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Sheriff’s Report

Sunday, March 13 - 19, 2022 Sunday, March 13th Sunday, March 13th Received a suspicious vehicle report from Wilson Street in Ainsworth. Upon arrival the vehicle had already left the area and no criminal activity was found.

2022 Nebraska Ag Facts

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture published the following information on Nebraska Agriculture gathered from the USDA and Global Ag Trade System in February 2022. National Rankings Nebraska is ranked #1 in the nation in commercial cattle slaughter with over 7 million head of cattle in 2021.

Problem Solving Court Coordinator Doug Stanton Receives Award

Doug Stanton, Problem Solving Court Coordinator for District 8 Probation, received the “Above and Beyond” award at the Probation Spring Management Conference held March 1-3, 2022 at the LaVista Conference Center, LaVista, NE.

Gov. Ricketts: Nebraska’s Employment Now Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that Nebraska’s employment grew by more than 12,000 people from January 2020 to January 2022. “Throughout the pandemic, we slowed the spread of the virus while allowing people to lead a more normal life,” said Gov.

Who’s New

Austin and Ashley Schroeder are the proud parents of a daughter, Juliet Kay. She was born on Friday, February 18, 2022, weighing 8 pounds and 13 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Juliet is welcomed by a brother, Wyatt, 3 and a sister, Skylar, 19.

Brown County Court Docket

Michael K. Keck: No Valid Registration - Car/Pickup, $25.00 Fine; Nebraska State Patrol - Trooper I.

Kat’s Korner

This week we celebrate “National Agriculture Week.” What better time to say thank you to all the farmers and ranchers, especially in our Sandhills area, and to anyone who has a profession associated with agriculture. Rural communities work hand in hand with their local farmers and ranchers. We couldn’t survive without each other.

Legislative Notes

We have completed all of our committee hearings and we’ve begun full-day debate on the floor. The speaker is focusing the agenda on priority bills from senators, committees and speaker priority bills. We are also working on consent calendar legislation. These are bills that had no opposition in their committee hearing, and were advanced out of committee on a unanimous vote. The process for these bills is accelerated and debate is limited.

Capitol News

Lawmakers Ponder Economic Boom or Fiscal Bubble Is this a financial bubble or an economic boom? That’s the question lawmakers ponder as they make second-year adjustments to the state budget. Analysts seem to think it’s a bubble created by an influx of federal pandemic relief.