“Blizzard of 1975” Fifty years ago was the Blizzard of 1975. Do you remember what you were doing during that storm? For me it is one storm I will never forget.

December 29th, 2024 - January 4th, 2025 Sunday, December 29th The Brown County Ambulance Association responded to different pages in Ainsworth and transported one patient to the hospital on each run. Issued written warning for speeding on Highway 20.

2024 was an excellent year for Nebraska. We stood strong for property tax relief, took steps to grow agricultural production, and protected our children and values.

This past weekend’s snow storm wasn’t a big one, like some the area has experienced, but it was enough to have to scoop walks, driveways and plow some streets and roads. Since the Main Street Project was completed this past fall, the City of Ainsworth has talked about possibly having to change the way snow is removed from Main Street with the bump outs and such.

Erin Painter has returned to Ainsworth to train for her new career as Managing Editor of the Ainsworth Star-Journal. Born and raised in Ainsworth, Painter said, “I’ve always felt a pull to return to small town living and after living in Lincoln for the past two years, it made me realize how much I missed being in a small town.” Painters parents, Clint and Katie Painter, recently approached her about moving back to help run the Ainsworth Star-Journal.

With the recent completion of Ainsworth’s Main Street project the Nebraska Department of Transportation would like to remind residents and business owners that new concrete is more susceptible to deterioration with high salt use throughout its first year.