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County approves courthouse-lawn use for Santa Fe Trail Days, sets safety condition
Summary
The Pawnee County Board approved use of the courthouse lawn for Santa Fe Trail Days events May 22–23, 2026, while requiring a telehandler stay off the lawn; organizers said the Humane Society will host a hamburger feed and a Duck Drop is scheduled for May 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Cindy Wallace of the Larned Chamber of Commerce asked permission May 11 for use of the Pawnee County Courthouse lawn for Santa Fe Trail Days. Wallace told commissioners the Pawnee County Humane Society planned a hamburger feed on Friday, May 22 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and that a movie would show on the lawn after dark. She said the Duck Drop would begin Saturday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m., and a telehandler would be used to drop rubber ducks onto a target mat.
Commissioners approved use of the courthouse lawn for the event but requested that the telehandler stay off the courthouse lawn. The board did not record a separate motion text in the transcript for the approval; the decision was entered in the meeting minutes as an approved use with the stated condition about the telehandler.
