This year’s county fair marks a significant anniversary

A local tradition is unfolding this week with a celebration that marks a significant historical milestone while also honoring our ag-based heritage.  This year’s version of the county fair marks the 150th anniversary of the Hamilton County Agricultural Society.

Civics: the study of responsibilities, citizenship

Dear Editor: Recently, I became convinced that many of us are in need of a course (or a refresher) in civics.  Having been unable to find out who the school board members were from the school website (which I’ve since found), I called the public library.

An unforgettable experience

In the history of Nebraska football, there may never have been a brother combination who got the thrill of experienceng the wild rush of the tunnel walk, in full uniform, for the very first time together. At least not until now.

Inherited values far more important than wealth

 We’ve noticed that most senior family members want their children to have a better lifestyle than they did. No matter how good the current lifestyle is, mom and dad want the kids to have a better one. Unfortunately “better” seems to be related to monetary wealth.

Austin Allen finding his voice as native Husker ambassador

Still six weeks ahead of Nebraska football’s season opener local Husker fans are getting a sense that they’ll have a front row seat to all the action in the 2021 season ahead, thanks to the young man wearing No. 11.

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.