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Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Obituary: Rose Barner 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 Friday the 13th blizzard pounds area with 14-18” of snow Obituary: JoAnne Macke 10 YEARS AGO - 2013 8 kids attend Kindergarten Roundup Birth: Kelsey Allaena to Jim and Crystal Wiese Engagement: Amber Brader and Samuel Zimmerman 25 YEARS...

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, APRIL 24 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage TUESDAY, APRIL 25 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse 7:00 Hooker County Area Republican Party, Village of Mullen meeting room THURSDAY, APRIL 27 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel MONDAY, MAY 1...

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.
Gerri Peterson with her Better Newspaper Contest awards last Saturday in Lincoln. Amy Johnson

Gerri Peterson with her Better Newspaper Contest awards last Saturday in Lincoln. Amy Johnson

Tribune wins three Nebraska Press Association awards

Lincoln - Winners in the Nebraska Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest were announced Saturday night, April 15 at an awards banquet at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln. More than 2,544 separate entries were judged by members of the West Virginia Press Association.

Registration open for the 2023 Nebraska Ranch Practicum

Lincoln - Ranchers interested in learning about the latest cutting-edge research in range livestock production from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are encouraged to register for the 2023 Nebraska Ranch Practicum offered by Nebraska Extension.
Nearly 30 kids participated in the Mullen Commercial Club’s Easter egg hunt that was held last Wednesday, April 5 in the basement of the Assembly of God Church thanks to the covering of snow that was on the ground this year for the event. Gerri Peterson

Nearly 30 kids participated in the Mullen Commercial Club’s Easter egg hunt that was held last Wednesday, April 5 in the basement of the Assembly of God Church thanks to the covering of snow that was on the ground this year for the event. Gerri Peterson

Nearly 30 kids participate in Commercial Club egg hunt

The Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards held their annual meeting and Legislative Day on March 28 in Lincoln. Mullen’s Ryan Ridenour (right) served as this year’s NACEB President and was recognized by Charles Stoltenow, Nebraska Extension Dean and Director. courtesy photo

The Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards held their annual meeting and Legislative Day on March 28 in Lincoln. Mullen’s Ryan Ridenour (right) served as this year’s NACEB President and was recognized by Charles Stoltenow, Nebraska Extension Dean and Director. courtesy photo

Ridenour serves at NACEB President

4-H Project of the Month

4-H offers youth a mirid of ways to get into environmental education and wildlife conservation. Youth can create animal feeders, fishing poles, identify trees, and the list goes on for all of the ways they can explore their environment and learn about wildlife.

Improvements made to central Nebraska state parks

Guests at central Nebraska state parks will enjoy many improvements Plenty of improvements in Nebraska’s state parks await visitors in central Nebraska this year. Projects completed in 2022 or to be finished in 2023 will appeal to an array of park users.