(ALL MINUTES ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING) August 2, 2022 The Brown County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 5:15 p.m., in the Brown County Courthouse Meeting Room with members Chairman Buddy Small, Reagan Wiebelhaus and Dennis Bauer present. Also present were Brown County Clerk (BCC) Travis Hobbs, Brown County Attorney (BCA) Andy Taylor and Brown County Highway Superintendent (BCHS) Kenneth Turpin.

Long Pine City Council - Dave Cheatum, Linda Alberts, Kathy Papstein and Andrea Collatos, voted unanimously to approve a five year contract with Maguire Iron, Inc. for a five year Stand Pipe maintenance contract at their regular meeting on August 4th.

GARAGE SALE: 434 N. Walnut, August 12th and 13th, 9:00 a.m.

Food preservation is something everyone needs to think about doing correctly for our family’s safety. Checking your canner is an important step to pressure canning your crop. It is important that the dial gauge on pressure canners be checked for accuracy each year before use. Weighted gauges do not require testing.

On August 10th more than 140 high performance cars will converge on Arnold, Nebraska for the 22nd Annual Sandhills Open Road Challenge. The event will begin on August 11th with the 22 mile Loup 2 Loup Open Road Race between Halsey and Purdum, NE.

“How Well To You Remember????” Forget your glasses when they’re on your forehead? Bet you can remember your second grade teacher’s name. If you can’t remember your current phone number but know the earned run average of 1940s baseball player, this is the quiz for you! 1.