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Santa Parade Dec. 22 lifts community spirits

Santa Parade Dec. 22 lifts community spirits

Santa Parade Dec. 22 lifts community spirits

These photos are by Ray Kappel of the Santa Parade that went through Pawnee City Dec. 22. A long line of vehicles left downtown and drove by the Assisted Living and Premier Estates facilities before ending. People gathered to watch and were having as much fun as the people doing the driving.
Update on COVID-19 Vaccines

Update on COVID-19 Vaccines

Update on COVID-19 Vaccines

There are currently 19 COVID-19 vaccines in various state of development. This is great news for the world as the pandemic continues to spread. On Friday afternoon the CDC offered recommendations on who may and should not get the 2 new COVID-19 vaccines.
Pawnee City

Pawnee City

Pawnee City

Pawnee City has renamed part of I street Dr. George Voigtlander Lane. It starts at the old clinic where he first practiced. The doctor is rertiring and a special private reception was held for him where he was shown the sign.
DuBois Marine saves woman in Okinawa

DuBois Marine saves woman in Okinawa

DuBois Marine saves woman in Okinawa

After an elderly woman was bitten by a venomous snake in Japan a U.S. Marine armed with medical training and a belt intervened and saved her life, according to a Marine Corps news release. While cooking out with friends on Nov. 6 in Kin, a town in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan, Marine Sgt.

PC Schools navigates the pandemic into 2021

A new year is nearly upon us, and 2020 has been painted by many as a year that couldn’t get over fast enough–and without doubt it came with its challenges. But what’s to say 2021 will be any better? Then again, what’s to say 2021 will be any worse?

PCMH takes over pharmacy January 4

On January 4, 2021 Pawnee County Memorial Hospital will take ownership of Pete’s Pharmacy in downtown Pawnee City. Some significant changes have occurred already under the current ownership.
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

The Logistics of Transporting the COVID-19 Vaccine

By now, we’ve all heard the good news about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Each of them is roughly 95-percent effective against COVID-19, and they have both been approved by the FDA.

Coloring Contest winners

The Coloring Contest winners are: Age - Name: 4 Kevin Jay Gingerich; 5 Ryan Lynn Gingerich; 6 Rhett Johnson; 7 Jase Brumbaugh; 8 Isaac Rottinghaus; 9 Michael James; 10 Austin Hanson; 11 Haylee Plager; 12 Layla Fetherkile. Prizes may be picked up at Community Insurance Group in Pawnee City.
The first six children of Keith and Verna Mae Richardson in the new pajamas they got for Christmas from Aunt Marilyn. Karen is holding Susie.

The first six children of Keith and Verna Mae Richardson in the new pajamas they got for Christmas from Aunt Marilyn. Karen is holding Susie.

Richardson Family Christmas Rich with Tradtion

Keith and Verna Mae Richardson raised ten children south of Pawnee City on a dairy farm. Karen, the oldest child is retired from Colonial Acres and lives in Pawnee City with her mother. Lou Ann is a retired elementary teacher living in Charleston, Ill.
Quilts of Valor

Quilts of Valor

Quilts of Valor

At the Legion Post 289 meeting held at the Roundup Tavern in Table Rock Monday night December 14, 2020 12 quilts made by the Pawnee County Quilts of Honor were given to the following Veterans.