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From left to right: Dylan Layne, Aiden Tozer and Justin Baehr. Photo courtesy of Lisa Blecha

Three Pawnee City Teens Chosen for Boys State 2026

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The American Legion Post 168 is pleased to announce that Aiden Tozer, Dylan Layne and Justin Baehr of Pawnee City will joining nearly 300 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State Program, May 31 - June 6, 2026 at the University of...

Kaitlynn Stephens (left) and Carly Parrish (right) smile big

Chamber of Commerce April Meeting

Submitted By Gail Howard

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce is busy with spring activities!The April Business of the Month is the Union Bank and Trust. This long time Proud PC Chamber of Commerce Member and staff are the organizers once again for Pawnee City’s Easter egg hunt on the Courthouse lawn.

From Our Files

Betty Davis

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The state speech contest was a major success for HTRS and Pawnee City High School last week at Kearney. HTRS finished second in the team class C2 scoring and Pawnee City won the state speech titles for Oral Interpretation of Drama and Duet, also in C2.

The Table Rock Civil War Monument

Don’t You Just Love A Good Story?

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

It stands in the northeast corner of the Table Rock Cemetery. Few people know anything about it. It is just there. It has always been there, at least in the lifetime of anyone now living.The monument was dedicated 123years ago, on December 3, 1903, by the John N.

Notes From A Domestic Goddess

Rosanna Connelly

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Happy Easter! After what perhaps may be a challenging Lenten season, the joy of Easter shines all the brighter.I remember dreading Holy Week as a child because that is when my mom did her spring cleaning.

Lewiston School Spirit Crochet Along

Reagan Connelly

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Welcome to Section 17 of the Lewiston School Spirit Crochet Along!Let’s grab our hooks and begin!Row 1-2: Dc in each stitch across. Ch 2 and turn. (204) Row 3: Dc in the first 108 stitches. Change to white and dc in the next 40 stitches. Change to maroon and dc in each remaining stitch.

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Community Calendar

News Staff

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Items MUST be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsFriday, April 3 - Good Friday 9:00 a.m.-12 noon-Table Rock Library open.10:30 a.m. - Tia chi/chair exercise at Table Rock Senior Center.

Do You Remember...

Reverend Tim Llewellyn

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

How many of us would have doubted? Promises! Promises! Promises! We’ve heard it thousands of times – words too good to be true; get rich quick schemes, political promises, and snake-oil salesman. Too often the words of humanity fall short, way short.

Close Encounters of the Zoning Kind

Paul Hammel

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Nebraska Legislature began talking about “exterrestrials” the other day, and well, who could pass up writing about that?I have a buddy who insists that an alien craft hovered over his acreage outside of Ashland.

Dr. Kent Niss Pawnee County Memorial Hospital

Valvular Disease

News Staff

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The last week of Heart Health month doesn’t mean that we need to stop thinking about heart health for the other months of the year, but it is a fitting time to discuss one more important topic when it comes to diseases that affect the heart.

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