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Dates, Times and Menu Subject to Change January 18th - 25th, 2024 Thursday, January 18th 4:00 p.m.: JV and Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball at North Central. Friday, January 19th 2:00 p.m.: Girls High School Wrestling at Lexington Invitational.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs split two games this past week with a 69-46 win over the Boyd County Spartans on January 9th and a loss to O’Neill Eagles, 46-72, on January 11th. Boyd County Spartans Everything went the Ainsworth Bulldogs way against Boyd County on January 9th as the Dawgs came away with a 69-46 victory.

Thought for the week: The past cannot be changed; the future is still in your power. COLD!!! The big news is weather for the State of Nebraska.

402-387-1294 Activities Thursday, January 18th: 10:30 a.m. - Bible Study; 2:30 p.m.

Old Man Winter evidently decided he had been too kind in his winter weather. On Wednesday, January 10th Ainsworth received three inches of snow, but the temperature was a balmy 35 degrees.

387-0777 Lunch Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, January 18th: Chili, pea salad, peaches, cinnamon roll, and milk. Friday, January 19th: Salmon patty, winter squash, cheesy corn and cauliflower, grapes, dinner roll, and milk.

Governor Jim Pillen has issued Executive Order 24-1 to provide an emergency waiver of federal hours of service requirements for fuel truck drivers, to prevent shortages. Nebraska is experiencing extreme cold temperatures, increasing electricity demand, which in turn increases pressure on power districts’ reserve fuel supplies. The order temporarily allows drivers to work extended hours to haul residential heating fuels and oils or fuel used to generate power for residential heat.

The 2024 mountain lion hunting season in Nebraska’s Pine Ridge Unit closed January 10th when the harvest sublimit of two females was met, also ending the season in the state. The season closed when a collared adult female was harvested in Dawes County.

Central Community College has announced the names of full-time students who earned spots on the President’s and Dean’s honor lists for the 2023 fall semester. The students were enrolled at one or more CCC locations, which include the Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings campuses; Holdrege, Kearney and Lexington centers; and Ord Learning Center.

South Dakota State University announces Jenna Williams of Ainsworth has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Williams has a 4.0 GPA.