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The former Lutheran school in Hampton which is to become a daycare.

The former Lutheran school in Hampton which is to become a daycare.

Board formed to organize Hampton daycare

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The plan to transform the former Hampton Lutheran School building into a community daycare center is moving forward with the formation of a board of directors. The first meeting of the board took place on Monday night with a wide variety of responsibilities and priorities on the agenda.
This new mural will be dedicated next Wednesday, Oct. 25.

This new mural will be dedicated next Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Downtown mural to be dedicated Oct. 25

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
A colorful mural depicting the community of Aurora will be officially dedicated in a ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.
It's cold and flu season again.

It's cold and flu season again.

Cold, COVID, flu season is back

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
As the weather cools and folks are spending more of their time indoors, respiratory illness season ramps up as well. While Memorial Community Health (MCH) has yet to see cases of flu and RSV, COVID seems to be back for another season.
Rylei Beck inspects the butterfly she caught and tagged while participating in her 3rd grade class’s monarch tagging exercise at Lincoln Creek Prairie and Trail.

Rylei Beck inspects the butterfly she caught and tagged while participating in her 3rd grade class’s monarch tagging exercise at Lincoln Creek Prairie and Trail.

‘Fly away to Mexico!’

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
It was an exciting time for the 3rd grade classes at Aurora Elementary School during the late afternoons of Sept. 18-19.
Megan Newman, left, and Georgia Berthelsen announced this week a new name for their downtown business, reflecting a change in their scope of services.

Megan Newman, left, and Georgia Berthelsen announced this week a new name for their downtown business, reflecting a change in their scope of services.

Owners rebrand downtown business

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Partners Georgia Berthelsen and Megan Newman, co-owners of a growing business on the north side of the downtown square, unveiled a new name this week, all part of a rebranding effort designed to better reflect and promote the scope of services offered inside.Good-bye, “Hello Gorgeous.
Train cars derail near the Mars Petcare plant.

Train cars derail near the Mars Petcare plant.

Train derails near Mars Petcare plant

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
BNSF crews were on site Tuesday afternoon cleaning up the site of a train derailment just east of the Mars Petcare plant near Highway 34 west of Aurora.
Jon Bruner poses in a cornfield with a large buck he took with a rifle last season near Alvo.

Jon Bruner poses in a cornfield with a large buck he took with a rifle last season near Alvo.

Bruner a man for all (hunting) seasons

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
It’s been more than 20 years since Jon Bruner bagged his first whitetail buck in northwestern Nebraska, but the years melt away and his face is animated as he tells the story of that hunt.
Hampton Village Board news

Hampton Village Board news

Hampton awards bid for subdivision

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Work could begin in a matter of weeks on installing water and sewer lines for the Village of Hampton’s new West Subdivision following action by the village board on Monday night.