In some photos, a single person fills the hand-built blue photo frame, the backdrop a memorable location within one of Nebraska’s state park treasures. In others, extended families spill over, 20 or 30 of them gathered behind the selfie station frame, nearly blocking the entire view of the park, but capturing a treasured moment to share in the future.

“Summer Olympics” It has been fun to watch the Summer Olympics in Tokyo these past few weeks. Such talented athletes.

We face several challenges in filling law enforcement vacancies in Nebraska. This problem is growing and is something that I believe will require new legislation next session.

In January 2016, the Brown County Community Foundation Fund hosted a town hall meeting in the cafeteria of Ainsworth Community Schools, which was attended by over 100 local residents. The purpose of the session was to receive input regarding an update to the Ainsworth/Brown County Strategic Plan for Economic Development and Community Improvement, which was originally prepared in 2007. Plans were put into place in the spring of 2020 to schedule a town hall meeting to once again update the Strategic Plan. However, the plans had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brown County Community Foundation Fund has now renewed its effort to update the Strategic Plan with the scheduling of a town hall meeting to identify new priority projects to be held on September 15th.

The Ainsworth School Board held their regular meeting on Monday, August 9th at 8:00 p.m. in the District Office. School board members Jim Arens, Mark Johnson, Frank Beel, Jessica Pozehl, Scott Erthum and Brad Wilkins were present.

The Brown County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 3rd at the Brown County Courthouse. Commissioners Buddy Small and Dennis Bauer were present and Reagan Wiebelhaus was absent. Brown County Attorney Andy Taylor, Brown County Clerk Travee Hobbs and Brown County Treasurer Deb Vonheeder were also present.