Commentary

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Community losing sense of family

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Dear Editor:I’ve lived in Hamilton County for 68 of my 69 years. I now live across the road from my childhood home. I can remember back when our neighbors all worked together to harvest hay, silage, corn and milo.
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A growing tradition

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
The weather was chilly Saturday, but the vibe on the downtown square was heart-warming.That was the unanimous consensus of anybody and everybody you talked to enjoying the annual Come Home to Christmas celebration.
Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson

A giant Husker letdown

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
What a disappointment.While the ending of Friday’s Nebraska/Iowa game was a gut-punch for Husker football faithful, something before the regular season finale is what many are still talking about, for all the wrong reasons.
For more than 40 years, Rod and Kathy Worrell faithfully covered the news in the Ainsworth area, and owned other weekly newspapers in Valentine and Gregory, S.D. But until recently, they had little prospect of selling the two Nebraska papers. (Courtesy of Rod and Kathy Worrell)

For more than 40 years, Rod and Kathy Worrell faithfully covered the news in the Ainsworth area, and owned other weekly newspapers in Valentine and Gregory, S.D. But until recently, they had little prospect of selling the two Nebraska papers. (Courtesy of Rod and Kathy Worrell)

When presses go silent, we all lose

News Staff
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
A week ago, Rod Worrell wrote a newspaper headline he hated to type:“Ainsworth Star-Journal to Cease Publication on December 25.” A similar headline proclaimed the impending demise of the Midland News of Valentine. Worrell and his wife, Kathy, own both newspapers.
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More than just turkey

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
It is a time to give thanks, and not just because the calendar says late November. Our community, state and nation need a brief pause now to reflect and consider all the blessings in our lives, and on that note an official day of Thanksgiving is just what the doctor ordered.
Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson

Bowl-bound Huskers add gravy to the holidays

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The No. 6 isn’t typically a digit celebrated or aspired to in any way, but on Saturday it felt like a winning lottery ticket in Husker Nation.Our beloved Big Red is 6-5, bound for a bowl game somewhere soon and looking like a team that’s headed in the right direction.
Readers write

Readers write

Former TV news anchor signs off

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Dear Editor:I want to start with an apology. I am so sorry we didn’t get to say goodbye. I want everyone to know how much I have appreciated being part of your lives. It was such an honor to bring you the evening news for all these years.
Readers write

Readers write

Have a blessed Thanksgiving

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Dear Editor:A very special Thanksgiving is coming up. Please count your blessings and be thankful this Thanksgiving and every day. It seems the stores go from Halloween to Christmas. Let’s not leave Thanksgiving out. May all of you have a Happy Blessed Thanksgiving.Rosemary Matthiesen,Aurora
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Readers write

Time to close door on Synergen

News Staff
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Dear Editor:While Synergen may think they are doing a huge service to our community, our community does not want another large water using facility in our county. They state approximately 65 jobs will be created, which is purely speculative.