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.
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Weekday lunch meals are one of the most important programs of the senior center. In the last fiscal year more than 16,000 meals were served either on-site or through the Meals on Wheels program.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Having served more than 16,000 meals over the last 12 months, either on-site or through its Meals on Wheels and drive-through pickup programs, the Hamilton County Senior Center is thought of by many as just a place for older people to get a hot, nutritious meal at a reasonable price.
Regenerative agriculture is about working with nature – enhancing soil health, boosting biodiversity and building resilience – to create ecological wins and put money in the bank.
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.
For several decades, East Park Villa resident Bonnie Jones worked in nursing at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln, Memorial Community Health and Hamilton Manor in Aurora.
One of the holes golfers can expect at Saturday’s Hunter “HD” Hogan Foundation event is No. 6, where they will need to mount a saddle before taking their first swing.
Four students from Aurora will be performing this weekend as part of their participation in Broadway Academy in Central City with performances scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Performing in a previous year at Broadway Academy is Eva Yllescas.
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.
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.
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.
