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Crash causes outage

From OPPD: A circuit outage Friday morning impacted 376 customers in the Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee and Richardson County area. Those customers lost power at 8:34 a.m. This brings our current outage total to 701.
Taste of Winter

Taste of Winter

Taste of Winter

Last Friday’s storm didn’t amount to a lot of snow but at times there were whiteout conditons and travel was not a good idea. There were times that the storm reminded some of us of past winter storms. Snow blowing east of Pawnee City Friday. Ray Kappel Photos/Republican
Betty Davis has been working for the Pawnee Republican from home via the internet since last year because of COVID-19 fears.

Betty Davis has been working for the Pawnee Republican from home via the internet since last year because of COVID-19 fears.

Davis counting blessings upon kidney transplant

Oh, I’ll take it,” said Betty Davis of Tecumseh, who was on her way to her son Russell’s in Lincoln for Thanksgiving Day dinner when she received a call from Holly, a transplant coordinator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, telling her that a kidney was available to her if she...

COVID 19 vaccine update

Pawnee City Memorial Hospital/ Clinic Administrator Ruth Stephens said there is limited additional information related to the change in age to include 65 plus individuals in this tier for vaccination. Here is what we know. “The process for incorporating the 65+ population will be unchanged.
Borchers attended D.C. Rally

Borchers attended D.C. Rally

Borchers attended D.C. Rally

.“It was not what the mainstream media portrayed of what Trump supporters were like!” insisted Marcia Borcher, who attended the “Save America Rally” at Ellipse Park in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 6, sponsored by Women for America First. “It was a nice crowd.
Juli Habegger, PA

Juli Habegger, PA

Dry Cracking Skin

Winter is hard on the skin. The cool, dry air causes the skin to lose too much moisture and a person does not produce enough natural oils to replace what is lost with daily showers or baths, especially when strong soaps are used. If you are “squeaky clean,” you have washed off too much oil.

DIY weatherization tips to keep your home cozy

(StatePoint) As temperatures fall outside, it’s time to get ready for the chillier months ahead. Most homeowners want to keep their home cozy and their heating bills low during the winter, but struggle to keep the warmth in and the cold air out.

Wendy Johnson becomes Major General in National Guard

LINCOLN, Neb. – Wendy Johnson, an Elba native, promoted to the rank of major general Jan. 5, 2021, at the Nebraska National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln, becoming the first female general officer in the Nebraska National Guard to pin on a second star.

Pawnee City’s childcare center is thriving

Amanda Niss reports that the Sweet Second Home Childcare Center is humming along. “Everything has been going good. Most of the kids seem happy. We try to keep it fun,” she said. She owns the facility with her husband Derek, principal at the school.