Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 MHS Homecoming King & Queen: Deacon DeNaeyer and Whitney Jennings, 1st Attendants: Tel Kvanvig and Bella Brown, 2nd Attendants: Isaac Welch and Ashton Werth.

Girl Scouts to begin September 18th

Come join the fun with the Mullen Girl Scouts! Girl Scouts is open to all girls in grades K-12 regardless if they have been involved before or not. Meetings for K-7th grade students will be on Mondays 3:20 – 4:30 p.m. at the elementary lunchroom beginning Sept. 18.

Sandhills Discovery Center moving forward

Lincoln - The Nebraska 4-H Foundation, in a special board meeting, has committed $2 million to the Nebraska Community Foundation as a match toward the development of a Sandhills Discovery Center.

Nebraska State Fair continues to grow

The Nebraska State Fair announced continued attendance growth in 2023. The attendance at Nebraska’s largest annual event broke 300,000 for the first time since COVID, posting 8.5 percent growth over 2022 with 311,909 guests during its 11-day run ending on Labor Day.

Hooker County’s 4-H State Fair results

Several Hooker County 4-H members were part of the 120 Nebraska State Fair entries exhibited by the Central Sandhills 4-H programs. Central Sandhills Area Extension has seen enrollment increase in every one of their counties since 2021.

Forage Minute: Fall forage inventory

Summer is flying by and fall is just around the corner. While it may seem like a weird question to ask already, do you know how much feed or hay you have for this fall or going into winter?

Arnold Insurance Agency purchases Hampton Agency

by Gerri Peterson There’s a new insurance office in town, but in a familiar place. On June 1st, Joe Bob and Randi Atkins of Arnold Insurance Agency purchased Hampton Agency from Don and Teresa Hampton.

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Dear Editor, Just so you know, I too have no problem with a clean village when it is done lawfully. And this program is NOT lawful. I think it is time to fill in what Mr.