Local Student Selected for Junior Law Cadet Program

Lewiston — Sara Wiles of Beatrice has been selected to attend the 2026 Junior Law Cadet Program, which will be held June 24–25 at the Nebraska State Patrol Training Center in Grand Island.

A Look Into My Future and How It May Impact the World

Pawnee City Senior *The following is the winning essay for the Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce Scholarship* Agriculture has shaped who I am, and as I look into my future, I know it will continue to guiede the path I choose.

Pawnee City and Lewiston Graduation

Top left: The Pawnee City Class of 2026 Top right: The Lewiston Class of 2026 moves their tassles from right to left to signify their status as graduates Bottom left: Shayla Puhalla delivers her speech as valedictorian Bottom right: Ayden Hunzeker delivers her speech as valedictorianPawnee City...

50 Years Ago – May 13, 1976

Miss Lisa Schultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schultz, of Pawnee City, has been chosen as the winner of a $150 Forgotten Children’s Scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Nebraska.

100 Years Ago – May 13, 1926

Rev. A. R. Dowd and members of the church board at Steinauer opened bids on the splendid new church for the Catholic congregation there Friday evening. Many bids on different parts of the work were received and contacts were signed with several contractors.

From Our Files

The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 is coming to a town near you. In this county, it will start about a mile east of Lewiston come across Highway 50 to one mile south of 50/4. Pawnee City will be one of the places where you will see it in its totality.

25 Years Ago – May 10, 2001

It was a proud moment as more than twenty-five people showed up to witness the breaking of ground on Monday, May 7, 2001 for renovations at the Pawnee County Hospital.

Southeast Nebraska Community Band to Perform Memorial Day Concert

PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA– The Southeast Nebraska Community Band will present a special Memorial Day Weekend concert on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the Amphitheater at VanHorne Park in Pawnee City, Nebraska.The evening will begin with an old-fashioned ice cream social at 6:30 p.m.