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Brown County Hospital Board Meeting The Brown County Hospital Board meeting will be held on Monday, April 22nd at 3:00 p.m. in the Brown County Hospital Conference Room.

Lunch Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, April 18th: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, corn, blueberry crisp, dinner roll and milk. Friday, April 19th: Turkey, scalloped potatoes, spinach, pineapple, biscuit and milk.

Thought for the week: To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. This week has been quite mild.

The Grand Lodge of Nebraska AF & AM presented Michael E. Hitchcock, a member of Silver Cord Lodge No.

Work began Monday, April 15, on N-97, from reference post 110.35 to reference post 115.40. This project will improve approximately five miles of N-97 around Merritt Reservoir Werner Construction of Hastings is the prime contractor for this project. Work will include asphalt resurfacing, pavement widening, culvert work and grading. Traffic will be maintained with a pilot car and flaggers. Anticipated completion is late June.

The inductees to the 2024 Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame have recently been announced. The inductees are Rex Adamson - Cherry County, Theresa Bequin-Strong - Sheridan County, Dan Carson - Blaine County, Richard Caulfield - Keya Paha County, Robert Childers - Thomas County, Susan Childers - Thomas County, Forest Ira (Skeet) McKillip - Grant County, Kay Morgan - Garfield County, Ronny Morgan - Garfield County and Quincy D.

Ainsworth Art Guild celebrates its 60th year of promoting visual arts as an affiliated club of the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs (ANAC). Audrey Wilson and Cindy Bower, two charter members of the long-standing organization, helped organize the Ainsworth Club in 1964.

The Ainsworth and Long Pine Fire Departments were called to a house fire in Ainsworth Friday afternoon, April 5th at 5:20 p.m. The home, located on Harrington Street in Ainsworth, is owned by Andy and Dr.

The Long Pine City Council Andrea Collatos, Dave Cheatum, Linda Alberts and Bryan Sanford, met in regular session on April 4th at the Long Pine Community Center. Action Items The Council approved these three building permits: Jim and Cindy Booth of Norfolk are building a 21’ x 40’ wood/pole barn storage shed on Tract 1 at the Corner of 6th and Maple Street.

Ron Reinert met with the Brown County Commissioners during their regular meeting on April 2nd to discuss drainage on Norden Avenue north of Plum Creek. Reinert said the west ditch is full and sand is washing into pasture land after heavy rains.