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“Month of January” The first month of 2023 is quickly slipping by. I’m not sure where it has gone, but I guess it provided a few snow days for everyone - school students and staff and several businesses closed or shortened hours because of the snow and wind.

Students from 92 high schools in Nebraska will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. The January 30th event includes 558 high school music students who will work with UNK faculty and guest instructors before performing two public concerts at UNK’s Health and Sports Center.

Brown County Report January 16 - 21, 2023 Monday, January 16th Received two complaints of excessive dog barking on North Pine Street. Received a report of furniture falling out of a moving vehicle, east of Ainsworth, on Highway 20.

Summarized - All Cases Include $ 50.00 Court Cost Jericho D. Neal: Speeding 11-15 MPH, $75.00 Fine; Nebraska State Patrol - Trooper Schuyler J.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A bowhunting couple from Iowa has been sentenced to probation for conducting hunts at a central Nebraska guiding and hunting business where numerous people have been convicted for violating federal laws that prohibit the trafficking of wildlife.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs lost 32-58 to North Bend Central Tigers for the C1-3 District Final on Friday, February 25th. The Ainsworth Bulldog Girls Basketball Team finished the 2021-22 season with a record of 179.

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1923: 100 Years Ago Last Friday evening the Misses Garnette and Ruby Hagerman entertained at their home in honor of their cousins Calvin and Margeratte Hagerman who have been attending school here the last few months. The evening was in the nature of a farewell to Calvin and Margetatte Hagerman who left the same night to take up their residence at Niobrara, Nebraska.

The Ainsworth High School Speech Team saw diverse competition at the Broken Bow Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 21st. Of the 18 teams in competition, Ainsworth earned 5th place honors and had a preview of what SWC competition will look like later in the season.

Question: The leaves didn’t fall off the tree that I planted two years ago, is something wrong with it? Marcescence is the term used to describe winter leaf retention, common in oaks and a few other species. The leaves are dry, but don’t crumble and can stay on the tree until the wind or snow break them off or the new buds in spring push off the dry leaves.