Beatrice Knights of Columbus Annual FreeThrow Contest

Open to Girls & Boys Ages 9-14WHEN: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 6:30 PM Registration 7:00 PM Competition Begins WHERE: Saint Joseph Catholic School, 420 North 6th Street Beatrice, Nebraska 68310Event DetailsThe Beatrice Knights of Columbus Council 1723 Annual Free Throw Contest is a competition...

Lewiston School Spirit Crochet-Along

Welcome to section 12 of our Lewiston School Spirit Crochet-Along! Let’s grab our hooks and begin!Row 1: Double crochet in the first 27 stitches. Change to white and dc in the next 5 stitches. Change to maroon and dc in the next 15 stitches. Change to white and dc in the next 5 stitches.

Community Calendar

Items MUST be submitted by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsThursday, Jan 229:00 a.m.-12 noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. -Table Rock Library open.Friday, Jan 239:00 a.m.-12 noon-Table Rock Library open.

The Camouflage of Shirley -- The Senior Class Play of 1919

Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.Written at the top of the photograph by Mary McCage Siske, who donated this photograph, is this: “Class of 1919.” That’s all.

Families urge lawmakers, DHHS to stop Medicaid waiver caps for Nebraskans with disabilities, elderly

Susan Samuelson, center, leads a rally with Tammy, Derek and Darin Caster, from left, in the Nebraska State Capitol urging the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services not to make significant changes to the state’s Aged and Disabled Waiver and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver.

The Docket

The following are ongoing cases in the Pawnee County Court. The Pawnee Republican will report on them as they develop. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Pawnee County Court was held January 15, 2026 in the Pawnee County Courthouse.

Should Nebraska legislators be tested on civics knowledge? New bill says yes.

Cindy Gonzalez January 19, 2026LINCOLN — Nebraska teens, under a 2019 state law, must clear a civics requirement to graduate. Immigrants must pass a test on civics and U.S. history to gain U.S. citizenship.

NDA’s Annual Poster Contest; Agriculture: Building the Future

Students in first through sixth grades are encouraged to participateJanuary 16LINCOLN, Neb. – Entries will be judged on originality, effort and accuracy and must be received at NDA’s office by March 2, 2026.

The Snow Queen

The Little Robber GirlThey drove on through a dark wood, where the chariot lighted the way and blinded some robbers by its glare. It was more than they could bear.“It is gold! It is gold!” they cried, and darting forward they seized the horses and killed the postilions, the coachman, and footman.

SCC Releases Fall 2025 Dean’s and Graduation Lists

Southeast Community College released the names of 3,461 students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List and 923 degrees conferred for the 2025 Fall Semester which ended on Dec. 12, 2025.A student must complete at least six semester credit hours in the term with a minimum gradepoint average of 3.