Sticky Floors and Petit Fours

There’s nothing so enchanting quite like a Victorian Christmas. Something about the swooping garlands, evergreen wreaths, soft lights, porcelain manger scenes and homemade ornaments brings an almost reverent feeling of nostalgia and elegance to the holiday.

Den’s Country Meats Uses Dutch Lang’s Secret Baloney Recipe

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.I write stories about yesteryear and yesterday. This is one set in recent times.

Dog Gone, To Virginia

I one of the area fosters for Basset & Beagle Rescue of the Heartland, an Omaha-based dog rescue. Many of our dogs are rescued from southern Missouri, and the south in general. They don’t spay or neuter and have little animal control. However, last summer, I took in two area dogs.

Pawnee City School Spirit Crochet Along

Welcome to Section 10 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 next 52 stitches. Change to black and dc in the next 4 stitches.

Kindergarten

Dear Santa,I have been good. For Christmas I want a little toy phone. Thank you for the presents.Levi Dear Santa,I have been good. I want a red Lamborghini. I like your bells and beard. Kashtyn.Love Kash Dear Santa,I have been good. For Christmas I wut a batman racecar. I love you.

Nebraska threw a ‘lifeline’ to rural hospitals on the brink. It’s fraying.

The mounting challenges facing hospitals led Nebraska lawmakers to try to help — pushing a bill to unlock up to $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding. But that money was tied up in a federal approval process for over a year, putting some hospitals on edge.

Old Man Basketball – Wednesday Nights at the HTRS Gym

It is that time of year to get off the couch and get active. The call goes out for all who may be interested in playing Old Man Basketball at the HTRS Gym on Wednesday nights.

Commissioners Ask County Officials to Cut Back WhereThey Can

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, December 9, the Pawnee County Board of Commissioners discussed with county officials the budget constraints they expect to encounter in 2027 through 2030.

Christmas Around the Square

Christmas decorations take on a historical flare in Table Rock. Repeating last year's design the horse-drawn-sleigh is back.Two new tableaus have been added showing display windows of a millinery shop.

Nebraska Collects $200k in Child Support from Gambling Winnings

Lincoln, NE – The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has collected more than $200,000 from gambling winnings to go toward child support arrears just three months after implementing the program.