Brown County Report December 18 - 24, 2022 Sunday, December 18th During a traffic stop on Highway 7, a citation was issued to a South Dakota driver for speeding 81 mph in a 65 mph zone. Monday, December 19th Received a report of a stranded motorist near the intersection of 885th Road and 435 Avenue.

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During the regular meeting of the Brown County Commissioners on December 20th, the commissioners approved appointments. Hannah Smith recommended the appointment of Kelly Gambill to a three year term, replacing Gary Luther.

Post Drought Meeting for the Sandhills will be held at the Arthur County Fairgrounds January 9th with a social beginning at 5:30 p.m., meal at 6:00 p.m. and the program starting at 6:30 p.m. The program is being sponsored by Zoetis, Nebraska Cattlemen, and Nebraska Extension. There is no cost to attend the program, but you must register by January 7th to make sure we have enough food. You may register by calling (308) 532-2683 or emailing rsaner2@ unl.edu. The program topics and speakers are:

Next year, 2023, marks the beginning of the new license plate issuance cycle. Since the last plate issuance year, 2017, license plate options have significantly increased with the expansion of the number of available specialty plates.

This past week, Brown County residents along with most of Nebraska experienced extremely cold temperatures along with blowing snow. For the second week, Mother Nature provided blizzard conditions to north central Nebraska.