At the 2021 Brown County Fair & Rodeo, held over Labor Day Weekend, the Brown County Ag Society presented the Farm Family of the Year Award and plaque to the Calvin and Sherry Goochey family. Sherry and Calvin haven’t missed the Annual Brown County Fair & Rodeo since they were married, 47 years ago.

The Brown County Hospital Board of Trustees has announced the resignation submitted by current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Werner. Werner came to Ainsworth in spring of 2018, officially starting the position on May 7th.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs traveled to Neligh on Friday, October 1st for a football game with the Neligh-Oakdale Warriors. Ainsworth got on the board first and made the two-point conversion to take an 8-0 lead early in the first quarter.

The Sandhills Cancer Fund held its 12th Annual Riders Unite for the Fight Against Cancer fundraiser on Saturday, September 25th. Participants were greeted with warm, sunny September weather.

The Ainsworth Bulldog Volleyball team went to five sets against the O’Neill Eagles on Thursday, September 30th, but came home without the win. The now 10-8 Bulldogs dropped the first two sets, but rallied back to win the third and fourth sets, pushing the game into a fifth set.

The AHS girls golf team was in difficult competition last week with the Southwest Conference Golf Tournament at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg on Tuesday, September 28th. The challenging course allowed for the team to gain great experience, especially with navigating the course to avoid the large sand bunkers and native prairie grass rough. Scores for the day are as follows: Haley Schroedl - 130, Shawna Fernau - 161, Jaden Appleman - 164, Jordan Beatty - 175, Allison Taylor - 191 and Hannah Beel - 180 (JV).