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City Council Accepts Bid for Pool Resurfacing

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The city of Pawnee City received two bids for their city pool resurfacing project and one bid for their tranquility park project. Both projects are Rural Community Recovery Program (RCRP) grant projects.At the regular city council meeting on Monday, March 9, the council reviewed these bids.

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Sheriff Lang Reports to City Council

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Pawnee County Sheriff Braden Lang met with the Pawnee City city council on Monday, March 9 to give them his regular report.Sheriff Lang said he had done a welfare check on the owner of a property on the nuisance property list.
The entry in Tracy Hoffman's home which displays both her fiber art and her watercolors.

The entry in Tracy Hoffman's home which displays both her fiber art and her watercolors.

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Local Artist Offers Skills in Mending Workshops

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Tracy Hoffman, a native to Pawnee City, offers her skills as a fiber artist in mending workshops she hosts from time to time.

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Election May 12, 2026

News Staff
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
CountyBrad Stake - Commissioner District 2 Gavin McHenry - Commissioner District 2 Chris Nicholas - Commissioner District 2 Josh Black- Commissioner District 2 Nick Boomgaarn - Commissioner District 3 Lindsay Kostecka - County Clerk Braden Lang – County Sheriff Andrew LaGrone - County Attorney...
Last week, NRD workers Tomas Chale, Ken Hattun, and Aaron Stalder installed the launch at Iron Horse. On Friday, they returned and Tomas and Ken installed a sign. Photo by Sharla Sitzman

Last week, NRD workers Tomas Chale, Ken Hattun, and Aaron Stalder installed the launch at Iron Horse. On Friday, they returned and Tomas and Ken installed a sign. Photo by Sharla Sitzman

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NRD Adding Floting Kayak Docks at Local Lakes

Sharla Sitzman
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
“Kayaking is popular now, so we thought we’d try these out,” said Aaron Stalder of the Nemaha Natural Resources District. They have built three floating kayak docks at their Tecumseh office. The first one was an experiment.

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From Our Files

Betty Davis
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Pawnee Observer-Laura Turnbull -- One day in early January I looked out to see it snowing and the sun was shining. It happened twice that afternoon. I laughed to myself and sent a text message to my grandson, Matthew, who had just accepted a Federal position in Washington D. C.
Famous Birthdays

Famous Birthdays

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Famous Birthdays

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
MARCH 8Benny Blanco, Producer (38) MARCH 9Khaby Lame, TikTok Star (26) MARCH 10Bad Bunny, Rapper (32) MARCH 11Anthony Davis, Athlete (33) MARCH 12Malina Weissman, Actress (23) MARCH 13William H. Macy, Actor (76) MARCH 14Steph Curry, Athlete (38)

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A Glossary to Help Cut Through Seed-Packet Jargon

Jessica Damiano
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have you spewing expletive-filled rants to no one in particular.Fear not.
The pediment above the colossal Corinthian columns of the north portico. “Dentils” (small repeating blocks for ornamentation) run above and below it, “Triglyphs” (the four small blocks with grooves) anchor the triangular gable, and within the triangle is a terra cotta sculpture with interesting figures.

The pediment above the colossal Corinthian columns of the north portico. “Dentils” (small repeating blocks for ornamentation) run above and below it, “Triglyphs” (the four small blocks with grooves) anchor the triangular gable, and within the triangle is a terra cotta sculpture with interesting figures.

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How our Courthouse Came to Be

Don’t You Just Love A Good Story?
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
After about a decade of controversy, Pawnee County had a new courthouse. Begun in the Spring of 1911, and finished in 1912, it cost $85,000. The architect was W. F. Gernandt and Company of Fairbury, Nebraska, who designed ours and 9 other Nebraska courthouses between 1910 and 1923.

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Community Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Items MUST be submitted by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsThursday, March 129:00 a.m.-12 noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. -Table Rock Library open.2:30p.m.-3:30p.m. -Food Bank, Lake Park, Humboldt.
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