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The pediment above the colossal Corinthian columns of the north portico. “Dentils” (small repeating blocks for ornamentation) run above and below it, “Triglyphs” (the four small blocks with grooves) anchor the triangular gable, and within the triangle is a terra cotta sculpture with interesting figures.

The pediment above the colossal Corinthian columns of the north portico. “Dentils” (small repeating blocks for ornamentation) run above and below it, “Triglyphs” (the four small blocks with grooves) anchor the triangular gable, and within the triangle is a terra cotta sculpture with interesting figures.

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How our Courthouse Came to Be

Don’t You Just Love A Good Story?
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
After about a decade of controversy, Pawnee County had a new courthouse. Begun in the Spring of 1911, and finished in 1912, it cost $85,000. The architect was W. F. Gernandt and Company of Fairbury, Nebraska, who designed ours and 9 other Nebraska courthouses between 1910 and 1923.

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Community Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Items MUST be submitted by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsThursday, March 129:00 a.m.-12 noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. -Table Rock Library open.2:30p.m.-3:30p.m. -Food Bank, Lake Park, Humboldt.

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Senior Center Menu

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Hope you can join us for lunch.Don’t forget you can call for delivery! The week of March 9th All menus are subject to change.Monday-Smothered Burgers, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans.Tuesday-Chicken Pot Pie. 10:30 a.m. - Tia chi chair exercise.Wednesday-Chicken, Potato, Vegetable. Word Search.
Knights of Columbus Fish Fry in Steinauer

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry in Steinauer

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Knights of Columbus Fish Fry in Steinauer

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Knights of Columbus Council of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Steinauer hosted a fish fry at their hall on Friday night.Though the weather was cold and windy, the event was well attended as usual with the line stretching the length of the hall and even out the door.

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Orphan Trains Pt. 2 of 4

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Children’s Aide Society was not the only children’s welfare society involved in placing out, although they seem to have been the pioneers.
Student of the Week

Student of the Week

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Student of the Week

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Gauge Schuetz, a Pawnee City Sophomore, is involved in many extracurricular activities. He is noted by his teachers and coaches as displaying leadership qualities in the classroom, on the wrestling mats and outside the walls of the school.

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Growing Pansies for Early Spring Color

Nicole Stoner
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Gage CountySome of our plants are already starting to pop up from their winter dormancy. There are some great plants we can utilize in our landscapes that thrive in the cooler weather.
Hunting Morels in Southeast Nebraska

Hunting Morels in Southeast Nebraska

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Hunting Morels in Southeast Nebraska

Joe Norman
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
When I first moved up to southeast Nebraska, I thought I had a pretty good handle on the outdoors. I had chased deer through hardwood bottoms, listened for gobblers at daylight, and spent plenty of mornings with a fishing rod in my hand. I figured the woods were the woods no matter where you went.

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Aksarben Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2026 Farm Family Awards

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Omaha, Neb. – The Aksarben Foundation, in partnership with the Nebraska Farm Bureau, is now accepting applications for the 2026 Aksarben Farm Family Awards, continuing a proud Nebraska tradition of honoring families who have demonstrated enduring stewardship of the land generation after generation.

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What is Common Sense?

Joe Norman
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
I have been thinking lately about something my buddy’s granddad used to say. He would look over his glasses, shake his head a little, and say, “Boys, do you even know what common sense is?”Back then common sense was not something you studied. It was something you picked up along the way.
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