National Fill Our Staplers Day

Did you put staples in your stapler this past Monday in observance of National Fill Our Staplers Day? This holiday is held twice a year--the Monday after Daylight Savings Time begins in the spring and the Monday after clocks “fall back.” If this holiday skipped by without you knowing, that’s OK.

NPPD mutually agrees to end services contract with Entergy

Columbus, Neb. – Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) and Entergy have mutually agreed to end their Support Services Agreement regarding NPPD’s Cooper Nuclear Station. This agreement has been in place since late 2003.

Snow Day in Pawnee County!

Photos by Ray Kappel

District FFA results for Pawnee City

Farm Business Management Team - District Champion, Gold Medal Sierra de Koning - District Champion, Gold Medal Ashlynn Hartman - District Runner-Up, Silver Medal Kylenn Koester - 5th Place, Blue Ribbon Bryce Gyhra - 9th Place, White Ribbon Agronomy Team - District Champion, Gold Medal Sierra...

Courthouse Report

Real Estate Transfers 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. JTWD-Donald D. Rinne and Jo Anne Rinne transferred to Kevin L.

Lewiston FFA Wins 2, Qualifies 3 more

Lewiston FFA members competed well at the district Career Development Events, with several teams claiming district championships and others qualifying for the state events.

Corrections

Our election update story had an error in it last week. The City Council race will be decided in the fall election; there is no primary for that race. When there are five candidates, they are in the primary but with four, it goes to the general election.

When will the gas price rise start to spike?

Fuel prices are soaring across the country, and it has many taking measures to save on costs. The average gas price in Nebraska has risen 50 cents the past month, according to the AAA. It has been a decade since we have seen these kinds of prices. The average cost nationwide was $4.

Grand Opening of River of Life Cleaning

Brian Rottinghaus and Johnson Winemiller and his mother-in-law Esther Stolz hold the ribbon to be cut at the Grand Opening of River of Life Cleaning held at the Poteet Hall Saturday.