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HPC discusses $3.8M expansion

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
High Plains Community Schools will be seeing significant changes in the future as the school board approved a contract Monday for the scope of work in its draft form with Ayers & Ayers for a $3.85 million addition to the high school.  Supt.
Courtesy photo // Aurora native and medical student Drew Thompson has returned to his hometown, and MCHI, to complete one of his required rotations of med school year three.

Courtesy photo // Aurora native and medical student Drew Thompson has returned to his hometown, and MCHI, to complete one of his required rotations of med school year three.

Aurora native returns to roots for medical school rotation

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
For Aurora native Drew Thompson, life has come full circle -- almost literally.  The 2014 Aurora High School graduate is now completing one of his last rotations in his pursuit to becoming a doctor, in the very hospital where he was born.
Flames shoot out of the Donald and Kelsey Adams house during an early Tuesday morning fire in Aurora.

Flames shoot out of the Donald and Kelsey Adams house during an early Tuesday morning fire in Aurora.

Early blaze claims H Street home in Aurora

News Staff
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Aurora and Hampton firefighters, as well as rescue crews, were out in the bitter cold Tuesday morning battling a house fire at 1217 H Street in Aurora. A wind chill warning in effect made taking on the fire that much more difficult for crews with temps around 20 below and colder.
Photo courtesy of Dr. John Wilcox

Photo courtesy of Dr. John Wilcox

View from above ...

News Staff
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Ice-covered trees and lawns combined with sunny skies Wednesday to create spectacular winter scenery, especially from the air. Dr. John Wilcox shared this scene of Aurora's iconic courthouse square, reporting that the skies were calm and the views breath-taking.
Journey Noyes (left) helps students in the after-school club work on a science experiment. She along with Sydney Dyer assist with camps, clubs and daily activities.

Journey Noyes (left) helps students in the after-school club work on a science experiment. She along with Sydney Dyer assist with camps, clubs and daily activities.

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News Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Seniors reflect on educational life journey with Edgerton Center The Edgerton Explorit Center holds a special place in the hearts of children throughout the area and for two Aurora seniors, Journey Noyes and Sydney Dyer, the center has become something more.
The 911 interlocal is to continue between Merrick and Hamilton counties.

The 911 interlocal is to continue between Merrick and Hamilton counties.

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911 interlocal agreement approved Monday

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The culmination of a long back-and-forth negotiation, Hamilton County commissioners finally approved the proposed changes to the 911 interlocal agreement between Merrick and Hamilton counties.
Retail events like this Toast to the Holidays, celebrated pre-pandemic in 2019, help showcase what local retailers have to offer. Total retail sales were the focus of a ‘pull factor’ report created by the Nebraska Public Power District which tracks retail leakage by community.

Retail events like this Toast to the Holidays, celebrated pre-pandemic in 2019, help showcase what local retailers have to offer. Total retail sales were the focus of a ‘pull factor’ report created by the Nebraska Public Power District which tracks retail leakage by community.

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Retail leakage report lists Aurora, county ‘about average’

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
A recent study of shopping trends concluded that Aurora is about average when it comes to like-size communities’ ability to generate retail sales — also known as “pull factor.
Area teachers were among those given their first dose of the COVID vaccine last week.

Area teachers were among those given their first dose of the COVID vaccine last week.

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Area teachers get COVID shot

News Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Area school staff members were given the opportunity Friday by the Central District Health Department to receive a portion of allocated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.