Welcome to the Pawnee County Sheriff Office website. It is our hope that you will find this site interesting , informative and will use it as a means to provide us with feedback on the job we are doing. As an elected official  I am committed to upholding the sacred trust the citizens of  Pawnee County  have placed in me.  

Few would argue that Pawnee County  is truly a great place to live, work, and raise a family. We are all fortunate to be a part of a community that is strengthened by strong values. Our mission at the Sheriff's Office is to enhance the quality of life in Pawnee County  by serving and protecting our community through excellent law enforcement services. We are proud of the services we provide and equally proud of the confidence the public has in us and our capabilities. Together we will make a difference, and in so doing preserve the quality of life we all enjoy, not only for ourselves, but for future generations as well.

Enjoy your visit to our website and don't hesitate to suggest how we might improve upon it.

 

Mindset

by C. L. Harmon

 

At what point does freewill stop and faith begin? Does the Creator monitor his creations and guide them through the use of intervention or does he simply allow us to make every choice regardless of the consequences?

By design, life is a journey. It is never still and cannot be stopped until that life is over. Imprisonment and neglect do not stop it nor have any actions perpetrated since the beginning of humanity been successful.

We continue on that journey without the ability to stop time, reverse age or change the internal essence that makes us who we are as people. This suggests that we do not have complete control but instead are given limitations.

However  we, are also given choices such as how we choose to live our lives, treat others and pursue interests. We can choose to be negative, fearful, angry, criminal, giving, kind, compassionate and selfless. The choice is ours and has always been.

What we are not given is the power to destroy our Creator's intention for us. We are all created for a purpose which is impervious to our choices. What is designed or destined to happen will be, but the aspects of that journey leading to the outcome is of our choosing.

When our choices become destructive to the fate we are charged to fulfill, there will be intervention to correct those actions. So it is not the Creator's purpose for us or even the actions we often feel are out of our control that we should concern ourselves with, but simply with the path that gives our time on earth the most beneficial purpose.