The following article is the third in a series of news releases noting the continuing progress regarding the Ainsworth/Brown County Strategic Plan priority projects identified in 2016, leading up to a town hall meeting being planned for September 15th to identify new priority projects to be included in the Strategic Plan.

Call In Reservations By 10:00 A.M. Daily Taco or Chef Salad Available Thursday, September 9th: Smothered steak, baked potato, green beans, applesauce, bread and milk.

Thought for the week: “The wind is like the air, only pushier.” Welcome to September!!! The time keeps rolling around. Thursday, September 2nd we received rain early in the morning and than a shower came up at noon.

The North Central District Health Department reports a horse in Cherry County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. Additional details on the symptoms or status of the horse are not currently available. Typically, horses with West Nile Virus display symptoms of depression, lack of appetite, change in behavior and mood, fever, muscle spasms and incoordination. Horse owners should talk to their vet about vaccinating their horses annually for West Nile Virus.

The Long Pine City Council held their regular meeting on September 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Long Pine Community Center. Present for the meeting were Mayor Ed Brown, Council members President Linda Alberts, Dave Cheatum, Kathy Papstein and Andrea Collatos.

Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement on September 3rd following a vote by the State Board of Education postponing the Nebraska Department of Education’s (NDE) work to draft health education standards. NDE is a state agency that is independently governed by the elected members of the State Board of Education. Governor Ricketts does not appoint the board members or agency staff.