In the beginning was an idea, an idea born of the desire to play music in a group again. In 1994, Linda Hodges of Pawnee City put an ad in the local paper asking for any interested people to form a band. The first night about a dozen people showed up, ready to play. Some had not blown a note for…
Things are looking up for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, who has recently hired a new part-time deputy. According to Sheriff Lang, he’s very intelligent and motivated, currently traveling from Lincoln for his shifts. The support of just one part-time addition has already made a difference;…
edited from original story LINCOLN — The price of mounting a credible bid for the Nebraska Legislature keeps rising, with 2023 fundraising tallies hinting at 2024 being another banner year for sixfigure races. Five candidates for the $12,000-ayear job had already raised more than $100,000 in 2023,…
This past week we debated LB 175 in which I participated in a filibuster to defeat. LB 175 would have created the “Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act” which would allow for the sealing of court records related to eviction proceedings. It would create a process for tenants to petition the trial…
There are many things that the general public does not get to see in the Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement field. One of those things are some of the costs incurred from criminal activity that you most likely are not aware of. For instance, do you know that once an individual is taken into…
Nebraska has the lowest drug overdose death rate in the country. Yet, some state senators want to bring the failed policies of drug-infested cities like San Francisco here to the Good Life. This isn’t just a bad idea; it’s a dangerous one. Legislative Bill (LB) 307 would authorize the…
There are a lot of ins and outs in party politics during an election year. Who’s in the race and who’s out? All eyes have been on the Legislature where the big surprise came from Republican Julie Slama – rhymes with drama – announced she wouldn’t seek a second term representing southeast Nebraska’…
First, let me apologize for my poor editing skills in the article 2 weeks ago. You can ask anyone who knows me from school, I was never poised to be an editor! Now, on to this week’s article, osteoarthritis. There are two main types of good ole Arther, but today we will focus on osteoarthritis…
Orphan Train research leads to Pawnee – Rose Sedlacek Marlin never told her grandchildren much about her life. They knew she once had brothers living near Omaha. After she died in 1982, a picture postcard was found in a box of her things. The card was a picture of Turkey Creek and on the back was…
Playing ball in Pawnee City includes children from a young age to teenagers, girls and boys. Last…
JOHNSON - The Pawnee City Indians were the #2 seed heading into the Class D1-1 subdistricts last…
In the beginning was an idea, an idea born of the desire to play music in a group again. In 1994, Linda Hodges of Pawnee City put an ad in the local paper asking for any interested people to form a band. The first night about a dozen people showed up, ready to play. Some had not blown a note for fifty years but were willing to see if the spark was still there. It took some time, a lot of work with fingering charts, and some sore lips, but the group managed to get started playing together. From that beginning was born the Southeast Nebraska…
Things are looking up for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, who has recently hired a new part-time deputy. According to Sheriff Lang, he’s very intelligent…
[Kansas City, MO] — St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States extend as far back as the American colonial period. Today, it is one of our nation’s…
(Lincoln, NE) Treasurer Tom Briese announced today the 2024 Unclaimed Property Annual Report will be published in 16 Nebraska newspapers in the coming weeks,…
Lincoln Prodigy Baseball Academy has an elite, select baseball program for youths. It isn’t just for Lincoln kids. It also reaches out to surrounding areas,…
Wed. Morning Early Birds February 21st Team Win Loss The Other Bank 47 41 Pacesetters 46 42 Bank of Steinauer 44 44 Hasselbalch Pharm. 35 53 High Team Scratch…
Daniel Edward Atkinson passed away peacefully at his home on February 2nd, 2024 at the age of 102. He is survived by his children Kristine (David), Owen (…
Michael Lee Moser, 62, of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 with his family by his side, at Bryan East Memorial…
John “JB” Benjamin Nicholas, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 29, 2024 after a courageous seven month battle with pancreatic…