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Brick mason Brandon Schawang doing some critical repair at the back of the building. Sharla Sitzman Photo

Brick mason Brandon Schawang doing some critical repair at the back of the building. Sharla Sitzman Photo

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Table Rock Historical Society to save Legion Building

Sharla Sitzman
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Late last year, a large bequest came from Howard Morrison, who had died just shy of his 100th birthday. The Historical Society’s Board of Directors, of which I am a member, considered what to do with the money. The last major projects by the Historical Society have been for buildings.
Highway 105 Closed

Highway 105 Closed

Highway 105 Closed

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Highway 105 in Humboldt will be closed at the railroad crossing from May 27 to June 6.
Dr. George Voigtlander

Dr. George Voigtlander

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How Much Exercise is Best?

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
When a person begins exercising to improve his fitness, he has a desire to keep doing more and more to become fitter and fitter. Unfortunately, there is a limit to how fast and how far you can go. The amount of exercise that is best, is determined by the goals you wish to achieve.
Deputy Sarah Glass with Deputy Josh Townsend on patrol. Ray Kappel/Republican

Deputy Sarah Glass with Deputy Josh Townsend on patrol. Ray Kappel/Republican

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New Deputy Sarah Glass likes small town life

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Sarah Glass loves being back in a small community. She is the latest hire as a Deputy for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department. From Walton, NE, she graduated Waverly High School in 2010 and got her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Counseling from Peru St. College in 2014.

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Big-hearted Nancy Tilton a good dispatcher for the sheriff

Ray Kappel
Thursday, May 28, 2020
A good dispatcher makes a sheriff’s office run smoothly. Nancy Tilton started her dispatching career in 2002 for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office for Sheriff Stan Ousterhaudt. She has been a dispatcher or as they call it Office Deputy for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office since 2014.
A turn for the worse

A turn for the worse

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A turn for the worse

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Last Wednesday evening this semi-truck and trailer driver took the turn by the football field too sharply and ended up in the ditch. Details of how he got pulled out are not available . Highway 105 in Humboldt will be closed at the railroad crossing from May 27 to June 6.

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Officers witness effect of illicit drugs on users

Sheriff Braden Lang
Thursday, May 28, 2020
What would you be willing to do if your entire body felt like it was on fire? Not the burn you feel from a good workout kind of fire, but your skin literally on fire. Anyone reading this would logically do whatever it took to end that suffering.

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Courthouse Report

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Real Estate Transfers Documentary Stamp Tax+$2.25 per $1,000. Abbreviations: JT-joint distribution of estate4, TD-trustee’s deed, SD-Sheriff’s deed, DD-Deed of Distribution, PRD-Personal Rep Deed, OVC-Other Valuable Consideration. QC-Charles T.

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Savvy was in town for concert

Ray Kappel
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Savannah Nider treated the community and her fans around the country to a drive-in concert in front of the Pawnee Thriftway Saturday night. Can everyone who knows her remember when they first heard her sing? My first time was after I moved here and was covering the Living Stations of the Cross.
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