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.

Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation and Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Report

January 13Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel Bryan Waugh gathered today at the Nebraska State Capitol to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Gov. Pillen Issues Statement and Outlines Actions Relative to Removal of Capitol Pictures by Sen. Cavanaugh

January 14, 2025LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen provided the following statement relative to the recent removal of pictures in the Capitol by Senator Machaela Cavanaugh: “I share Nebraskans’ profound disappointment in Senator Cavanaugh’s conduct in the State Capitol on Wednesday, January 7.