City council scrutinizes funding for non-profits in light of budget crunch
The Edwin Gomez family poses for a picture with Federal Judge Susan Bazis following the July 17 ceremony in Lincoln in which Edwin and a group of others were sworn in as U.S. citizens. Included in the picture are Gomez’s wife, Allie (Mitchell) and their four sons, from left: Benji, Zeke, Eliseo and Zeb.
Aurora City Administrator Adam Darbro speaks to the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners on Monday to ask for an increase in the EMS subsidy for FY 2026-27.
There’s something for everyone at the Hamilton County Fair as future animal showmen hang out and catch a glimpse of Thursday’s sheep show. Pictured with their mother, Laura Oswald, are three of her children, from left: McCoy, Merit and Emmie Oswald.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
“We couldn’t have asked for a better weather pattern!” That was the initial enthusiastic response from fair board treasurer Christina Dose when asked for her thoughts about this year’s Hamilton County Fair.
A metallic green sweat bee collects pollen from a prickly poppy flower in the Nebraska Sandhills.
Despite some green snap from winds associated with the July 8 thunderstorm, local agronimist Orvin Bontrager said the corn crop in Hamilton County looks good this year.
The Grain Place Foundation hosted its annual Field Day Saturday, which included three keynote speakers, all of whom participated in a panel discussion at the end. Pictured from left are: Chris Helzer with the Nature Conservancy, Dr. Jesse Bell, KSU sociology professor Matthew Sanderson and Grain Place Farms founder Dave Vetter.
Seven Hamilton County veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor at the Hamilton County Fair on Sunday. Pictured from left are James Garfield, Barry Horner, Jim R. Nachtigal, Harold Skidmore, Arlie Johnson, Dale Quick and Cody Quick.
Hamilton County Planning and Zoning Director Hillary Betka now greets visitors to the county highway department office. Her office was recently moved out of the county courthouse to the office on B Street, where she also provides part-time administrative help to the highway department.
Arienne Boley has been a Disney Fine Artist since 2023, creating nearly 100 licensed paintings that have been featured in the Epcot International Festival of the Arts, the Promenade Gallery at Disney’s Boardwalk and Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs.
Aurora’s Canon Allen (left) and Giltner’s Avery Reeson were selected as the Aurora News-Register’s athletes of the year for the 2024-25 sports season. Allen and Reeson pose for a photo with ANR sports editor Richard Rhoden.
Avery Reeson helped the Giltner/Harvard girls basketball team win more games last season (13) than her previous high school career combined (9).
Canon Allen set multiple single match, season and career records in soccer, including five goals in a single match.
