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1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Both Bronco basketball teams place 3rd in Paxton Tournament Christmas light contest results: 1st - Cameron & Doe Werner, 2nd - Donna Reynolds, 3rd - David Cramer 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 Lady Broncos win Paxton Pre-Holiday Tournament, boys place 2nd 10 YEARS AGO - 2013 Obituaries:...

Meals needed for EMT class

by Barb Svoboda Want to help Mullen EMS but don’t want to be an EMT or a driver? Mullen EMS is looking for individuals, groups or businesses who would be willing to cook a meal for the upcoming EMT classes being held in Mullen.
Mullen EMS was awarded $2,800 by the Sandhills Area Community Foundation to support the purchase of a new ambulance and equipment. Barb Svoboda was in Valentine to accept the grant. Pictured l-r: Monty Neiffer, Steve Brown, Talia Benson, Kim Marlatt, Katie O’Kief, Barb Svoboda, Rob Lee, Chris Douglas, Gregg Perrett. courtesy photo

Mullen EMS was awarded $2,800 by the Sandhills Area Community Foundation to support the purchase of a new ambulance and equipment. Barb Svoboda was in Valentine to accept the grant. Pictured l-r: Monty Neiffer, Steve Brown, Talia Benson, Kim Marlatt, Katie O’Kief, Barb Svoboda, Rob Lee, Chris Douglas, Gregg Perrett. courtesy photo

$2,800 grant awarded to ambulance

$2,800 grant awarded to ambulance
The Mullen Commercial Club Christmas Light Contest winners have been announced. There were many other great displays around town too! David Cramer and Blair Moore received 1st place (pictured above); 2nd place - Cameron and Doe Werner; 3rd place - Kelsey Phillips. The business winner was Highway 2 Depot. Gerri Peterson

The Mullen Commercial Club Christmas Light Contest winners have been announced. There were many other great displays around town too! David Cramer and Blair Moore received 1st place (pictured above); 2nd place - Cameron and Doe Werner; 3rd place - Kelsey Phillips. The business winner was Highway 2 Depot. Gerri Peterson

Mullen Commercial Club’s Christmas Light Contest results

Mullen Commercial Club’s Christmas Light Contest results

Bicycling across the Sandhills in 1897 continued

Editor’s note: Larry Hardesty of Kearney shared this story he wrote about a troop of black bicyclists who pedaled from Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri, via the Sandhills in 1897. Mullen was one of the towns on their route.
Christmas Services

Christmas Services

Christmas Services

Sandhills Catholic Christmas Eve & Day Masses Sunday, Dec. 24 in Hyannis, 4:00 p.m. Christmas Midnight Mass in Mullen Monday, Dec. 25 in Thedford, 9:00 a.m. CT Monday, Dec. 25 in Mullen, 10:30 a.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24: 5:00 p.m. with Rev Karen Juzenas Assembly of God Sunday, Dec. 24: 10...
Easy poinsettia home care tips

Easy poinsettia home care tips

Easy poinsettia home care tips

Extension Educator •Place poinsettia plants in an area that receives six hours of light a day. •Avoid placing these plants in drafty areas or touch windowpanes that can induce bract drop. •Water poinsettia plants at the base of the plant with lukewarm distilled water until water runs out of the...