Nebraska Minimum Wage Increases to $12 Effective January 1, 2024

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour effective January 1, 2024. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage will increase $1.50 each year through 2026, followed by an annual cost of living increase beginning in 2027.

What if......

You and your family are having a nice holiday dinner. Everyone is there including Grams and Papa. Without warning Papa suddenly slumps in his chair and face plants into the mashed potatoes on his plate! The family starts to panic. They get Papa out of the potatoes and wipe his face.

Tech billionaire spent $113 million on Nebraska farmland

Bill Gates’Nebraska neighbors don’t know he owns the soybean field down the road. Here’s the story of his spending spree, including the massive loan he took out against his land.

From Our Files: 25 Years Ago Nebraska Newspaper Project Preserving History

Reprinted from Pawnee Republican December 17, 1998 We went on a treasure hunt in our own newspaper on December. A person usually thinks that their own home territory has all been discovered, but we at the Pawnee Republican found out that such is not always the case.

Courthouse Report

Documentary Stamp Tax: $2.25 per $1,000. Abbreviations: JT-joint tenancy, TDtrustee’s deed, SD-Sheriff’s deed, DD-Deed of Distribution, PRD-Personal Rep Deed, OVC-Other Valuable Consideration. DOD-Estate of Phyllis A. Hoffman, Max W. Hoffman, Personal Representative, transferred to Max W.

Cousins Landon

From Our Files

Reorganization was the main topic of the evening at the Table Rock-Steinauer school board meeting Monday, December 14, 1998. The subject surfaced in several different forms throughout the evening. Dr.

Caring for Poinsettias

A common holiday gift is the Poinsettia. If you receive one for Christmas this year, do you know how to care for it? Poinsettias are a staple for the Christmas season, but they don’t have to be a short-lived gift that is thrown away at the beginning of the year.

Arrest on 3rd Street, Pawnee City

Early in the morning of Tuesday, December 5th, the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the US Marshall’s Service and the Nebraska State Patrol, apprehended Corey Bloom of Junction City, Kansas. This individual had 5 active Felony warrants out of the Junction City, Kansas area.

Pawnee Masonic Lodge Elects 2024 Officers

At their regular meeting in November, Pawnee Masonic Lodge elected their officers for 2024. The five top offices are elected, and the remaining officers are appointed. The officer for 2024 are as follows: Worshipful Master............................................Charlie Hatfield Senior Warden....