Notes from a Domestic Goddess

As the green candles of ‘ordinary time’ make way for a flush of purple our family, like many others, begins one of our favorite seasons- Advent.

Sheriff’s Office Discusses Retention Struggles

Pawnee County Sheriff Braden Lang and Pawnee County Deputy Hans Rohrbaugh met with the Pawnee County Commissioners’ board at their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 25, to discuss the ongoing problems the Sheriff’s Office has had with retaining employees.

Pawnee County Clerk Resigns

The Pawnee County Clerk, Rachel King, resigned her position, effective immediately, citing personal reasons. The commissioners accepted her resignation, at their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 25.The board of commissioners went into closed session to discuss her replacement.

City Clerk Notifies Council of Need to Keep Eye on Dwindling Savings

Pawnee City City Clerk Tammy Curtis told the Pawnee City City Council at their regular meeting on Monday, November 24th that the city’s General NFIT (Savings) Account balance was getting low.

It PaysTo Be Good

Even if it is only slushies and popcorn in the middle of a school day, Pawnee City School 7th grade students are enjoying themselves at the Little Brown Jug in Pawnee City. They kept proprietor Angie Kramer busy handing out popcorn and making sure the slushie machine kept up with the demand.

PC Little Learners Receives $25,000 Donation

PAWNEE CITY, NEB. — PC Little Learners, Pawnee City’s new child care center opening in January 2026, has received a generous $25,000 donation from Community Insurance Group and The State Bank of Table Rock.

All About ChristmasTrees

Now that Thanksgiving is over, we will all be getting our holiday decorations out, if you haven’t already started. It’s a great time to go out on Thanksgiving weekend to pick out a Christmas tree for the holiday season.

Pawnee City School Spirit Crochet Along

Welcome to Section 9 of the Pawnee City School Spirit Crochet Along!Let’s grab our hooks and begin! Row 1: Ch 2. Dc in the next 44 stitches. Change to black and dc in the next 12 stitches. Change to red and dc in the remaining stitches. Turn (204) Row 2: Ch 2. Dc in the next 148 stitches.

From Our Files

First warning shot of the coming Winter. We got a visit from the Ice Man for Thanksgiving weekend in Pawnee County. Freezing rain kept many inside and stranded others. Country roads were a sheet of ice. Highways were salted and were in good shape.

Courthouse Report

The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department received the following calls, November 14, 2025 through November 26, 2025: Animal Complaint, 1; Civil Standby, 1; Controlled Burn , 1; Disturbance, 1; Possible DUI, 1; Follow-up, 2; Handgun Permits, 6; Harassment, 1; Information Only, 45; Larceny Theft, 1;...