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The Giltner School Board voted Monday night to put a $9.25 million bond issue before voters this fall

The Giltner School Board voted Monday night to put a $9.25 million bond issue before voters this fall

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Giltner to make 2nd run at bond issue election

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The Giltner School Board voted Monday night to put a $9.25 million bond issue before voters this fall in order to construct new additions to school facilities and make improvements and renovations to existing buildings.
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news

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County tables city EMS increase request

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The City of Aurora will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether the county board of commissioners is willing to raise its share of the subsidy for providing EMS services in the county next year.
Hannah Pogue is the new PreK-6 principal at Giltner Public Schools

Hannah Pogue is the new PreK-6 principal at Giltner Public Schools

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Pogue takes the helm as Giltner Elementary Principal

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
When the new school year starts at Giltner Elementary Wednesday, the face of new principal Hannah Pogue will already be familiar to many students and staff members.
Aurora kindergarten teacher Laurie Anderson will be honored as UNK College of Education Distinguished Educator of the Year for 2026 in October. As the new school year starts she is excited to have her Thursday Tea Parties with her new students.

Aurora kindergarten teacher Laurie Anderson will be honored as UNK College of Education Distinguished Educator of the Year for 2026 in October. As the new school year starts she is excited to have her Thursday Tea Parties with her new students.

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Anderson to be honored as UNK Distinguished Educator

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Aurora kindergarten teacher Laurie (Budler) Anderson expressed her shock at being selected as the 2026 UNK College of Education Distinguished Educator of the Year.“I was overwhelmed,” Anderson said.
Aurora native Amy Kruse (holding certificate) was recently presented with the Image of Nursing Award at Nebraska Medicine.

Aurora native Amy Kruse (holding certificate) was recently presented with the Image of Nursing Award at Nebraska Medicine.

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Amy Kruse: ‘I want to bring comfort, hope, healing’

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Working as a lead and bedside nurse at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Aurora native Amy (Jobman) Kruse has worked hard to make herself a light for her patients.“As a nurse, I want to bring comfort, hope and healing during a patient’s dark and uncertain times,” Kruse said.
A crew works to install the special rubberized play surface at the Hamilton County Inclusive Playground

A crew works to install the special rubberized play surface at the Hamilton County Inclusive Playground

Inclusive Playground debut nears

News Staff
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A crew worked to install the special rubberized play surfaces at the Hamilton County Inclusive Playground last week. The concrete work appears to be done and the steel perimeter fence has been installed, so playtime for kids of all abilities is now just days away.
Fifteen students were involved in the Hamilton County Youth Center’s Videography Club creating short films that premiered at 12th Street Cinema last Wednesday evening

Fifteen students were involved in the Hamilton County Youth Center’s Videography Club creating short films that premiered at 12th Street Cinema last Wednesday evening

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Videography Club screens student films at 12th St. Cinema

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The Hamilton County Youth Center Videography Club hosted its fourth showcase of student-made films last Wednesday evening. The evening was  filled with the laughter of friends and family as 15 students presented 14 short films.
Esslinger Physical Therapy opened this location at 203 E. Walnut in Harvard at the end of July, now offering service on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.

Esslinger Physical Therapy opened this location at 203 E. Walnut in Harvard at the end of July, now offering service on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.

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Esslinger PT opens Harvard location

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Four years after opening a new business in Aurora, Esslinger Physical Therapy has opened a second location at 203 E. Walnut in Harvard.
Village board trustee positions will be decided in the Nov. 3 General Election

Village board trustee positions will be decided in the Nov. 3 General Election

Slates set for village board elections

Ron Burtz
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
With the filing deadlines now past for both incumbents and non-incumbents for positions on the boards of trustees in Hamilton County’s six villages, the ballot is set for the Nov. 3 General Election in which those races will be decided.