A group of children prepares to cut the ribbon signaling the opening of the Hamilton County Inclusive Playground.
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Joseph Young, CEO of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry, shared goals and priorities of the organization Thursday in a presentation at the Bremer Center which drew approximately 50 people.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Nebraska has plenty going for it, but Joseph Young believes the state needs to do a better job of thinking, and acting, like a state that wants to grow.
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.
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.
The H&H Bearcat defense pitched a shutout in its first-ever 11-man football game, downing Schuyler 43-0.
Kaitlyn Staehr netted 10 kills in a close loss to Norris to open the 2026 season Thursday.
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.
