On Friday, August 12th, I was up at Ainsworth Community Schools taking pictures of the Kindergarten Class of 2035. It was fun to stand in the hallway and watch the teachers working with the students, instructing them where to stand when lining up, where to hang up their backpacks when not being used and helping them find their desks in the classroom. They interacted with the students with many smiles with smiles being returned. Hopefully it will be a great year for the students and staff.

Don’t Say It Can’t Happen Here, Why We Need Community A gut-wrenching, confidence shattering crime happened in Laurel, one of many Nebraska communities of about 1,000 population where people are accustomed to leaving their doors unlocked and keys in the ignition. Four people were shot and killed, in their homes, in the early morning hours by a suspect who allegedly set fire to both houses and suffered severe burns in the process.

402-387-1440 1-866-434-4069 402-382-3121 Sometime on August 5, 2022, a saddle was stolen from a residence in Ainsworth at 253 N. Wilson Street.

Austin Harthoorn of Ainsworth was among 626 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony August 13 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Citywide Garage Sales and Crazy Days Held  Over the Weekend

In 1966, the good people of Nebraska had grown tired of paying high property taxes. They collected the needed signatures on a ballot initiative and they put the question on the November ballot. By a margin of 50.89% to 49.11% the people of Nebraska passed a constitutional amendment that did away with the “State Property Tax.”