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South Cherry

Peggy Marsh attended the Hooker County Area Republican Convention and meeting at the Village Meeting Room Tuesday evening. Bob and Peggy Marsh went to North Platte Wednesday. Bob and Beth Davis of rural North Platte joined them for lunch at KFC. They stopped at the Wade Edises on the way home.

South Hooker

Lois Nordahl and Leila Hicks were Friday dinner guests at Larry and Georgann French’s.

District 42 Candidate Forum April 2

Nebraska Farm Bureau, on behalf of Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, and Thomas County Farm Bureaus in Legislative District 42, is sponsoring a Candidate Forum on April 2nd to give the public an opportunity to meet and question the candidates who are seeking to represent the district in the...

Goodwill Club of Family and Community Education meets

Goodwill Club of Family and Community Education met Thursday morning, March 3 in the Village meeting room. Three members were present and visitors Brenda Aufdenkamp, North Platte Extension Educator, Virginia Sullivan and Marilyn Wright.
The Dismal Racing team at the Polar Bear Tank Race start line. Terri Licking

The Dismal Racing team at the Polar Bear Tank Race start line. Terri Licking

14th annual Polar Bear Tank Race held

The Hooker County Community Center on the fairgrounds west of Mullen was the site for the 14th annual Polar Bear Tank Race (PBTR), held March 4 and 5. This would have been the 15th, but COVID prevented last year’s race from happening.

Show a pig at the Hooker County Fair!

Attention Hooker County 4-Hers! Are you interested in showing pigs this year at the Hooker County Fair? Hooker County 4-H alumna Kelsey Phillips will be teaching youth about proper feeding, handling and showing pigs this summer.

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, MARCH 28 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage TUESDAY, MARCH 29 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse THURSDAY, MARCH 31 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel MONDAY, APRIL 4 7:00 American Legion Marcy Upton Post, #109, Red’s Cafe TUESDAY,...

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 - 2021 Engagement: Alaina Harrison and Gideon Monette 5 YEARS AGO - 2017 State Speech qualifiers: Liddy Vinton, Ty Kvanvig, Jadyn Chasek, Madison Jones, Molly Paxton Obituaries: Barbara Gale, Winifred Dodson 10 YEARS AGO - 2012 State Speech qualifiers: Madison Tomlinson, Allan...

Mullen News

Sharilyn Bader attended Book Club at the Mullen Arts Center Wednesday and enjoyed a very good discussion about “The Boys in the Boat” and appetizers.