From Our Files

A revitalized Table Rock Community Club brought back the Table Rock fair Saturday, Sept. 10. The Club had long hosted an annual fair but there has been a break of many years. Throughout the day, fairgoers showed the dozens of workers with words of appreciation.

Famous Birthdays

NOVEMBER 8Gordon Ramsay, Chef (60) NOVEMBER 9Nick Lachey, Singer (53) NOVEMBER 10Tracy Morgan, Comic (58) NOVEMBER 11Demi Moore, Actress (64) NOVEMBER 12Ryan Gosling, Actor (46) NOVEMBER 13Gerard Butler, Actor (57) NOVEMBER 14Patrick Warburton, Actor (62)

Community Calendar

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Murder of the Young Laundress

Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Part 2 of 2Last week, I described the murder of Bertha Schultz, a young Du Bois woman employed at the Exchange Hotel in Pawnee City. Bertha was hanging clothes in the hotel yard when Fremont Emmons stabbed her to death.

Fall Festival at Grace Bible Fellowship

Grace Bible Fellowship, located 1 ½ miles east of Stella, Nebraska on the north side of highway 62, is hosting a Fall Festival Saturday, September 19th from 3 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy family activities for all ages: minute-to-win-it games for teens, water games for toddlers,...

Save the Date!

St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Elk Creek will be having its annual Fall Concert and brat feed on the evening of Sunday, October 25th in the St. Peter's Church Family Life Center. Food will start serving at 6:00 PM. Music will begin at 6:30 with Daniel Christian performing.

New Nebraska Public Media Digital Series Explores the Stories Behind Remarkable Collections

LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 14, 2025) – What starts with a single object can become hundreds, each adding another chapter to a personal story. Nebraska Public Media’s new seven-episode digital-only series “Weird. Wonderful. Collected!” explores remarkable collections and the passionate people behind them.

Growth of data centers and AI prompt reconsideration by state leaders

Just about every week, I drive by a massive construction project on the north side of Lincoln, next to Interstate 80.Construction cranes soar high into the air; bulky soil scrapers remove hills and build new ones; a steady stream of construction vehicles scurry to and fro.It is the site for a...