City of Aurora
Members of the EMS Unlimited crew pictured at last week’s grand opening include, from left: Ebin Latrimurti, Rebekah Osman, Emily L., Bailey Bridges, Vivian W., Jake K., Paulina J., Brianna G., and Eric V.
Hamilton County's property valuation has increased by $265 million
The first stop on Tom and Patti Kell’s trip in the fall of 2025 to visit towns named Aurora was Aurora, S.D., where they had this picture taken of them at the city park. South Dakota’s Aurora is near Brookings and close to the Minnesota border.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
It took 46 days, traveling 8,273 miles across 23 states, staying in 18 different campgrounds and goodness knows how many gallons of fuel (including coffee), but Aurorans Tom and Patti Kell managed to visit a total of 15 other towns named Aurora across the eastern half of the U.S. last fall.
Mike Bergen
Private well owners will need collect well water samples from hydrants or faucets that are connected to the waterline closest to their well before sending the samples to the Big Upper Blue NRD for testing.
Above is a screenshot of a video on the Hamilton County Corn Growers Association Facebook page featuring an interview between corn growers past president Mike Bergen and Beck’s Hybrids seed advisor Luke Samuelson. This year, instead of a live plot tour, the association will feature interviews recorded at the test plot south of Aurora with representatives of each of the companies represented.
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners news
The new Hamilton County Extension building at the fairgrounds is done and ready for move-in.The 5,000 square foot office, meeting and storage space is expected to be fully open for business by mid-September.
Time trials for Aurora's cross country teams were held on Friday.
Novella Stevens (far right) and Vivi Fahrnbruch celebrate a defensive double play during Aurora’s 5-2 win over Auburn Friday. Stevens would later blast her first home run of the season against Malcolm.
Sam Jones (14), who is expected to share time under center with senior Wyatt Pollet, takes a snap with the No. 1 offense during Friday’s final preseason scrimmage.
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