District Court Judge David Bargen, left, addresses the Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission, which met in the District Courtroom at the Hamilton County Courthouse last Thursday. Bargen was one of three candidates to be interviewed for nomination to the state’s high court.

Aurora 4R School Board news

Angie Wall, left, owner of Honeysuckle Lane, watches as students from the Aurora High School marketing class work on a social media campaign to promote the store’s fall and Christmas sales and events. The students pictured are, from left, seated, Morgan Calkins, Parker Smith and Paityn Wyatt. Standing at right are Keegan Cheney and Jace Dorsey.

Gretchen Brosman, right, works as an outreach coordinator through the AIM Institue and previously worked as a career specialist through Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to help students in Hall, Buffalo and Adams counties in leadership and service projects.

2024 Business year in review

Exchange students from all over Nebraska gathered at the Ivy Sunday Dec. 8 to celebrate Christmas and try new traditions. The students had traveled earlier this year from Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Spain.

For two years, sisters Heather Nolan (left) and Mandee Lade have been turning their family hobby into a newfound business, R.H. (Ryan and Heather) Crafts, with Nolan’s husband, Ryan, assisting with the woodwork for the trees and flags pictured below.

Alicia Hock, a Giltner area native who now lives in Cairo, displays some of her soughdough bread served up as part of her new Cowboy KT Creations venture.

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news