Neighbors give a helping hand after storm

Dear Editor: I want to thank the community of Aurora for all the “neighbors-helping-neighbors” this past weekend following the disruptive wind storm. Almost everyone was affected in some way, but what I saw was everyone being willing to reach out and give a helping hand to their neighbor.

A whole new world

Honestly, I’m just not quite sure what to make of the NCAA’s new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) guidelines. It’s all coming at me way too fast. On one hand, you have Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez inking a deal with Degree Deodorant, Lexi Sun clothing website going live at 12:01 a.m.

You’d be surprised what can happen in 24 hours

 When someone asks you what you’ve been doing the past 24-hours and you say, “nothing,’ you may want to think again. Here’s a list of things that happen in this world every 24 hours: * Americans get through 4,000 tons of chips, 300,000 tins of Spam and over 15 million burgers.

Saturday storm will leave scars with so much tree loss

That felt like a punch to the gut. Aurora and much of Hamilton County looked like a war zone Saturday morning when residents woke after a sleepless night to see how much damage was done during a storm unlike any in recent memory.

New masks for cows concept hard to stomach

Well, just as we thought the mask mandates for the COVID-19 were over, we find there are “cracks” in the system. No, the majority of the new requests have not emerged for wearing masks to ease summer allergies, or for the potentials virus to come. The new mandates are asking for something else.

Mix of youth, experience a good sign for continued growth

Coming off last week’s feel-good A’ROR’N Days vibe it strikes me that Aurora has a lot of momentum on various fronts, due in part to a growing trend toward generational leadership.

Food pantry says thank you for community support

Dear Editor: The Hamilton County Food Pantry cannot thank Hamilton County enough for their donations of monetary and food items on June 15. We are always so blessed by your generosity and especially for 10/11 Can-Care-A-Van.

Time doesn’t forget; legends will never die

Former Hornet Hannah Preissler was pole vaulting in front of familiar faces Saturday while just a few hours later, former Husky Jake Kittle was throwing fastballs at Mitchell Field.  Wait, what?

A thanks to community

The Aurora News-Register recently took part in the 2021 Nebraska Press contest and as we listened to the various articles that won a thought occurred to me.  We wouldn’t be where we are without the people in the community willing to share their stories with us.

Heirloom fine china, silverware not often used

The other night while eating my sandwich from a paper plate with mismatched silverware at the dinner table, I smiled and then asked the Betterhalf  about a situation I had found amusing numerous times that  now there is just two of us in the household.