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“DON’T FLY THROUGH NEBRASKA, SLOW DOWN.” The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) invites you to contribute clever and insightful “Friday Safety Messages” for display on electronic message boards along Nebraska’s Interstate and other major highways. These messages will be featured every Friday, and the more creative, the better.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a work plan submitted to the Agency by Richard Minor of Gordon, Nebraska, and Cherry County, Nebraska, to mitigate damage to the Snake River resulting from an unauthorized drainage ditch excavated from Minor’s property to the river in 2020.

According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation work was to begin April 1st on Ainsworth’s Main Street, from South Street to US Hwy. 20/4th Street, weather permitting.

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Myers Construction of Broken Bow has been working since late 2023 on the North Main Street Project. The City of Ainsworth had to replace sewer and water lines on North Main Street from Highway 20 to the Ainsworth Waste Water Treatment Plant in preparation for the State of Nebraska replacing Main Street (Highway 7) through Ainsworth.

March 17th Through March 23rd, 2024 Sunday, March 17th Provided a welfare check in Ainsworth. The subject was located and reported safe at this time.

According to the calendar, Spring should be here! According to the Robins in my yard, Spring should be here! Easter egg hunters were wearing gloves to pick up the plastic Easter eggs which they shouldn’t have to, Spring should be here! High School Students are practicing golf and track, so Spring should be here! But, as I look out the window on Monday, April 1st and see vehicles going by with snow all over them and the UPS truck driver telling us when he left Valentine Monday morning, he left there with eight inches of snow already on the ground. At 11:35 a.m.

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The Long Pine Rural Fire Department hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30th in the Keller Memorial Park in Long Pine. The temperature was about 34 degrees, but it didn’t seem to keep the young people from scattering throughout Keller Memorial Park to find all the candy the Long Pine firemen had spread about the park. It didn’t take long for the young people to clean up all the candy the firemen had placed.

On March 25th, Governor Jim Pillen signed a proclamation declaring March 25th - 29th as Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week, during a news conference at the Capitol. “Weather conditions can change very suddenly in our state,” said Governor Phillen.