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South Cherry

Bob and Peggy Marsh enjoyed Friday lunch at KFC in North Platte with friends, Bob and Beth Davis and an additional couple. They then continued to McCook that afternoon for an appointment.

Court News

Nathaniel T. Ditsche, Hastings, Neb., 75/65, $25 Abraham L. Adams, Scottsbluff, Neb., 75/65, $25 Derek G. Tschetter, Huron, S.D., improper turn, $25 Setsuo M. Tony, Kansas City, Mo., 80/65, $75 Jesse L. Ornelas, Lakeway, Texas, 80/65, $75 Richard P. Bock, Canon City, Colo., 80/65, $75 James H.

Immunization clinic to be here March 14

The West Central District Health Department’s immunization team has rescheduled their Feb. 23 Mullen visit to Tuesday, March 14. They will be at the Hooker County Library from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Mullen News

We made it another week trapped inside what feels like a snow globe. I sure am anxious for spring and watching the hills green up after this lovely winter moisture. I wanted to remind my news callers, I will not be calling for the news next week (Monday, March 6th).

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, MARCH 6 6:00 American Legion Marcy Upton Post, #109, Red’s Cafe TUESDAY, MARCH 7 7:00 Mullen Volunteer Firemen business meeting, Firehall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 6:30 Lions Club, Hooker County Library basement 6:00 Mullen Rural Fire Protection District Board, Firehall THURSDAY, MARCH 9 7:00...

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. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Jr. High and Sr.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Pioneer Memorial Rest Home will close April 25 Obituary: Virginia Wright 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 Mullen and Arnold Funeral Homes sold to Govier Brothers Mortuary Birth: Emmet Paul to Drew and Janelle Bauer Obituaries: Barbara Prentice, William Kerr 10 YEARS AGO - 2013 Winter Storm Q...
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Alex Moore receives Evans Scholarship

Glenview, Illinois - A student who caddied at Sand Hills Golf Club in Mullen, Nebraska, has been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following an online selection interview held Dec. 20.
The Mullen EMS 2-wheel drive ambulance in the 2022 Hooker County Fair parade. The truck/chasis was replaced in 2011, but the 1996 box on the back no longer meets current safety standards. Funding is being raised for a new 4-wheel drive ambulance. Tribune file photo

The Mullen EMS 2-wheel drive ambulance in the 2022 Hooker County Fair parade. The truck/chasis was replaced in 2011, but the 1996 box on the back no longer meets current safety standards. Funding is being raised for a new 4-wheel drive ambulance. Tribune file photo

$75,000 needed for a new Mullen ambulance

by Barb Svoboda In October 2022, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the opening of applications to both the Rural Ambulance Replacement grant and Emergency Medical Services Equipment grant.