June 13 - 19th, 2021 Sunday, June 13th Responded to reports of possible suspicious activity at an Ainsworth business. Received reports of a black bull out on North Meadville Avenue near 887th Road.

Welcome Home, Ainsworth Alumni This week we will find many Ainsworth High School Alumni converging on Ainsworth as they celebrate during the Annual Alumni Reunion this weekend. It is that time when classmates and friends get together to remember the times they had while they were in high school.

It has come to my attention from many constituents in the 43rd District along with others across Nebraska that there is an issue with the new proposed Health and Human Development Standards being evaluated by the Nebraska State Board of Education. Many parents, grandparents and teachers have contacted me with serious concerns about this proposed curriculum. Teaching children about gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and gender stereotypes is planned for as early as first grade.

The Legislature’s Work Continues with Interim Studies Lawmakers may not be in session right now, but their work goes on with more than 100 interim studies that could result in some new proposals for discussion next year. It is tempting to ascribe ulterior motives to the study requests, but maybe the topics are just interesting to the sponsors.

The Region 24 Emergency Management Board met on Tuesday, July 15th at the Keya Paha County Courthouse for the purpose of dissolving the organization and distributing the assets of the organization. Region 24 consisted of Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Boyd, and Rock Counties, with the purpose of providing quality emergency management services to the taxpayers at a reduced cost.

The Brown County Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting Tuesday, June 15th at 5:15 p.m. at the Brown County Courthouse. Commissioners Small and Bauer were present the entire meeting and Commissioner Wiebelhaus arrived at 6:00 p.m.