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Ainsworth Fire & Rescue and Brown County Ambulance Association held their annual appreciation banquet on Saturday, February 25th at the Ainsworth Elk’s Lodge. Each department reviewed the past year with both being busy throughout the year with many calls for each of them.

During the regular meeting of the Brown County Commissioners on February 21st, the commissioners discussed a review of the zoning regulations relating to the North Swine unit, located north of Ainsworth.

The University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC) is pleased to announce that Jacob Harvey has been named Research Project Coordinator for the Barta Brothers Ranch located south of Long Pine. Harvey began this new role on January 3, 2023.

Kevin and Jennifer Martin know first hand the extra challenges that blizzards put on calving season. Although their calving season wasn't suppose to start yet, some of their herd decided they were ready to calve during the recent blizzard and freezing temperatures.

“Easy Come, Easy Go” The “Golfing Grannies” - Ann Hoch, Wendy Wilkins, Jennifer Martin and myself, took off for Chandler, Arizona to get some golfing in and enjoy the sun. Although the temperatures at this time in Arizona weren’t exactly the warmth we thought we would be greeted with, it didn’t keep us from having fun.

This week I introduced two bills in the Natural Resources Committee. They both deal with “renewable” energy and the duties and responsibilities of our public power utilities. I’ve introduced bills that deal with this subject every session I’ve been in the legislature. The vast majority of my constituents in the 43rd District do not want to see Nebraska covered in wind and solar farms, and neither do I.

Just What is the State of the State? The State of the State on its 156th birthday. It’s still a very red, heavily conservative and largely Republican mecca situated in one of those mostly square states out west that a lot of people couldn’t find on an unmarked map.

Summarized - All Cases Include $ 50.00 Court Cost Karsyn L. Irwin: Barking Dog, $100.00 Fine, Agency and Officer Not Found.

February 19 - 25, 2023 Sunday, February 19th Issued a written warning for expired license plates on a vehicle parked on Elm Street. The Brown County Ambulance Association responded to a 911 call in Ainsworth.

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.