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A new season of Book Club is about to begin at the Ainsworth Public Library! The September selection title will be The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe. This story features five remarkable women who are all in their 50’s and 60’s that belong to the same book club but from different walks of life.

Angie Vonheeder Receives Dick Chapin Radio Salesperson of the Year Award

Brown County Hospital Board Meeting The Brown County Hospital Board meeting will be held on Monday, August 22nd at 4:00 p.m. in the Brown County Hospital Conference Room.

By Becky Schelm 402-382-5651 Editor’s Note: Type gremlins showed up unexpectedly last week and decided to put in an old Johnstown News instead of the one that was supposed to be printed. We apologize for the mistake and here is the right copy.

A livestock auction was held for BKR 4-H youth on Friday, August 5th following the 4-H Youth Fair during the Rock County Fair. 4-H youth from Brown, Rock and Keya Paha counties either sold the animals they raised or received a premium from area businesses and other buyers if they planned to take their animals on to the Nebraska State Fair to show.

President Marilyn called the July 26, 2022 American Legion Auxiliary meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Chaplain Ellen gave an opening prayer.

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Following over 90 minutes of discussion at the regular meeting of the Ainsworth City Council on August 10th for funding of the Sandhills Care Center, the council voted to approve a resolution to be placed on the November 8th General Election ballot allowing the City of Ainsworth to exceed its maximum levy by an additional 10 cents for a period of five years to support ongoing operations of the Sandhills Care Center and payback potential bonded indebtedness.

The Sandhills Care Center Interlocal Board - Tom Jones, Dr. Mel Campbell and Shawn Fernau, reviewed the July financials during their regular board meeting on August 8th. The financials showed an income of $307,924.51 and expenses in the amount of $205,124.88. This provided the Care Center with a profit in the amount of $102,799.63.