Free savings money for children

submitted by Liza Simonson, CPA Reminder - Local families can grab free savings money for their children through the new Trump Account program, which received a huge boost from a multi-billion-dollar charity gift. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation gave $6.

July call log for Mullen Volunteer Fire Department

July 3: Request for weather spotter activation - grass rig July 6: North Highway 97, mutual aid - command truck, 4 grass rigs July 9: West Highway 2, lightning strike fire - 2 grass rigs

Emergency haying and grazing on CRP

Lincoln - Wildfires can create immediate forage shortages for livestock producers. One USDA tool that may help address these shortages is emergency haying and grazing authority on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres.What is CRP?

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by Julie Pfeiffer, Librarian New books that have recently arrived at the Hooker County Library: The Shippers by Katherine Center The Tree of Light and Flowers by Thomas Perry Lidie by Jane Smiley A Dark Path by Linda Castillo The Country Road Murders by James Patterson One Perfect Storm by Carley...

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, AUGUST 24 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage THURSDAY, AUGUST 277:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel - next meeting in April WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 7:00 Fair Board, Village meeting room TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 88:30-12:00, 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County...

Church Calendar

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass.ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHAdult and Children Sunday School classes - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m., 2nd Sunday - 12:00 Fellowship Dinner - open to the community.MULLEN METHODIST CHURCH11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship. Jr.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2025 Obituary: Marcia Lake 5 YEARS AGO - 2021Birth: Zoey Harper to Pete Holsan and Cassie Rhoden Engagement: Jaime Blevins and Brian Wright 10 YEARS AGO - 2016Engagement: Lindsey Wilson and Jason Brown 25 YEARS AGO - 2001Carrie Rentfro and Carrie Phillips receive gold medals at...

Midnight storm hits Mullen

Village of Mullen residents got a rude awakening about 12:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, when a fast moving severe thunderstorm hit with damaging wind, enough small hail to shred flowers and gardens and reports of 1.2” - 2” of rain in town. These photos are just a sampling of the damage around town.

Devotions with Geneva: Arrows of kindness

Editor’s note: Geneva Connell of Tryon has been writing devotions for several years. She has published a book called, “From My Pen to Your Heart.”by Geneva Connell Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tendered hearted forgiving one another, even as God for Christ sake has forgiven you.