Aurora choir teacher Jason Frew, shown on the large scoreboard, performed the National Anthem during the Savannah Bananas baseball game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City July 4.
Summer Orientation About Rivers (SOAR) kicked off the 2026 season with the first of two week-long camps last week.
Glenna Markham is one of many area residents who shares her love of country with red, white and blue decorations both inside and outside of her home.
Sawyer Kiner (middle) celebrates with his teammates after launching a three-run homer to lift the Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team to a 5-1 win over Central City at the B-4 district tournament in York Monday.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Sawyer Kiner’s bat and Keagan White’s right arm made sure to extend the Aurora Cooperative Juniors’ season another day.
David Vetter (right), CEO of Grain Place Foods, leads a tour of the organic farm near Marquette during a Field Day in 2023. Tours of both the farm and the processing facility will be part of the morning session of the 2026 Field Day on July 18.
Emma Bullerman admits that there was a period where she thought she wanted to get out of Nebraska. Through her work at Prairie Plains, she’s come to fall back in love with her home state and is committed to following in her father’s footsteps to keep its ecosystems healthy.
Brian Brhel’s cattle graze on cover crops turning a row crop field into a temporary pasture meadow. (Photo by Brian Brhel)
Children and staff members of the Hampton Community Daycare Center line up for a photo after receiving a $500 Community Contest Award.
Aurora grad Kirk Bovill has been working as an actor since 2006 and has performed in several TV series such as “Criminal Minds,” “CSI”, “Ghost Whisperer”, and more. He has over 100 acting credits in TV and film.
Fire destroyed this maintenance building and the equipment inside several hours after Wednesday's storm
Phil Fendt, left, and Lucas Wood won top honors as championship bracket winners at this year’s Member/Guest Tournament at Poco Creek Golf Course.
Peyton Graham tossed a complete game winner for the Pinnacle Bank Seniors in a 5-3 win over Doniphan-Trumbull. Graham was also honored pregame as a Senior player, joined by his mother, Becky Graham, as well as aunt and uncle Shelly and Paul Graham.
Aurora’s Kyson Phillips tossed six innings in a 5-3 win over Doniphan-Trumbull, allowing two earned runs on nine hits.
