Students offered free blood typing

Medical Laboratory Technician student Mariah Schneider, of Wellfleet, prepares to draw blood from Kylie Licking, of Seneca, Wednesday in the North Platte Community College Health and Science Center.

In a tough spot, Boyer shows his toughness too

Editor’s note: This story is reprinted with permission from the Omaha World-Herald’s Feb. 19, 2022, edition. Dean Boyer is a 1979 graduate of Mullen High School and the son of Willard and Betty Boyer of Mullen.

Letter to Editor

To the Mullen Hospital District residents, For those of you that do not know me, I worked for 11 years at PMH/PMRH as an LPN/RN starting in the ’80’s. I worked with many dedicated staff members that taught me so much (Lucy Isom, Gail Collins, Marian Nutter, Virginia Sullivan, etc).

Local natural resources working group meetings planned

Thedford - A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet March 23rd at 10 a.m. CT at the Upper Loup NRD Building -39252 Hwy 2, Thedford, NE.

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, MARCH 7 7:00 American Legion Marcy Upton Post, #109, Red’s Cafe TUESDAY, MARCH 8 6:00 Hooker Motor Club, Tanner Crisp’s garage WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 6:30 Lions Club, Hooker County Library basement 6:00 Mullen Rural Fire Protection District Board, Firehall THURSDAY, MARCH 10 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 - 2021 Mullen Bronco girls and boys basketball teams are state bound for second year in a row Nebraska State Trooper Troy Elliott now stationed in Mullen Obituary: Konnie Wolfenden-Hodges 5 YEARS AGO - 2017 Josey French is Overall Hooker County Spelling Bee Champion 10 YEARS AGO -...

Mullen News

Charlotte Hoatson had lunch with her girlfriends, Deb Uphoff, Charlene Reiser and Susan Burkland at Thedford Sunday, for their Christmas celebration. Dixie and Doug Engelhardt of Great Falls, Montana, were Sunday evening visitors at Dorothy James’.

South Cherry

Bob and Peggy Marsh went to McCook Wednesday for their tax appointment. That evening they ate at Runza at North Platte with their friends Bob and Beth Davis on the way home. Peggy attended the baby shower for Lacie and Darrick Hanks at the Community Center Sunday afternoon.