire was most likely a cigarette thrown out of a window.

Aurora/Scottsbluff II kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Huskies host Scottsbluff in playoff opener The Huskies face a familiar foe in Friday’s opening round of the Class B football playoffs, with Scottsbluff coming to town hoping to flip the script on a Sept. 11 battle which Aurora won 36-14.

Lucas Gautier (left), Max Wiarda and Isaac Bisbee keep their pace during the C-4 District Meet. All three runners finished within 10 seconds of each other.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Aurora sets sights on defending state title The Aurora boys cross country team emerged victorious Thursday at the C-4 district meet in Minden and now heads to Kearney hoping to defend its 2019 state championship title. Alongside the team win, five runners brought home individual medals.

From right, Callie Gaskill, Jessica Mikkelsen, Caryn Sparks and other Aurora musicians add their clarinet sound to the Marching Huskies performance during Saturday’s marching band exhibition.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Marching Exhibition a 1-hit wonder The Aurora COVID Marching Exhibition was beyond successful, according to a handful of visiting band directors and evident by the copious amounts of fun had by band students in the stands between performances.