The Ainsworth Cross Country teams took to the road for the Southwest Conference (SWC) Championships on Thursday, October 6th. The Ainsworth runners took advantage of the cool weather, fast course, and great competition to come away with a slew of seasonal and personal best times from the Minden Country Club. In the end, five high school and middle school runners would earn allconference honors while the high school girls would highlight the team results with a third-place finish.

Work began October 10th on N-12 east of Sparks, from reference post 18.68 to reference post 22.12, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Western Engineering Company, Inc., of Harlan, Iowa has the contract.

Before the regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 19th, the Ainsworth Community Schools Board of Education Board Members - Jessica Pozehl, Jim Arens, Brad Wilkins, Frank Beel and Scott Erthum, held a Curriculum and Assessment Retreat.

Nebraska wildlife officials say conditions throughout much of the state are suitable for the spread of deadly viral diseases among big game populations. They are asking the public to report unexplained death or illnesses of deer, pronghorn, elk and bighorn sheep.

Michael J. Ripley: Speeding 11-15 MPH, $75.00 Fine; Brown County Sheriff’s Office - Deputy Kyle Stang.

According to a recent survey, 60 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and 71 percent of workers feel their pay isn’t keeping up with the cost of living. The numbers bear this out – 6.2 percent wage growth alongside 8.3 percent inflation means that Americans’ paychecks are worth 2.1 percent less than they were at this time last year. Employers are scaling back their plans to hire new workers and beginning to plan for potential layoffs. Americans everywhere are feeling the painful consequences of the out-of-touch policies of the Biden administration, and many fear the worst is yet to come.