Brown County District Court was in session on Monday, July 19, 2021 with the Honorable Mark D. Kozisek presiding. The State was represented by Brown County Attorney Andy Taylor. The following case was heard:

Question: Should I prune my tomato plants? Pruning tomato plants will improve yields by encouraging more energy to go to fruit production. In addition, the improved air flow will discourage fungal diseases.

“Six Little Stories With Lots of Meanings” I found these six little stories that are so true in so many ways. It makes you look at life a whole different way! 1.

Nebraska had only been a state for seventy years when the very first session of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was held in January 1937. Every school kid in Nebraska is taught about our one-of-a-kind system of State government. Most of them also tour the capitol building at this time of year. As another mob of school kids trooped past our office door, the inevitable always happens. They see the buffalo head I have displayed in our office. Much to the frustration of their chaperons, they all want to see “Buffy” and our office is suddenly filled with wide-eyed fourth-graders brimming with questions. This has to be the most photographed buffalo mount in the state. They make you forget the often vulgar nature of politics, and remind you that we do things here that are going to out-live us. They inspire me, so I decided to write about them today.

Higher Office Beckons? Governor Seems to be Acting Like It The term-limited seated Governor has become a very vocal critic of the Biden Administration policies – to the point of releasing press statements in opposition to some of them. Probably not unprecedented, but it’s obvious that Republican Pete Ricketts has his eye on the prize, whatever that may be.

A water leak underneath the gym floor at the Ainsworth Community Center resulted in extensive warping that requires partial (hopefully not total) floor replacement. The floor on the northwest corner of the gym has risen substantially. There is an approximately 3 by 5 foot space where flooring was removed to give it some room to breathe. Dehumidifiers and fans are placed in that space and nearby in an attempt to relieve some of the damaging humidity while the city waits for insurance to accept or deny their claim.