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MONDAY, JUNE 26 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage TUESDAY, JUNE 27 7:00 Hooker County Area Republican Party, Village of Mullen meeting room THURSDAY, JUNE 29 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel MONDAY, JULY 3 7:00 American Legion Marcy Upton Post, #109, Red’s Cafe WEDNESDAY,...

Church Calendar

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Adult 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. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. Worship.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Obituary: Alberta Campbell 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 23 on Mullen t-ball team, 16 on baseball team 10 YEARS AGO - 2013 State High School Rodeo qualifiers: Hailey Storer and Tye Spies Obituary: Patsy Johnston 25 YEARS AGO - 1998 New Arrivals: Anna Catherine to Jim and Cathy Kidd,...
Farmer and rancher members of Nebraska Farm Bureau attended the 2023 Advocacy Fly-In June 12-14. Pictured front, l-r: Hannah Borg, Dixon County; Krista Podany, Holt County; Dawn Kucera, Madison County; Bree DeNaeyer, Cherry County; Jim Stewart, Lancaster County and Adam Boeckenhauser, Dixon County. Back: Jason Perdue, York County; Vance Tonack, Douglas County; Tim Lorenz, Sarpy County; Nick Landenburger, Hitchcock County; and Ben Deerson, Saunders County. courtesy photo

Farmer and rancher members of Nebraska Farm Bureau attended the 2023 Advocacy Fly-In June 12-14. Pictured front, l-r: Hannah Borg, Dixon County; Krista Podany, Holt County; Dawn Kucera, Madison County; Bree DeNaeyer, Cherry County; Jim Stewart, Lancaster County and Adam Boeckenhauser, Dixon County. Back: Jason Perdue, York County; Vance Tonack, Douglas County; Tim Lorenz, Sarpy County; Nick Landenburger, Hitchcock County; and Ben Deerson, Saunders County. courtesy photo

DeNaeyer among Nebraska Farm Bureau leaders in Washington, D.C.

Lincoln – Eleven county Farm Bureau leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with elected officials to discuss the 2023 farm bill priorities, EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation, and labor/immigration during Nebraska Farm Bureau’s first County Leaders D.C. Fly-In.
Out with the old...

Out with the old...

Out with the old... in with the new

Shelco Asphalt and Paving has been in town redoing several streets, including the roads at Cedarview Cemetery! Thanks to the top photo running in the Dec. 8, 2022, issue of the Tribune with the Cemetery Board asking for donations to fund their road project, they received the needed $120,000+.
Mullen native now a physical therapist in Broken Bow

Mullen native now a physical therapist in Broken Bow

Mullen native now a physical therapist in Broken Bow

Broken Bow - Traci (Cooley) Johnson, has joined TEAM Physical Therapy, P.C. as a physical therapist in the Broken Bow location. Traci graduated from Mullen High School in 2016. She attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in 2020.

Forage Minute: Planning for low hay stocks

by Shannon Sand With the lowest level of hay stocks since 1974 and continued drought in many parts of Nebraska. Many producers have been planning for a potential continuation of low hay stocks and high prices.
The Summer Reading Program, “All Together Now” was held at the Hooker County Library on June 8. Pictured with the frogs they made got to take home with them, back l-r: Tatum Deibler, Ella Walz, Lillian Ericksen, Elle Gracey, Ava Walz, Teal Peterson, Pandora Gray, Hunter Gray, Keira Kearns, Danielle Peterson. Front: Merick Lattin, Aislynn Connealy, Eve Ericksen, Aurora Polt, Natalee Walker, Meyer Vinton, Avery Vinton, Marcus Lattin, Cooper Phillips, Kayden Evans, Tate Phillips, Killian Kearns, Jaxyn Evans.

The Summer Reading Program, “All Together Now” was held at the Hooker County Library on June 8. Pictured with the frogs they made got to take home with them, back l-r: Tatum Deibler, Ella Walz, Lillian Ericksen, Elle Gracey, Ava Walz, Teal Peterson, Pandora Gray, Hunter Gray, Keira Kearns, Danielle Peterson. Front: Merick Lattin, Aislynn Connealy, Eve Ericksen, Aurora Polt, Natalee Walker, Meyer Vinton, Avery Vinton, Marcus Lattin, Cooper Phillips, Kayden Evans, Tate Phillips, Killian Kearns, Jaxyn Evans.

A note to you, faithful Tribune reader

Dear Readers, On July 1st I will celebrate 15 years of owning the Tribune. I believe the Tribune has neutrally covered controversial topics over those years and I have many times published items that are not my personal views, as all newspapers should.