Scouting Wild Turkey in Southeast Nebraska

There’s something about this time of year that gets a turkey hunter stirred up long before the season actually opens. The grass is greening up, the redbuds are starting to show off, and somewhere out there in the gray light of morning a big old tom is standing on a ridge gobbling his fool head off.

Bstandig Signs with Highland Community College

HTRS senior Elie Bstandig recently signed her letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Highland Community College.Bstandig has been a key member of the HTRS girls’ basketball program throughout her high school career.

Orphan Trains Pt. 3 of 4

Every system created by humans is bound to have flaws, and the placing out system was no exception. One of the problems was that the system inherently had a lack of supervision. Once the children were placed, there was little to no oversight on the part of the social workers.

New Books At Pawnee City Library

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Becoming the Old Bull

There’s an old story folks like to tell about a young bull and an old bull standing up on a hill looking down over a pasture full of cows. The young bull gets all fired up and says, “Let’s run down there and get one.

Pelicans

“Pelicans!” said Roy Mullin when he sent this picture. He and friend Bob hiked around Iron Horse Lake last Friday. As they came around the back side at about 11 a.m., pelicans, hundreds of them, rose into the sky. Roy snapped a picture and they were gone.

City Council Accepts Bid for Pool Resurfacing

The city of Pawnee City received two bids for their city pool resurfacing project and one bid for their tranquility park project. Both projects are Rural Community Recovery Program (RCRP) grant projects.At the regular city council meeting on Monday, March 9, the council reviewed these bids.

Sheriff Lang Reports to City Council

Pawnee County Sheriff Braden Lang met with the Pawnee City city council on Monday, March 9 to give them his regular report.Sheriff Lang said he had done a welfare check on the owner of a property on the nuisance property list.

Local Artist Offers Skills in Mending Workshops

Tracy Hoffman, a native to Pawnee City, offers her skills as a fiber artist in mending workshops she hosts from time to time.

Election May 12, 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...