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Alan and Bonnie Little of North Platte came up to visit Goldie Little Tuesday and brought her medicine and ate dinner with her. Don and Sherron Sullivan were visitors at Goldie’s Wednesday afternoon. Shane Young also stopped by Wednesday afternoon.

South Cherry

The Bob Marshes went to Valentine Wednesday. Jeri Edis had lunch at the Bob Marsh’s Friday. Peggy Marsh attended the youth wrestling tournament at the Lariat Sunday.
Gerri Peterson

Gerri Peterson

Kwik Stop #23 officially open in Mullen

The wait is finally over! Mullen residents have been anticipating the opening of the new Kwik Stop since owner Dan O’Neill of North Platte purchased the old station from Neal Oil in December of 2017. Kwik Stop had announced their 23rd station coming to Mullen in the Nov.

COVID-19 case and vaccine update

The West Central District Health Department has begun reporting COVID-19 cases every Thursday. Last Thursday, two new cases were reported for Hooker County, dated Jan. 9 and Jan. 13. These are the first local cases since Dec. 24.

One more week to share your love story

Valentine’s Day is coming up, so it’s time for the Tribune’s sixth annual Valentine’s Day Contest! How did you and your significant other meet? How long have you been/did you date? What was your first date like? How did you get engaged? How long have you been married?

Register by Friday for Unit Cost of Production Workshop

A two-day workshop this February will provide hands-on learning for cow-calf producers to learn how to calculate unit cost of production (UCOP). The meeting will take place February 3 and 4 (Wednesday and Thursday) at the Niobrara Lodge, 803 E Highway 20, Valentine, NE, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. CST.

New statewide 911 platform to enhance capabilities

Denver – The State of Nebraska recently selected Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) to help it transition to a next generation 911 platform using the company’s emergency service network, IP-based software, applications and call routing services.

Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, JANUARY 25 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse 7:00 Mullen Volunteer Firemen business meeting, Firehall MONDAY, FEBRUARY...