Hometown Spotlight
Joe Walters, Walters Chiropractic!

Joe Walters, Walters Chiropractic!

There is a new shingle hanging from the end of the Pawnee Laundromat, the building is freshly painted, and a nice black sign with bold while letters states, Walters Chiropractic. This isn’t a new person coming to town, but rather, Joe Walters, has come home, and set...

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The Pawnee Public Library, a Gathering Place

The Pawnee Public Library, a Gathering Place

Is there anywhere more magical than a library to find a book and lose yourself in between its pages?  However, today’s libraries offer so much more than just a place to find a book, and that is true of the award-winning Pawnee Public Library that in 2004 was voted by...

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Madonna’s Child Development Center

Madonna’s Child Development Center

What is more important that a safe, comfortable place for children?  That is the question that Madonna Strawn thought about when she looked around and saw that there were not many places in the Village of Pawnee for parents to take their children.  “We opened in June...

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MJW Wheels, Tire Reconditioning in Central Illinois!

MJW Wheels, Tire Reconditioning in Central Illinois!

Reach Mike Wort at MJW Wheels at 217-638-8393.  His business is a wheel reconditioning business.  “I fix curb damaged wheels that are carved or scraped up.  I go to dealerships in Springfield, Taylorville, Jacksonville, Peoria, and Decatur.” MJW Wheels is a veteran...

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New City Green House, A Pawnee Business

New City Green House, A Pawnee Business

While the mums are grown right there at the rural Pawnee location, the production is grown by New City Green House partners.  “We have Kilburn cantaloupes and watermelon, we trade the mums, it works out nice.  We have sweet corn from Tallulah and Salisbury, and...

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Pain in the Grass Dog Waste Removal!

Pain in the Grass Dog Waste Removal!

Josh and Stephanie Knott have set up a business that takes care of the job that many dog owners don’t want, or are unable to deal with, removing the dog waste from their yards!  Whether you are looking to have your yard cleaned of dog waste once, or twice a week, or...

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Glenn Brother’s Garage!

Glenn Brother’s Garage!

Glenn Brothers Garage is located on the Pawnee Square.  Tim Glenn said that they have been in business since 2006.  “I started with Midwest Garage, then decided to do my own thig.  I started there in 1995.” Born and raised in Pawnee, Tim and his late brother Matt...

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