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National telephone discount focus of Lifeline awareness week

Lincoln, Sept 5, 2025- September 7-13 is “Lifeline Awareness Week” and the Nebraska Public Service Commission, in conjunction with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) wants eligible consumers to know that help is available when itcomes to staying connected.

Nebraska State Troopers Gear up for Gameday

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.)Husker Football season is officially underway. As the excitement builds for Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska State Troopers will be partnering with several agencies to keep fans safe on and off the field.
An Easy Win At Home Vs Dorchester

An Easy Win At Home Vs Dorchester

An Easy Win At Home Vs Dorchester

On Friday, September 5, the Pawnee City Indians face off against the Dorchester Longhorns in a riveting football game. The final score was 41-6, with Payton Rose leading the pack with 111 rushing yards, two touchdowns, and nine carries.

Boys Varsity Football Fall 25-26 Friday,August 29, 2025

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Pawnee City 0 14 8 6 28 Meridian 8 7 0 7 22Scoring Summary First Quarter Summary: Meridian (6:34) Maddox Haake 6 yd run PAT kick Good Jayton Jones Second Quarter Summary: Pawnee (4:32) Trey Kling 40 pass to Tyler Tegtmeier PAT kick Dylan Layne good Pawnee (2:04) Trey Kling 29 yd...
photos by Paula Jasa/Formerly of The Republican/and Trevor Jasa My next photo assignments are going to be of my grandchildren including Walker Jasa (above, inset) and Landon Jasa (above, right) forming their early athletic careers under the tutelage of my son Trevor (above, center). This will coincide with my future fishing endeavors (pictured below) on the family boat at Burchard Lake or on trips to Boston, the golf course, etc. with hubby, Bill!

photos by Paula Jasa/Formerly of The Republican/and Trevor Jasa My next photo assignments are going to be of my grandchildren including Walker Jasa (above, inset) and Landon Jasa (above, right) forming their early athletic careers under the tutelage of my son Trevor (above, center). This will coincide with my future fishing endeavors (pictured below) on the family boat at Burchard Lake or on trips to Boston, the golf course, etc. with hubby, Bill!

I’ve seen some pretty amazing things over the years

TABLE ROCK - There was a time when a younger version of myself used to love going to English class and working in a dark room at school until I didn’t even know what time of day it was. It was usually dark outside when I left the dark room and I didn’t care.
Picture of the PC team. Back row left – right: (Head Coach) Mark Sunneberg Jr, Lilah Yunghans, Ava Schlund, Ashlyn Puhalla, Ainsley Rauner, Aubrey Sisco, Kailyn Jensen, (Assistant Coach) Brittany Sunneberg; Front row left – right: Amelia Strathman, Mallory Hall, Mercy Mclaughlin, Vanessa Gottula, Emma Turnbull, Sophia Sunneberg

Picture of the PC team. Back row left – right: (Head Coach) Mark Sunneberg Jr, Lilah Yunghans, Ava Schlund, Ashlyn Puhalla, Ainsley Rauner, Aubrey Sisco, Kailyn Jensen, (Assistant Coach) Brittany Sunneberg; Front row left – right: Amelia Strathman, Mallory Hall, Mercy Mclaughlin, Vanessa Gottula, Emma Turnbull, Sophia Sunneberg

Pawnee City’s 14U softball tourney

Pawnee City’s 14U softball tournament was this week starting on Monday night. There were 15 total teams in the league. The tournament was split into two divisions. The gold division and a silver division depending on your season record.
Front row: Blaze Morehead 30, Ryker Townsley 13, Brett Seematter 26, Graham McDowell 3, Laiken Ellston 39; Middle row: Noah Marr 12, Alex Hall 31, Parker Schuetz 33, Dalton Binder 24, Samuel Rauner 28, Mason Ellston 27, Phillip Rottinghaus 37, Tucker Townsley 19; Back row: Coach Jake Schuetz, Coach Justin Morehead, Coach Cole Ellston. (Not pictured: Coach Travis Hall)

Front row: Blaze Morehead 30, Ryker Townsley 13, Brett Seematter 26, Graham McDowell 3, Laiken Ellston 39; Middle row: Noah Marr 12, Alex Hall 31, Parker Schuetz 33, Dalton Binder 24, Samuel Rauner 28, Mason Ellston 27, Phillip Rottinghaus 37, Tucker Townsley 19; Back row: Coach Jake Schuetz, Coach Justin Morehead, Coach Cole Ellston. (Not pictured: Coach Travis Hall)

Southeast NebraskaYouth Baseball 10UTournament

Humboldt was buzzing with baseball excitement this past weekend (June 19–22) as it hosted the Southeast Nebraska Youth Baseball 10U Tournament.
Pawnee City’s Jett Farwell (center) crosses the line quickly in the Class D boys’ 100 M. Dash prelims on Friday. Photo courtesy of Luke Nichols/Beatrice Daily Sun

Pawnee City’s Jett Farwell (center) crosses the line quickly in the Class D boys’ 100 M. Dash prelims on Friday. Photo courtesy of Luke Nichols/Beatrice Daily Sun

Area tracksters make the podium at State Meet

OMAHA - The weather conditions were much cooler and breezy with chances of sprinkles mixed in on both days of the Class C and D State Track Meet at Omaha Burke last Friday and Saturday, May 23rd-24th.

C-1 District Golf at Crooked Creek

LINCOLN - The Class C-1 District Golf Meet was held at Crooked Creek Golf Club in Lincoln on Monday, May 19th.The Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer/ Pawnee City golf team participated in their final event of the season.HTRS/P.C.

FairviewMen’s Golf

PAWNEE CITY - The Fairview Golf Men’s League held their weekly competition on Thursday, May 22nd with 23 participating.Results were: two-way tie for 1st between Jay Boyer and Wayne Rees with a net 28; Gary Ruegge, 3rd, net 29.