The Ainsworth Fire and Rescue members, Ty Shelbourn and Cadet Mason Painter take turns flipping the hamburgers while (left to right) Cameron Cook, Randy Johnson and Heath Rudnick turn the brats during their annual fire department fundraiser on Saturday, July 17th. Funds raised will be used by the fire department to upgrade equipment. The evening concluded with a street dance with live music provided by Derailed.

Post #79 American Legion Auxiliary held their regular monthly meeting June 22nd, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. at the Post Home.

Agricultural producers and landowners in Nebraska can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup from today until August 20th. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones.

The Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce named Dee and Joel Ferris, whose property is located at 1022 E. 3rd Street, as the second Yard of the Week winner.

Thunderstorms hit Brown County around 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13th and lasted until about 2:30 a.m. the next morning, with rain continuing into the morning. Wind gusts peaked at 54 mph around 1:00 a.m.

A Panhandle mosquito trap site recently collected mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus. These are the first confirmed positive mosquitoes in Nebraska. Mosquito surveillance and testing gives the Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD), along with other health departments, an early indicator of where and when the virus is circulating providing valuable information where people may come into contact with mosquitoes carrying the virus.