Hamilton County Attorney Douglas Dexter has announced his resignation
This drone photo taken last week shows the many single-family dwellings and duplexes that have been constructed in the Streeter Subdivision in the last three years. Also visible is a new street being built, which will access more lots in the recently annexed Streeter 7th Addition.
Fireworks return to Aurora's celebration of Independence Day after a several-year hiatus.
Stonemasons are working at the Hamilton County Courthouse to replace deteriorating sandstone blocks at the base of the 131-year-old structure. Above, a crew uses a small telehandler to replace one of the base stones near the building’s handicapped entrance.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
People coming in from out of town for A’ROR’N Days this week will no doubt notice big changes have taken place over the last year at the 131-year-old Hamilton County Courthouse on the square.
Brian Brhel’s cattle graze on cover crops turning a row crop field into a temporary pasture meadow. (Photo by Brian Brhel)
The flowing waterway in this corn field north of Aurora on Thursday morning shows evidence of the 1.5 inches of rain that fell overnight as reported at the airport. That was in addition to the estimated 2 inches of precipitation received earlier in the week. Researchers say it’s not how much rain that fell on an acre of farm ground that counts as much as how much of it was retained by the soil. Studies show that healthy soil practices can increase corn yields by up to 25 bushels per acre.
This wetland along J Road and just south of Highway 34 near the Giltner Spur has been filled up by recent rains to the point that, by one estimate, more than 100 acres is now underwater.
A'ROR'N Days will begin a few hours earlier this year as Hamilton Telecommunications sponsors a community appreciate dinner Wednesday evening.
Vic Peters & Gale Griess
Pictured above from left are the new owners of MPT Auto Service, Tristen Evans and Colt Salmon. To Salmon’s right are his wife Jasmin and their daughter Zoe.
Walker Griffith goes all-out with an aggressive head-first slide into home plate.
Kyson Phillips fields a grounder and makes the throw to first baseman Tate Bendorf during Aurora’s loss to York last week.
Aurora pitcher Lukas Fry was all smiles and a bit relieved coming off the mound early against Gering Thursday after snagging a hit right back up the middle that nearly got him in the face.
