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Open House of New Ambulance Barn and Celebrating 50 Years of Service in the Brown County Area
Reminiscent of 2019, County Checking Roads for Washouts
Long Pine Chamber of Commerce Names 9-Year-Old Ryan Collins as the 2024 Citizen of the Year

Ainsworth Women’s Golf League
Ainsworth Women’s Golf League
Nebraska High School Rodeo Athletes Qualify for National High School Rodeo Finals

Open House of New Ambulance Barn and Celebrating 50 Years of Service in the Brown County Area

Celebrating Our Past and Forging Our Future! Brown County Ambulance Association is celebrating their 50th Anniversary with an Open House Celebration at their new ambulance barn at the corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets on Saturday, June 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served while members of Brown County Ambulance Association proudly share their history and inform the pubic of the service they provide and excel in as well as information about how to join and become an emergency service provider for your community.
Reminiscent of 2019, County Checking Roads for Washouts

An isolated supercell developed along a warm front and remained nearly stationary for nearly two hours during the early evening hours on Thursday, June 20, 2024 from Ainsworth to Long Pine. The supercell produced at least two brief tornadoes along with heavy rains that washed out at least one road and flooded many others south of Ainsworth and Long Pine.
Long Pine Chamber of Commerce Names 9-Year-Old Ryan Collins as the 2024 Citizen of the Year

On Saturday, June 22nd, Long Pine Chamber of Commerce celebrated an extraordinary young man, Ryan Collins, who, at just nine years old, has made a remarkable impact on their community. Over the past year, Ryan has volunteered tirelessly to pick up trash around Long Pine Recreation Park and throughout the community, not just keeping it clean but also helping the wildlife that travels through it.
Sandhill Precision Rifle Club Holds 2nd Annual Sandhills Shootout

The Sandhills Precision Rifle Club held its 2nd Annual Sandhills Shootout on June 15th west of Johnstown, NE. The 2nd Annual Sandhills Shootout was sponsored by Zeiss, a German manufacturer of optical systems and optoelectronics, founded in Jena, Germany in 1846.
Two Ainsworth Middle School Student Projects Compete at National History Day

On Monday, June 10th, four students from Ainsworth Middle School participated at the national level of the National History Day (NHD) competition in College Park, Maryland. One of those projects, a performance by sixth grade students, Keith Munnu, Max Hasenohr, and Paul Denny, was named the outstanding junior entry from the state of Nebraska.

FFA Vision, Mission and Motto

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

As we celebrate National FFA Week, we share their vision, mission, motto and Code of Ethics that the students and members use as guidelines within the organization. FFA Vision FFA provides the next generation of leaders who will change the world.

Floriculture Preparation Class is a New Addition to Ag Education Offerings

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

Floriculture is a new class that is offered in the Ainsworth Ag Education Department. For the Floriculture final, students were challenged with creating flowers for a wedding. The students were divided into committees to create their arrangements. The class created: corsages, boutonnieres, bouquets, aisle frogs, centerpieces and head table decorations.

Bee Keeping Course Available for Past and Present Military and Dependents

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

Heroes to Hives (H2H) is a free 9-month beekeeping training program through Michigan State University Extension and its partners: the University of Missouri Extension, University of Minnesota Bee Veterans program, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program.

Bankers Say Economy is Improving in Rural Parts of 10 States

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ The economy is slowly improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but employment remains below the level it was at before the coronavirus pandemic began last year, according to a new monthly survey of bankers released Thursday.

Ainsworth FFA Chapter Gives Back By Helping at Community Events

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

During a normal year without COVID-19, the Ainsworth FFA Chapter hosts a pancake feed for the community during FFA Week, provides a petting zoo for the elementary students in April and organizes a Community Betterment Day in May where they do projects around the community.

Nebraska Seeks Review of Why Prison Population Keeps Growing

By News Staff – Wed, 02/24/2021 - 17:48

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Top officials from all three branches of Nebraska government on Friday announced a new effort aimed at learning why the state prison population keeps growing and what they might do to safely reduce the number of inmates.