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Ainsworth City Council to Meet The Ainsworth City Council will meet in regular session on Wednesday, March 8th at 5:00 p.m. at the Ainsworth Conference Center.

Ask a Master Gardener

Question: What can I do now to be ready to plant my garden in the spring? February is a very good time to start planning a garden, either vegetable or flower. Some things to consider are what to plant, where to plant them, how many of each to plant, what soil preparation needs to be done and do you have the seeds.

Brown County Hospital Board Meeting

The Brown County Hospital (BCH) Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on Monday, February 20, 2023. Present were Chairman Tate Schipporeit, board members Brent Deibler, Kirk Peterson and John Gross. Brian Delimont was excused. Also attending were CEO Mirya Hallock, CFO Tad Stearns and Recording Secretary Tawny Allen. Gary Burrus and Corey Schroedl attended to present their department reports.

Archery Paddlefish Applications To Be Accepted March 1st-14th

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept archery paddlefish permit applications March 1st through March 14th. Postal mail applications must be received in Game and Parks’ Lincoln office by 5:00 p.m.

Ainsworth High School Speech Team Wins Home Invite

On Saturday, February 18th, the Ainsworth High School Speech Team hosted their home invitational. Ainsworth was the team champion of this contest, and all Ainsworth speakers brought home an individual medal..

Ainsworth Lions Club

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Ainsworth Lions Club was held at 5:00 p.m., February 20, 2023 at the Senior Center in Ainsworth. There were 11 members present.

Community Senior Center News

387-0777 Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, March 2nd: Sloppy joe, side salad, cheesy corn and cauliflower, Oreo whip and milk. Friday, March 3rd: Fish sticks or ham, tater tots, beets, apricots, dinner roll and milk.

Johnstown News

Thought for the week: A good supervisor is one who can step on your toes and not mess up your shine. The same three words is what I heard from people when I called them this week...snow, wind and cold.

Local News

Another snowy week. Carol Woods measured 11 inches on the level on Wednesday and then at 10:00 p.m. some more snowing and blowing. The snow keeps drifting on the front step and can hardly open the screen door. It is moisture but it gets tiring to keep shoveling off steps and walk, and trying to walk through it. We pray for the farmers and ranchers and others that must battle it continuously. The roads have huge piles lining the roadside but we have had two good days of melting.