“Reprinted from the November 1, 1973, issue of the Pawnee Republican”
With this issue the Pawnee Republican begins its 106th year of publishing and is the fifth oldest newspaper in the State of Nebraska.
At one time, some 80 years ago Pawnee City had six newspapers – three weeklies, two dailies and one semi-weekly.
The first paper was The Pawnee Tribune founded in 1868 by Thomas R. Fisher, who came t…