🌱 Ashland’s Barrett Kitrell weighs Iowa offer against Husker family legacy

Good day Ashland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Ashland’s Barrett Kitrell weighs Iowa offer against Husker family legacy
• Why prosecutors dropped charges in the trooper’s death near Ashland

Also on today's calendar: Tim Koehn (solo acoustic) @ The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Iowa's chances of stealing a Nebraska legacy prospect just got a massive boost (dearoldgold.com) — An Ashland native, 3-star lineman Barrett Kitrell, is weighing a major choice between his home-state Huskers and rival Iowa after an impressive official visit to Iowa City. With deep family ties to Nebraska football, his eventual commitment could spotlight Ashland on the college football recruiting map.
   

• Cass County attorney dismisses case against man accused in death of Nebraska trooper following mistrial (klkntv.com) — A Nebraska state trooper’s death on I-80 between Ashland and Greenwood will not result in a conviction, after Cass County prosecutors dismissed the motor vehicle homicide case following a mistrial. Officials said half the jurors accepted the snowplow driver’s legal defenses, and the county attorney concluded the evidence no longer supported moving forward.
   

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📸 Around Ashland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• Summer Melodramas →
  Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday June 14

• Tim Koehn (solo acoustic) @ The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill →
  The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill, 339 Thomas Lake Rd, Ashland
  2:00 pm
• Summer Melodramas →
  Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
  3:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Chair One Fitness →
  Ashland Public Library, 1324 Silver St, Ashland
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• GBB - Syracuse - 2 vans and Red Exp
  Ashland-Greenwood Middle School Ashland, NE 68003
  6:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Nebraska Star Party at Mahoney State Park →
  Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
  9:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Nebraska Book & Booze Fest →
  Round the Bend Steakhouse, 30801 E Park Hwy, Ashland
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Missoula
  Gretna Public Schools Multiple Locations
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• IGNITE: Healing in the Herd →
  Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy, 10130 S 222nd St, Gretna
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Wise & Wild at Mahoney State Park →
  Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
  10:00 am

Wednesday June 17

• Ben Tomasello →
  Nye Summit, 410 W 5th St, Louisville
  2:30 pm
• GBB - Syracuse - 2 vans and Red Exp
  Ashland-Greenwood Middle School Ashland, NE 68003
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Deli Production Team Member in Gretna. Apply here.
• Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Gretna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gretna

• Gretna expands Good Life District (dcpostgazette.com)
• 11053 S 217Th Street, Gretna, US, NE (mansionglobal.com)
• Local soccer players take part in Goals for Life Soccer Showcase (dcpostgazette.com)

Waverly

• Storms Bring Winds, Hail, Heavy Rain and a Possible Tornado to SE Nebraska Early Thursday (kibz.com)

Omaha

• The Joslyn: A Gift to Omaha (growomaha.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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