1st place – Comeback Kids Left to right: Seth Nickolaison, Joe Kardisco, Emily Strong, Kaci Hohenthaner, Brent Walker, and Jamie Hard (front) Photo courtesy of Brittany Sunneberg
Pawnee Trail Cafe and Motel held a ribbon cutting with the Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce Photo by Ava Meints
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Pawnee Trail Cafe celebrated its grand opening with a ribboncutting on Friday, July 31, marking the reopening of the cafe and the beginning of a new chapter for the business and the community.
Garett Crist (right) and Thomas Heinz (left) of Creative Landscaping construct a retaining wall for Tranquility Park Photo by Reagan Connelly
Proprietors Kim & Dennis Schaardt in front of a display of Den’s Country Meats t-shirts. Given some hints about how to do something “besides just stand there,” Kim Schaardt asks, “So you want some sass?!” Dennis, he’s not sassy, he’s just pleased and delighted to be in the business for so long and still going strong.
Summer Sun
Myrtle “Yvonne
Joy Ross McCage
Donald “Don” Siske
