Community journalism has been threatened by loss of advertising, uncertain mail service and difficulty printing
LINCOLN — Bev and Ron Puhalla came out of retirement 18 months ago to save their local paper, the Pawnee Republican, from closing down.Now, the Puhallas and community leaders in southeast Nebraska’s Pawnee County are launching an effort to ensure the future of the Republican, the oldest, continuously published weekly paper in the state.A meeting held last July in the community...