Bright, beautiful flowers welcome you into the entrance at Cottonwood Villa south of town. This yard is neatly kept up by their maintenance man Tony Lentz (right). Cottonwood Villa’s Manager Ann Fiala (left) is proud of the job Lentz does with the assistance of Paulson’s Lawn Service who does the mowing for Cottonwood Villa. Amongst the property one can find a variety of flowers such as petunias, hostas, New Guinea impatiens, begonias, roses, tiger lilies, sun impatiens, spireas and a weeping crab apple tree plus more.

According to the Brown County Sheriff's Office a Burn Ban is in Effect for ALL Fire Districts. This Excludes the City of Ainsworth Residents Who Can Have Fire Pits as Long as They Have a Screen Over the Top.

Carl Hart, NDOT Highway Project Manager, reported A&R Construction has been constructing sidewalks and grading up to the new concrete, as well as clean-up work in preparation for Phase 2 this past week.

The 2022 Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo was held in Grand Island, NE at Fonner Park July 9th-13th. Over 350 youth ages 10-18 from over 50 counties brought more than 600 head of horses and competed in educational and riding opportunities.

Doane University Athletics is pleased to announce the Doane and Pflieger-Olson GPAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2021-22 academic year. To receive both honors, a studentathlete must be a participant in their sport for the full year and hold a 3.30 grade point average.

Cassidy Gilliland of Ainsworth and Sydney Linse* of Springview were named to Wayne State College Dean’s List. Wayne State College included 1,190 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the Spring 2022 semester.