After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following…

The city council met on the evening of May 8th for a show cause hearing on Ed Raper’s nuisance property at 522 G Street. City Attorney Betsy Samuelson opened the hearing with a timeline of correspondence with Mr. Raper, indicating that he was served with an abatement notice on March 26th. He…

The Pawnee City Trap team is made up of youth from HTRS, Pawnee City and Lewiston.They compete in the Eastern Cornhusker Trapshooting Conference - South Division. There are 6 Conference Shoots starting the middle of March.Week 1 - Nebraska City - William Vlcek place 1st for the 18/19 yard Handicap…

Pawnee City’s baseball and softball teams are kicking off their game seasons this week. While the baseball teams will play two nights a week, the softball teams will play double headers or triangulars one night a week. All four of Pawnee City’s teams will play games for between five to seven weeks…

PAWNEE CITY - The Fairview Golf Club held their League competition on Thursday night, May 9th with nine golfers in attendance.Results were: Gary Ruegge, 1st, net 26; twoway tie for 2nd place between Pat Hulsebusch and Colt Johnson each with a net 32.Other scores were: Jeff Nider, net 33; Dan…

I’m writing to you on behalf of Upgraded Points, who just released a new report looking at credit card ownership in the U.S.Nearly all financial experts agree that having access to at least one credit card is an important financial tool. The question of how many cards a person should carry, however…

With recent rainfall events across Nebraska, producers must remain vigilant against wheat diseases. Last week, extension plant pathologist Stephen Wegulo and I scouted some fields in Johnson and Pawnee Counties where we observed diseases such as stripe rust and fungal leaf spot in wheat.According…

The American Legion Post #168 of Pawnee City is pleased to announce that Mason Fisher and Isaac Thompson of Pawnee County were sponsored by Post #168 and generous other citizens and will join nearly 270 fellow high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker…

Three Nebraska lakes recently received an additional batch of rainbow trout, creating more opportunities for anglers and families to spend some time on the water.These Nebraska Game and Parks Commission hatcheryraised trout are 12 inches or longer – larger than the usual stocking size – and ready…

Antisemitism is reaching fever pitch across the country, a level I never thought possible in the United States of America. Mere months after Hamas’s October 7th assault on Israel, anti-Israel protests have overtaken one of our most influential cultural institutions: the university.At Columbia…