This photo, orginally run in the Sept. 11, 2002, edition of the Aurora News-Register, depicts twin beams of light shown over New York City in 2002, serving as a glowing reminder of the Twin Towers that once highlighted the Manhattan skyline. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack.
Visitors can move toy vehicles using remote controls in one of the exhibits in Edgerton’s new Build Zone. Pictured from left are Hayes Beins, Calvin Shannon and Destiny Almont.
Luke Janzen fills up cups with water from the splash pad’s fountains during his family’s visit in the Thursday afternoon heat. The splash pad in Cole Park is now closed for the season.
Pictured here is one of the city’s existing trails running through Streeter Park. A local trails committee has applied for a $250,000 federal grant to help expand the trail system with new segments in the Streeter and Northridge subdivisions.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Aurora’s recreational trails committee is moving forward with plans to expand the community’s trail network, including an application for $250,000 in federal funding and more than $350,000 already raised through local fundraising efforts.
Jay Goertzen holds up what is barely left of one of the pairs of underwear, three months after it buried at the Grain Place Farm.
As the demand for organically produced food increases, both landlords and tenants are looking to make the transition to organic, however, there are often additional considerations involved in creating an organic lease agreement.
Mike Bergen
A police officer’s body cam captured this image just before the woman in the picture was shot and killed in an Omaha Walmart parking lot after she kidnapped and assaulted a child with a knife. The incident prompted Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson to call for changes in the laws dealing with mentally ill individuals due to the fact that the woman in question had recently been found not responsible by reason of insanity in a previous assault and vandalism.
Jesse Harding Campbell, pictured at left, conducts an interview with Sen. Pete Ricketts while walking through the Nebraska State Fair. Campbell, founder of Marsh Wren Creative, recently moved with her family to the rural Phillips area.
The Nebraska State Fair runs through Labor Day in Grand Island.
High Plains pitched its second straight shutout, downing Nebraska Lutheran 62-0.
Grayson Oswald picked up a top 10 finish for Aurora at Thursday's Seward Invite, running 16:49.
Vivi Fahrnbruch, right, and her teammates prepare to celebrate after a run-rule victory over Fillmore Central. In Aurora’s four games last week, the Huskies plated 49 runs, all victories.
