A&R Construction has completed the south lane of Highway 20 through Ainsworth and it was opened to east bound traffic on Tuesday, August 2nd, approximately two weeks ahead of schedule. Carl Hart, NDOT Highway Project Manager, said, 'Phase 2 for the project will reconstruct what will be the common turn lane, or the center 14 feet of the roadway.” 'With construction occurring in the middle of the roadway, traffic will be divided and only one-way with limited left turn movements.' 'East bound traffic will be driving on the new Phase 1 concrete and west bound traffic will remain on the north side.

Ainsworth Community Schools Board of Education - Frank Beel, Jim Arens, Mark Johnson, Jessica Pozehl and Brad Wilkins met in regular session on Monday evening, August 8th. The Board approved the consent agenda consisting of previous minutes, payment of claims, cash flow report totals ending July 31, 2022 $$1,525,000.00, NSDLAF $1,361,000.00, Receipts $446,014.36, Payments - $592,112.80 and Ending Balance - $436,520.34.

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Members of the Brown County Rural Fire Board met with the Brown County Commissioners during the Commissioners regular meeting on August 2nd to discuss raising the Rural Fire Board tax levy from 2 1/2¢ to 3 1/2¢ for the upcoming budget year.

A regular meeting of the Brown County Hospital (BCH) Board of Trustees was held Monday, July 25, 2022. Present at the meeting were Chairman Brent Deibler, board members Tate Schipporeit, Jim Walz and John Gross. Excused was board member Brian Delimont. Also attending were Mirya Hallock - CEO and Tawny Allen-Recording Secretary. Tad Stearns-CFO attended via zoom. Corey Schroedl - Maintenance Manager attended for his presentation.

One late summer day, fresh out of residency and seeing patients for the first time as a full-fledged family physician, I examined a young man who had a fever, fatigue, and a bad headache. Considering the time of year, influenza was low on the list of possibilities, and COVID-19 did not yet exist. After a physical exam and listening to his story, I ordered some tests, which resulted in a diagnosis of West Nile virus.