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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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).

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Sandhills Calendar

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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...

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Church Calendar

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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.

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Looking Back

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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.

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Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Recognition

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Nebraska 4-H is now accepting nominations for a new awards program to recognize the outstanding contributions of 4-H volunteers across the state.

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Local weather service radar to be down

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, the KLNX WSR-88D radar operated by the NOAA National Weather Service in North Platte, Nebraska will be down for approximately seven days for the replacement of the generator, fuel tanks, and accompanying components.

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Mullen Book Club to meet on March 15

News Staff
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
The Mullen Book Club will meet next on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the Mullen Arts Center to discuss “Water from my Heart” by Charles Martin. You are welcome to bring a beverage or appetizer to share. Copies of the book are available at the Hooker County Library.
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