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Sheriff’s Report

April 4 - 10, 2021 Sunday, April 4th Deputies responded to a disturbance on North Wilson Street. Released three subjects from the Brown County Jail.

Brown County Court Docket

Wallace Wiebesiek: Dog Running-at-Large, $25.00 Fine; Brown County Sheriff’s Office - Deputy Zach Welch. Zachary Frazier: Speeding 21-35 MPH, $200.00 Fine, Careless Driving, $200.00 Fine; Brown County Sheriff’s Office - Deputy Zach Welch.

Kat’s Korner

“School Year Is Going Fast” I don’t even have a student graduating from Ainsworth High School, and yet, I wonder, where has the 2020-21 school year gone? The month of April is a very busy time as many of the organizations are off and running to District and/or State competitions. Along with competitions, several of the year end get banquets and award nights will be held.

Legislative Notes

The Nebraska Constitution requires the Legislature to do only two things: meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, and pass a budget once every two years. Technically, the Legislature only has to pass this package of budget bills and nothing else. Legislatures are two years long. Much of the first session following the election is devoted to the budget. As I write this, we are in the middle of that debate right now.

Capitol News

Caregivers and Property Tax Payers Likely Big Winners in Budget Outcome The state’s cash reserve fund, caregivers, people who pay property tax and job training programs will apparently be the big winners in the $9.7 billion two-year state budget being debated by the Nebraska Legislature. That’s the word from the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Sen.

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