By Kathy S. Worrell “It Feels Like Fall” The days and nights have certainly cooled down.

Now that LB 77 has become effective, Nebraska has statewide constitutional carry for law-abiding adults. In order to make Nebraska a constitutional carry state, I knew that my bill had to also include state preemption of local gun control schemes. The preemption language in my bill was as clear as we could make it. Section 18-1703 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes now says that all regulation of firearms and other weapons is a state matter, not a local matter any longer. It says that this is true for counties, cities, and villages, including cities that have a home rule charter. Finally, it says that any ordinance, permit, or regulation to the contrary is null and void.

Bonehead Move by State Attorney General Should Not Stand At a time when people’s trust in government is waning, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Legislature’s Office of the Public Counsel, better known as the Ombudsman’s Office, is unconstitutional.

Editor, As most of you know, it all started in March when I had Covid. Then in April, my heart started to do “funny-weird palpitations”. After several doctor visits, emergency room visits and some nights in the hospital, I ended up at the University of Nebraska Med Center. It was after many tests and time, they pinpointed the cause. A rare virus, Giant Cell Myocarditis, which attacks the heart muscle. This is a very rare and aggressive virus and once the damage is done, it is irreversible.

Ainsworth Community Schools Board of Education - Brad Wilkins, Scott Erthum, Frank Beel, Bryan Doke and Mark Johnson opened the September 11th meeting with Hearings regarding taxes. 2023-2024 School District Budget Hearing The proposed budget for the district was presented for review.

For the first time in several years, Ainsworth Community Schools is hosting foreign exchange student. Nelly Hoche, a 16-year-old from Berlin, Germany and is the middle child with two younger brothers and two older half brothers.