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Beloved Former Editor of Humboldt Standard Dies

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
On November 17, 2025 at 3:52 a.m. as we prepared this week's issue of the Humboldt Standard, Roxanne Sailors passed away. Roxanne was the 16th editor of the Humbolt Standard in its 143 year history. She was the first woman. Her years at the helm saw a newsy paper filled withlocal goings on.

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City Council Pleased withTown Cleanup Efforts

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The Pawnee City City Council discussed several improvements to untidy properties at their regular meeting on Monday, November 10.Foreman Spencer Cumley told the council the fall city wide cleanup was a big success. The city crew hauled away 21,000 pounds of waste.

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Sheriff’s Office Staffing at “Crisis Level”

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Pawnee County Deputy Hans Rohrbaugh met with the Pawnee County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 12 to discuss with them the “crisis level staffing” experienced by the Sheriff’s Office.

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Famous Birthdays

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
NOVEMBER 16Missi Pyle, Actress (53) NOVEMBER 17RuPaul, TV Host (65) NOVEMBER 18Owen Wilson, Actor (57) NOVEMBER 19Allison Janney, Actress (66) NOVEMBER 20Ming-Na Wen, Actress (62) NOVEMBER 21Brie Bella, Media personality (42) NOVEMBER 22Jamie Campbell Bower, Actor (37)

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From Our Files

Betty Davis
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
10 Years Ago – November 19, 2015A trophy buck has been taken in Pawnee County with a bow and arrow. The successful hunter is Thomas B. Catalano. He came down from Michigan with his father Thomas A. Catalano to hunt deer with a bow.

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Courthouse Report

News Staff
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department received the following calls, November 10, 2025 through November 14, 2025: Animal Complaint, 1; Information Only, 18; Security Alarm, 2; Spam, 10; Civil Service, 8.Total number of calls received by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department, 39.

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November 2025 Nemaha NRD Meeting Recap

News Staff
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors met on Thursday, November 13, 2025.No applications were received to fill the Board Vacancy in Subdistrict 5, which is located generally in the west half of Nebraska City. Applications will continue to be received until December 10, 2025.
Lewiston School Spirit Crochet-Along

Lewiston School Spirit Crochet-Along

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Lewiston School Spirit Crochet-Along

Reagan Connelly
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Welcome to section 7 of our Lewiston School Spirit Crochet- Along! Let’s grab our hooks and begin!Row 1: Dc in the first 92 stitches. Change to white. Double crochet in the next 9 stitches. Change to maroon. Double crochet in the next 6 stitches. Change to white.
A very old memory about a very old Pawnee Indian

A very old memory about a very old Pawnee Indian

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A very old memory about a very old Pawnee Indian

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
I have a story to tell about a Pawnee Indian who came on foot to a farm north of Table Rock in 1877, just shy of 150 years ago. So that you can better understand it, let me give you a little history. I can’t do the complex history of the Pawnee justice, but let this be a start.
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