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Junior competitor Jaiden Lehn from Long Pine presented her video communication project titled “Getting my Horse Ready for Fair”. She received a purple ribbon in her division and was in the top five..

Coming soon will be the 250th celebration with the Great American Wild Build-a-Best Friend. The Ainsworth Public Library will offer you a choice of stuffing a bison or an eagle, both iconic symbols of our nation’s history and prairie heritage.

Katie Shifflet, MHA, BSN, RN, Director of Nursing at Rock County Long-Term Care, has been selected as a member of Class IX of the Nebraska Health Care LEAD (Lead, Excel, Advance, Develop) program. Shifflet joins an elite cohort of healthcare professionals from across the state, chosen for their proven leadership, dedication, and potential to shape the future of healthcare delivery in Nebraska.

July 18, 2001 25 Years Ago 'K-BAR Country Tailwind Triple Bicycling Tour held on July 14' The 6th Annual K-BAR Country Tailwind Triple Bicycling Tour held on Saturday, July 14. Fifty-two bicyclists registered for this year’s event with 50 actually participating.

The National Park Service at the Niobrara National Scenic River is celebrating 35 years on the Niobrara. An art show was held to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Niobrara National Scenic River.

Emily Jackman and Heather Lutter shot an even-par scramble score of 36 Wednesday to lead the field during women’s league golf at the Ainsworth Golf Course. The team of Ashley Martin, Lydia Welke and Rachel Schumacher, the team of Danielle Palmer, Brenda Konkoleski, Chelsey Peterson and Rylee Pierce and the team of Julie Micheel and Kathy Worrell each finished one shot back with scramble scores of 37.

On May 1 the Rock County Hospital initiated a fund drive for wildfire victims in Nebraska. Utilizing their “Partners in Life” program, they partnered with the Brown County and Cherry County Hospitals in a friendly competitive fund raiser.

Prairie View Gospel Barn is excited to have one of the top rated Southern Gospel groups coming to perform on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Greater Vision has been nominated for the following Singing News Fan Awards for 2026: Favorite trio, favorite tenor, favorite lead, favorite musician, favorite songwriter, favorite album and favorite artist.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members and encourages all farmers, ranchers, and FSA program participants to take part in the Ainsworth County Committee nomination process.

For the last two weeks, we have been discussing the afterlife and who will receive it. Most religions are dogmatic about their salvation ideas, and Christianity may be the most narrow theological view of them all.