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...

From Our Files

Pawnee Observer-Laura Turnbull -- One day in early January I looked out to see it snowing and the sun was shining. It happened twice that afternoon. I laughed to myself and sent a text message to my grandson, Matthew, who had just accepted a Federal position in Washington D. C.

Famous Birthdays

MARCH 8Benny Blanco, Producer (38) MARCH 9Khaby Lame, TikTok Star (26) MARCH 10Bad Bunny, Rapper (32) MARCH 11Anthony Davis, Athlete (33) MARCH 12Malina Weissman, Actress (23) MARCH 13William H. Macy, Actor (76) MARCH 14Steph Curry, Athlete (38)

A Glossary to Help Cut Through Seed-Packet Jargon

Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have you spewing expletive-filled rants to no one in particular.Fear not.