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Members of the Giltner Village Board of Trustees voted last week to have Logan Eastman fill a temporary board seat. There were two candidates for the position, with Eastman approved as the board’s choice over Glenn Nielsen by a vote of 3-1. 

Members of the Giltner Village Board of Trustees voted last week to have Logan Eastman fill a temporary board seat. There were two candidates for the position, with Eastman approved as the board’s choice over Glenn Nielsen by a vote of 3-1. 

Eastman fills Giltner Village board seat

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Members of the Giltner Village Board of Trustees voted last week to have Logan Eastman fill a temporary board seat. There were two candidates for the position, with Eastman approved as the board’s choice over Glenn Nielsen by a vote of 3-1.
Farmer Don Campbell watches his son Mike put up the pivot stabilizer he created in his soybean field south of Aurora. The two legs help to stabilize the pivot in high-wind weather.

Farmer Don Campbell watches his son Mike put up the pivot stabilizer he created in his soybean field south of Aurora. The two legs help to stabilize the pivot in high-wind weather.

Area farmer creates pivot stabilizer, provides insight

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Out in a verdant emerald field of soybeans with a slight breeze flowing around the pivots, veteran farmer Don Campbell has a new gadget that he wants to share with Hamilton County planters.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church to celebrate 45 years

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Aurora will officially be celebrating its 45th anniversary on Sept. 10.  Through the past 45 years much has changed and been celebrated by the church and its congregation. Its charter members remember the opening well.
Some of the artwork that will be displayed in the Plainsman Museum from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30 as part of Impact Nebraska Artists ‘Color of Music-Rhythm of Art’. Left to right: “Mozart’s Summer Orchestra” by Jerene Kruse made of fused glass, “Lyrical Cadence” by Beth R. Jasnoch made of metal, “Symphonic Connection” by Ken Hosmer which is a watercolor painting and “Concerto to a Grand Adventure” by Jana Van Housen which is an assemblage made, in part, from a violin from a Goodwill.

Some of the artwork that will be displayed in the Plainsman Museum from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30 as part of Impact Nebraska Artists ‘Color of Music-Rhythm of Art’. Left to right: “Mozart’s Summer Orchestra” by Jerene Kruse made of fused glass, “Lyrical Cadence” by Beth R. Jasnoch made of metal, “Symphonic Connection” by Ken Hosmer which is a watercolor painting and “Concerto to a Grand Adventure” by Jana Van Housen which is an assemblage made, in part, from a violin from a Goodwill.

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News Staff
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Impact Nebraska Artists to debut exhibit at Plainsman Museum The Plainsman museum will feature the first ever Impact Nebraska Artists exhibition in Aurora starting Aug. 30 and lasting until Sept. 30.
A building that has housed numerous businesses since its construction in 1956 came crashing down in July, one of many developments highlighted during an annual report of Aurora Development Corporation activities to the Aurora City Council.

A building that has housed numerous businesses since its construction in 1956 came crashing down in July, one of many developments highlighted during an annual report of Aurora Development Corporation activities to the Aurora City Council.

Bergen recaps a busy year for ADC

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Executive director of the Aurora Development Corporation Kelsey Bergen gave the organization’s 2022 annual report to city council members, offering an overview of the organization’s past work, future projects, partnerships and current issues in bringing business to town.
The annual Monarch migration is right around the corner in areas like Hamitlon County, where it won’t be uncommon to see hundreds, or thousands, of these beautiful orange-winged butterflies roosting in trees, bushes and other safe areas.

The annual Monarch migration is right around the corner in areas like Hamitlon County, where it won’t be uncommon to see hundreds, or thousands, of these beautiful orange-winged butterflies roosting in trees, bushes and other safe areas.

Monarch butterfly population dropping, locals help out

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Monarch butterfly is as popular as it is beautiful, with large, colorful wings complete with dark spots to both blend in and warn off predators.  Despite all the positives surrounding the Monarch butterfly, the species is in danger.
This aerial photo shows the impact of drought conditions at Poco Creek Golf Course, where a renovation project began this week to repair the greens.

This aerial photo shows the impact of drought conditions at Poco Creek Golf Course, where a renovation project began this week to repair the greens.

Poco Creek green renovation project now underway

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Poco Creek Golf Course board announced plans to completely renovate its greens beginning this week, a drastic step deemed necessary to improve the nine-hole course’s playability after “a brutal winter” essentially killed all nine greens.
Junior Kaitlyn Hunter is a member of the flag corps.

Junior Kaitlyn Hunter is a member of the flag corps.

Marching Huskies take the field

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Aurora High School Marching Band took to the field Friday, opening the season with its first public performance. Though not yet in uniform, the band performed a portion of its halftime Pirates of the Caribbean show.  
If the city’s application for CDBG funds is approved, business owners in area including the downtown square and extending one block in every direction would be able use up to $50,000 for physical renovation projects.

If the city’s application for CDBG funds is approved, business owners in area including the downtown square and extending one block in every direction would be able use up to $50,000 for physical renovation projects.

Aurora to apply for CDBG funds for downtown revitalization

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Aurora City Council approved a request last week for a $435,000 Community Development Block Grant with a $100,000 match by participating business owners to help fund a downtown revitalization project .