Area fire departments were called to a grass fire on Friday, May 13th southwest of Johnstown. A rancher was checking fences and the UTV he was driving started a grass fire when he stopped.

A total of 1,252 Brown County voters, 60.66% of the total 2,064 registered voters in the county, turned out to cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 10th during the 2022 Nebraska May Primary. The polling location for Brown County voters is the Ainsworth Conference Center.

May 8 - May 14, 2022 Sunday, May 8th Received a request for a welfare check on an individual in Ainsworth. The individual was reported safe.

Kyle L. Schlag: Possess Marijuana One Ounce or Less, $300.00 Fine Brown County Sheriff’s Office - Deputy Kyle Stang.

Question: Can you help me understand the seed packets? Unfortunately there are no industry standards for seed packets and the amount of information given varies greatly. Most provide a physical description including height, spread, color of foliage and flower if applicable and for vegetables such as winter squash, number each plant will produce and a “days to harvest.” However, this information is based on ideal growing conditions.

During this year’s national Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign, which will take place May 23 through June 5, 2022, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office will be teaming up with law enforcement nationwide for a Border to Border (B2B) kickoff event. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is asking all states to participate in B2B, a one-day, 4-hour national seat belt awareness event on May 23 to increase law enforcement participation by coordinating highly visible seat belt enforcement for drivers at state border checkpoints.