Statewide Elections A Year Away, Here’s A Prediction The statewide election is a year away, but it appears former Governor Dave Heineman could win that office again. If he decides to run.

Brown County has received another membership dividend, this time in the amount of $8,483.00, from the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (NIRMA), the county’s property, liability and workers’ compensation coverage and risk management services provider. The dividend was part of a $1 million distribution shared with 81 Nebraska counties and nine county-associated agencies during NIRMA’s annual membership conference October 21 – 22 in Kearney.

The holidays are commonly associated with a table full of delicious food - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, vegetables and an abundance of desserts - however, for some families it’s a struggle to put even the most essential of food items on the table.

Ainsworth Star-Journal knows how important reading is, and is excited to awaken the magic of reading for Ainsworth students by partnering with the Nebraska Press Association Foundation to provide 3rd through 5th graders at Ainsworth Community Schools with monthly copies of Kid Scoop News, a print newspaper made for kids.

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles has launched an online service that tracks the production and mailing status of driver’s licenses and ID cards. The new service allows customers who have ordered a new license or state ID card to track their card while it is in transit.

When we think of Henry VIII most of us envision an oversized man with multiple wives, a bitter personality, and a propensity for beheading his enemies. A lesserknown fact is that he suffered with chronic leg sores the last twenty years of his life. Living in a time before antibiotics, anesthesia, and proper wound care, this king endured excruciating ulcers with no cure available. Would history have been different if his sores could have been treated with today’s advanced wound care?