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Reverend Tim Llewellyn
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
How many of us would have doubted? Promises! Promises! Promises! We’ve heard it thousands of times – words too good to be true; get rich quick schemes, political promises, and snake-oil salesman. Too often the words of humanity fall short, way short.

Close Encounters of the Zoning Kind

Paul Hammel
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The Nebraska Legislature began talking about “exterrestrials” the other day, and well, who could pass up writing about that?I have a buddy who insists that an alien craft hovered over his acreage outside of Ashland.
Dr. Kent Niss Pawnee County Memorial Hospital

Dr. Kent Niss Pawnee County Memorial Hospital

Valvular Disease

News Staff
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The last week of Heart Health month doesn’t mean that we need to stop thinking about heart health for the other months of the year, but it is a fitting time to discuss one more important topic when it comes to diseases that affect the heart.
PCS Supperintendant Todd Evans

PCS Supperintendant Todd Evans

Instructional Vision

News Staff
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Recently, I had the opportunity to observe math lessons across multiple classrooms and grade levels — I walked away feeling very positive about the instruction taking place in our district.
Jim Tegtmeier in his store with his prized buffalo head

Jim Tegtmeier in his store with his prized buffalo head

Positively 4th Street Promises to be Positively Delightful

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The town of Burchard will be celebrating local businesses with the Positively 4th Street event on April 4 from 1 pm to 5 pm.The creator of the event, Jim Tegtmeier, said the name of the event was inspired by the Bob Dylan song of the same name. “I’m a big Bob Dylan fan,” he said.

Business Spotlight: Creative Thoughts

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Creative Thoughts, a florist and décor shop, was originally founded by Susan Pope in 1996 in Table Rock. She moved the business to where it now resides on 6th Street in Pawnee City in 2008.Pope said she always liked flowers and floral arrangements as well as home décor.

Election May 12, 2026

News Staff
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
CountyBrad Stake - Commissioner District 2 Gavin McHenry - Commissioner District 2 Chris Nicholas - Commissioner District 2 Josh Black- Commissioner District 2 Nick Boomgaarn - Commissioner District 3 Lindsay Kostecka - County Clerk Braden Lang – County Sheriff Andrew LaGrone - County Attorney...
Jon Howard and son Jaxon Howard double up last season

Jon Howard and son Jaxon Howard double up last season

Pawnee City Gears Up for Its Biggest Spring Turkey ContestYet

Joe Norman
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
There is a different kind of buzz rolling through town this spring, and it is not just the sound of gobblers echoing through the timber. Folks around here are talking about what is shaping up to be the biggest spring turkey contest Pawnee City has ever seen.
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