U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03), and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) issued the following statements after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that local mail processing operations will remain at the North Platte Mail Processing and Distribution Center. In addition to mail operations remaining in North Platte, Nebraska, the USPS also announced its plans to invest up to $4.4 million in modernization efforts at the North Platte facility.

For the past 40 years and 5 months, Kathy and myself have been co-publishers of the Ainsworth Star-Journal. Over those years we have reported the news and events of Brown County, along with participating in organizations and raising two children.

February 16th through February 22nd, 2025 Sunday, February 16th Responded to a request for a welfare check on a female subject in Ainsworth. The female was located and reported safe at this time.

“The End Is Insight - Final One” I’m writing my last column of Kat’s Korner. It is bitter sweet.

From Pasture to Policy This week in the Transportation & Telecommunications Committee, Senator Brandt introduced LB561, a bill that would add raw milk as a qualifying commodity under existing law, allowing agricultural commodity transportation exemptions from overweight penalties. The committee also heard testimony from candidates for the Underground Excavation Safety Committee.

Merging agencies always sounds good, give the illusion of progress As a young reporter, I got the opportunity to cover, and learn a few things, from maybe the greatest state senator ever, Jerome Warner. He was the kind of state senator who just commanded respect, and unlike some politicians, had a well-formed group of beliefs that guided his decision making.