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Clara Elizabeth Graff Clara Elizabeth Graff was born on August 2, 2023. She weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and was 17 inches long.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Department investigated a three-vehicle accident on August 24th. Randy Johnson of Ainsworth, NE was backing up his camper and struck a parked 1975 Ford pickup owned by Shelly Happold of Long Pine. The Happold pickup was pushed approximately six feet into a 2014 Dodge pickup, owner not listed. Damage to the Johnson trailer was estimated at $1,000.00. Damage to the Happold pickup was estimated at $2,000.00 and $1,000.00 damage to the 2014 Dodge pickup.

Students from all three areas elementary, middle school and high school, at Ainsworth Community Schools gave back to their community on Wednesday, August 30th by doing projects in Ainsworth, Long Pine and Johnstown. It is a way for these students to help out around the communities in Brown County, showing their support in return for all the support they receive from individuals, organizations and businesses in the area.

It has only taken 4 1/2 years, but Sand Draw Bridge on Meadville Avenue is now open. Meadville Avenue at Sand Draw has been closed since March 13, 2019 when a large rain washed part of the Meadville Road and damaged the large culverts that ran under Sand Draw.

Several months ago, a buyer asked the Brown County Historical Society if they would be interested in selling the Coleman House Museum lot. The house would be removed and the lot would be used to put up a new business in that location.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Department investigated a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 5:53 p.m. on August 16th on Highway 7. Rikus Jansen Van Vuuren of Stapleton was driving a 2003 Chevy Suburban was northbound on Highway 7 when the vehicle ran off the highway on the east side. Van Vuuren over corrected back onto the highway and started to slide across the highway, running off the highway into the west ditch.

I was recently contacted by a Nebraska resident who complained about my support for the Convention of States (COS) initiative. They argued the process was illegitimate and dangerous and could lead to a run-away convention wiping out our beloved constitution, etc. Over the years I have devoted a number of these weeklies to this topic, so here goes.

“Brown County Fair - Oh Mother Nature” Boy was it a HOT one! The Brown County Ag Society, once again spent a lot of time putting on the 88th Annual Brown County Fair. One thing that was out of their control was “Mother Nature”.

A 911 call about a car driving with a cow inside it in one of northeast Nebraska’s biggest cities was no bull. Norfolk Police Capt.

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an Executive Order establishing the Women’s Bill of Rights on August 30th. Gov.