2023 Hooker County Fair King & Queen John & Julie Kraye

The 2023 Hooker County Fair King & Queen are John and Julie Kraye. John Kraye is a Mullen native, and other than a year in college in Kearney, he has been here his whole life. Julie was born and raised in Wheatridge, Colorado.

Mullen News

It was a beautiful, sometimes rainy weekend for a family reunion for the Maire family. Goldie Little enjoyed spending time at her family reunion at Halsey Forest Sunday.

Free clinic for ranchers

A free farm finance clinic for farmers and ranchers and their families will be held in Valentine on Thursday, July 20. The clinic is confidential, one-on-one sessions with an experienced ag law attorney and ag finance counselor. These clinics have been offered in Nebraska since 1989.

Keep those veggies and fruit crops hydrated

by David E. Lott, Horticulture Educator Warm summer temperatures prompt vegetable crops to grow and thrive. Keeping garden vegetable crops hydrated is crucial for these plants thriving as water is essential to the photosynthesis process, plant growth, and production.

Sandhills Calendar

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 1:30 United Women in Faith, Methodist Church 6:00 Mullen Book Club, Hooker County Courthouse lawn. Discussing “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus.

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.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Pauline Brecken celebrates 100th birthday Obituary: Robert “Bob” Rice 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 National FCCLA top 10 medalists: Haley Jones - 6th, Taylor Svoboda - 10th Marriage: Shayna Kramer and Michael Stichka Obituaries: Shane Folk, Phyllis Howard, Fred Kraye 10 YEARS AGO -...

Immunization clinic

The West Central District Health Department’s immunization team is coming to the Hooker County Library on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 9:0011:00 a.m. Services available include influenza (flu) vaccines, COVID- 19 vaccinations, pediatric immunizations, adult immunizations, travel immunizations (available...