Hampton News

The State Fire Marshal's office late Friday said the fire at the Aurora Fidelity Building was arson.

Two tornadoes that were spotted on the ground west of Aurora Thursday evening caused extensive damage to agricultural homesteads and equipment Hamilton County emergency management officials said Friday morning ...

Thursday night, 10/11's Alicia Myers went to one of the communities hit hard by the storm -- Aurora.

As Marty and Stephanie Auman of Aurora slowly strolled through the Aurora Cemetery Monday, it was clear that they had not come for a simple, peaceful walk.

D2 Today The West Side P.A.C.T. Community Group holds the first in a series of free Health and Wellness Information Sessions at the Community Office, 200 Ludlow St., Saint John. via Times-Transcript

“Jerry has too much time to think when he's driving truck, but outside of that he's not doing too bad. There are days when it's still really hard for him”

Heartland Community Schools senior Keith Traudt of rural Aurora died March 25 in a one-vehicle accident on a county road in Hamilton County. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

“It helps them see how at risk kids really are when they put personal information on sites”

Local parents will soon be given two opportunities to learn more about the internet and what kids are really doing on the web. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

A high school senior from rural Aurora is dead following a crash yesterday morning. via KLKN-TV Lincoln

“Almost all schools are against it”

Results from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills was presented to Hampton School Board Members Monday evening and despite Hampton never before participating in the assessment, scores were high. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

“The bottom line was in order to help balance the state budget they lowered everyone's state aid by a certain percentage”

Hamilton County schools got a dose of good news last week with the release of state aid figures. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

“The evidence submitted by the parties at the trial of this matter was simple and straightforward.”

The tug-of-war between Hampton Public Schools and members of the Walter Janzen and Walter Goosen families for tax dollars generated by their ag land in Hamilton County ended last week with District Court Judge ... via AuroraNewsRegister.com

“We're third-generation cattlemen, and the boys are the fourth”

HAMPTON, Neb. - Both Jim and Robert "Bob" Dose say they've been "involved with cattle since day one." They were, in fact, raised on the homeplace now occupied by Jim's son Grant and his family. via Beatrice Daily Sun

Several area students received their associate of applied science degrees Dec. 14 at Southeast Community College-Milford. They are: Business Administration: Andrea Palik of Seward and Seth Wiemer of York. via York News-Times

It took some time, but the matter of freeholders petitions regarding the Hampton and Heartland School Districts is now in the hands of the courts. via York News-Times

“The first thing school districts have to do, is we have to adopt a plan”

Only two emotions can describe how Holly Herzberg felt after she received the news the IRS released in July. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

Lucile Foote will celebrate her 102nd birthday Dec. 1, 2007. She spent most of her life in Hamilton County on farms, first was south of Hampton from 1926 to 1942 and later east of Marquette from 1942 to 1956. via York News-Times

“Being in the center of the district, I don't have the option to move my land. It is pretty tough for a school district to plan when the land is always moving”

An on-going tug-of-war over agricultural land property taxes was taken to district court Wednesday, where Judge Michael Owens heard testimony both for and against a freeholding petition filed last year. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

Niki Lane Siebert and Cody Ryan Chrisman announce their engagement. They will be married on November 10, 2007 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hampton. via York News-Times

“I put the electric gauge up and figured that would make it stop raining”

So much so that 2007 will be, at the very least, the second wettest year on record. via AuroraNewsRegister.com