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Butch Furse

Butch Furse

A mouse in the house is simply not welcome guest

Butch Furse
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The other day a person questioned me if I ever had a mouse problem because he was facing one. I assured him that a long time ago I had faced a mouse problem, but I wasn’t the one to solve his problem.  My lone mouse solution wasn’t one I would recommend.
Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox holds open the door for firefighters to run a hose into the smoke-filled home on 7th Street Friday morning.

Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox holds open the door for firefighters to run a hose into the smoke-filled home on 7th Street Friday morning.

House fire in Aurora quickly contained

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Aurora firefighters made quick work of a small fire in a home on 7th Street Friday morning.  Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox reported the fire was started by a stove in the kitchen. “By the time we got on scene, luckily, it hadn’t grown that much,” Cox said. “There was no oxygen getting to the fire.
Local fire crews worked through bitter cold temps to help tame a Marquette house fire in the morning hours of Jan. 21.

Local fire crews worked through bitter cold temps to help tame a Marquette house fire in the morning hours of Jan. 21.

Early morning fire claims Marquette home

Cheyenne Rowe
Friday, January 21, 2022
Firefighters from Marquette, Aurora, Hampton and Central City gathered in the bitter cold Friday morning, Jan. 21, in an effort to battle a fully-involved house fire on Marquis Ave. The call went out sometime before 2:30 a.m., followed by a call for mutual aid.
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.
"Tiny Homes" are a growing trend with the younger generation.

"Tiny Homes" are a growing trend with the younger generation.

Hampton board discusses tiny house, cargo dwelling policies

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Hampton village board members discussed the possibility of allowing cargo container dwellings and tiny houses while also reviewing a dwindling list of possible nuisance abatement properties Monday during a busy final meeting of the year.