Pawnee Republican Photo Contest

The Pawnee Republican will host a monthly photo contest! Here’s how it will work: Participants will need to submit photos relating to the month’s theme by May 9. Only one submission per contestant. Submissions can be emailed as a jpg to localnews@pawneenews. com.

50 Years Ago – May 1, 1975

The 16th annual FFAChicken Bar-B-Q was held Wednesday, April 23 in the lunchroom, over 200 people attended, each contributing one dollar to the development of the FFA camp at Aurora.

100 Years Ago – April 30, 1925

MEN BLOWN FROM IMPLEMENTS - Further particulars of the tornado which struck southwest of Pawnee City last week are gradually filtering in. Saturday Jos. Marshall was in The Republican office and told us of his experience with the storm.

25 Years Ago – April 27, 2000

Photo - Children in Steinauer took their Easter Egg hunting seriously on Saturday, April 22nd. The hunt was sponsored by Steinauer businesses. Eight dozen eggs were dyed by the ladies from the Bank of Steinauer and another 5 dozen plastic eggs were used.

From Our Files

Kaysen Schlund gathered and covered his siblings, 5 year old Maddix and 3 year old Ava as they sat and waited for help to arrive It was the cold, early morning of Jan. 16 of this year when the car they were in with their father driving, Dennis Schlund, left the roadway and rolled several times.

DHHS encourages Nebraskans to stay safe from Ticks

Lincoln, NE – As spring and summer are the primary seasons when ticks are encountered in Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services urges all residents to be mindful of ticks and take steps to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their pets from diseases spread by ticks...

Pawnee Republican Wins at Nebraska Press Association Convention

This past weekend, Bev and I went out to Kearney to attend the annual Nebraska Press Association Convention and Better Newspaper Contest Banquet.

Last Dances for Bob Blecha & the Bouncing Czechs

The Bouncing Czechs are about to fade into history. Original members included Bob, Bob, and Bob. There were Bob Blecha of Pawnee City, his cousin Bob Blecha of Table Rock, and their friend Bob Stepanek of DuBois.

Community Calendar

Items MUST be submitted by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsFriday, April 258:30 a.m.-12 noon-Table Rock Library open.Saturday, April 2611a.m.-3p.m.-Spring Fling Craft Show, DuBois Community Building.Sunday, April 279a.m.-12:30p.m.