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Citizens from Lewiston School District as well as Pawnee County residents attend Commissioners Tax Meeting at Pawnee City Courthouse

Citizens from Lewiston School District as well as Pawnee County residents attend Commissioners Tax Meeting at Pawnee City Courthouse

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Budget Questions: Where Does the Tax Money Go?

News Staff
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Pink postcards mailed by the Pawnee County Commissioners did not announce a happy event.
Pawnee City True Value

Pawnee City True Value

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Glenn’s True Value – Pawnee City to Close at End of Year

News Staff
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
PAWNEE CITY, Neb. — Steve and Marie Glenn have announced that Glenn’s True Value – Pawnee City will close its doors at the end of 2026, bringing to a close their more than 26 years of operating the hometown hardware store.

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Betty Davis
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10 Years Ago – September 29, 2016Those who went to the Historical Site in Pawnee City for the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga re-enactment were treated to a real Civil War cannon. The cannon, which is still in the federal registry, saw action at the Battle of Shiloh.
To Son With Love

To Son With Love

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To Son With Love

News Staff
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Part 1 of 2My dear friend Larry Layden died four years ago at age 78. This is a family story that he once shared with me. It is about his grandfather Raleigh Layden, and Raleigh’s dad James.
The Power of the Yawn

The Power of the Yawn

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The Power of theYawn

Joe Norman
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
People always talk about how a laugh spreads around a room, but I’d argue that a yawn has a lot more pull. A laugh requires a good joke or a funny moment, but a yawn doesn’t ask for any of that. It just takes over.My oldest sister has proven this to me for years.
Rushville sits at center stage in the superhero world, thanks to the new HBO hit series “Lanterns” and its executive producer Tom King, who has family ties to the northwest Nebraska town. Photo by Heidi Beguin for the Flatwater Free Press

Rushville sits at center stage in the superhero world, thanks to the new HBO hit series “Lanterns” and its executive producer Tom King, who has family ties to the northwest Nebraska town. Photo by Heidi Beguin for the Flatwater Free Press

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Rushville, the setting of the HBO superhero show ‘Lanterns,’ encouraged to take advantage of sudden attention

Kevin Warneke
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Flatwater Free Press UNL marketing expert says northwest Nebraska town ‘may never get a better promotion’ Rushville residents: Don’t be surprised if unannounced, out-oftown visitors come calling.That’s what happens when a Hollywood writer inserts your community into the storyline of a DC Comics...
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