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Panhandle Rodeo Friday, May 29 Bareback riding – 1. Cooper Walker, 65 points.

May 24th Deputies responded to a call regarding a suspicious person at the Ainsworth Airport. Deputies spoke with the individual and found everything to be ok.

Recently, I was sitting in my office on a dreary afternoon, tapping on the keyboard and listening to the rain blowing against the window. The house is quiet during the day as my writing routine includes our dog sprawled out on the cool hardwood floor, snoring contentedly around my desk.

There was a time not long ago when the future of the Sandhills Care Center felt uncertain. The facility was facing closure in November 2021.

The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to investigate a recent two-vehicle accident involving a Brown County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle on Highway 20. According to the State Patrol investigation, at approximately 1:30 p.m.

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Make plans now to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday in true small-town fashion during the Bob Buckles Memorial Cruise Night on Saturday, July 4th, in Ainsworth. This year’s celebration is being described as “A Salute to Horsepower and History” — featuring classic cars, loud pipes and American pride as organizers hope to fill both sides of Main Street and spill down the side streets with vehicles of every kind.

Nebraska: It Really Has a Lot of Cool Stuff to See and Experience Memorial Day has come and gone, so it’s time to hit the road. As a lover of Nebraska stuff (you know, corn, the Huskers, Busch Light) I’ve never understood why more people don’t vacation in our state.

From the Ballot Box to the Real World Consequences Following up on the discussion of the power and responsibility that comes with casting a ballot, this week I want to address one of the more debated issues of this legislative session: Nebraska’s new minimum wage law and the passage of LB258. LB258 was a bill created to provide practical, real- world guidelines for implementing Ballot Initiative 433, which was approved by voters in 2022.

Menu Thursday, June 4th: Meatloaf, garlic green beans, hashbrowns, pears, muffin and milk. Friday, June 5th: Pork chop, sauerkraut, baked potato, apricots and dinner roll.