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For most people, taking a daily 81 mg aspirin to prevent stroke and heart attack is more risky than beneficial. Aspirin has been in use as a pharmaceutical for over 150 years making it one of our oldest.

Brown County Commissioners to Meet The Brown County Commissioners will meet as a Board of Equalization on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 5:00 p.m., and as the Board of Commissioners at 5:15 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Room in the Courthouse.

387-0777 Taco or Chef Salad Available Thursday, September 1st: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, lettuce salad, peaches, muffins and milk. Friday, September 2nd: Turkey and cheese sandwich, coleslaw, applesauce, rhubarb crisp and milk.

Olivia Beel was awarded the Livestock Achievement Award in both Beef and Swine Projects. Olivia received these awards Sunday, August 28th at the Nebraska Stare Fair Final Drive ceremony. This award celebrates the accomplishments of 4-H members.

“The miracle is not that we do the work, but that we are happy to do it.” -- Mother Teresa I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend. Summer is over.

The Brown County Fair is here! Hopefully you will take the time to attend it. If you can’t be there every day, pick out the days that have the most things that you would enjoy. There will be exhibits, free BBQs to ticket holders, parade, rodeo, family fun day, horseshoes, live music and so much more.

Bureaucracy. Paperwork. Hearings. Amendments. Debate. For most Nebraskans, these words do not stir up warm feelings. I think for most of us, those words make us want to tuck tail and head in the other direction. The Nebraskans that I know like to get the job done, not just hold meetings to talk about getting it done.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Decades ago, I was a member of a state high school championship debate team. And I was at the Nebraska State Fair debate between incumbent U.S. Senator David Karnes (1987-89) and Bob Kerrey when Karnes said, “We need fewer farmers.” He lost the race.

1896: 126 Years Ago “News around Nebraska” “William Ernst of Duncan bet a keg of beer that he had corn higher than the saloon ceiling, about twelve feet. He brought in on stalk which measures exactly fifteen feet, it is now on exhibition in Columbus.” “A Lexington horse accidentally shot itself while carelessly fooling with a loaded revolver.

Brown County Report August 21 - 27, 2022 Sunday, August 21st Responded to a report of a civil dispute on 3rd Street in Ainsworth. The parties had already separated when officers arrived.