BROWNVILLE — At the February meeting of the Brownville village board, Kay Fish approaches the microphone with a question: Why am I not allowed to speak at this month’s meeting?
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With his gavel at the ready, Brownville board chairman Martin Hayes reads from the March meeting’s agenda. It isn’t unusual for Hayes to bang his oversized gavel when residents talk out of turn.
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Kay Fish, former Brownville clerk, talks to the village board during its March meeting. Fish is the older sister of board chairman Martin Hayes, and was one of Brownville’s more vocal residents during the recall in 2023.
Joseph Saaid, for the Flatwater Free Press
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The Brownville village clerk/treasurer's office sign outside the Opera House where the village holds board meetings.
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Shane Sailors stands in front of the Brownville Village Board of Trustees during an agenda item open to public comment at the board’s March meeting.
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Justin Wheeldon buries his head in his hands in frustration during the March meeting of the Brownville Village Board of Trustees. In October, residents voted to recall two board members. A month later, the board announced it was hiring the pair for two newly created jobs, sparking outrage and animosity that is dividing the community.
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Brownville Village Clerk Kristy Mertes organizes papers in the tiny clerk’s office. Mertes was hired for the part-time position before Natisha Winkelman was recalled and then hired as a deputy clerk. Now, the two share a single desk in a cramped room.
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A Nemaha County sheriff’s deputy sits in the back of the Brownville village board’s March meeting. The deputy walked into the auditorium halfway through the meeting, as villagers started voicing their opinions outside of designated public comment period.
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