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Mullen native returns as Nebraska State Trooper

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Mullen native Troy Elliott has moved back home in a different capacity than when he left - as a Nebraska State Trooper. Elliott is a 1987 graduate of Mullen High School and the son of Dean and Evelyn Elliott.

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SJSB awarded National Scenic Byway Designation

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Lincoln - On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Federal Highway Administration announced that Nebraska’s Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway and Lincoln Highway Scenic and Historic Byway were awarded a National Scenic Byway Designation.

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Mullen Book Club to meet March 17 at library

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The Mullen Book Club will meet next on Wednesday, March 17, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hooker County Library basement. They will be discussing “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger. Copies of the book are available at the Hooker County Library. “That was it. That was all of it.

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New program for land seekers, retirees

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Lincoln - A new Nebraska Extension program will work to connect new and beginning farmers and ranchers with retiring landowners who are interested in transitioning their land to a new owner.

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Sandhills Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel MONDAY, MARCH 1 1:00-5:00 Sandhills Task Force’s Sandhills Stewards open house, 110 NE 1st St, Mullen - east of the post office TUESDAY, MARCH 2 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse 7:00 Mullen...

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Church Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
1 YEAR AGO - 2020 State Wrestling results: Teven Marshall - 1st, Clayton Hassett - 1st, Eli Paxton - 2nd, Ty Kvanvig - 4th, Tristin Grooms - 4th.

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Lexi Rice places on NCTA Livestock Judging Team

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Curtis - Hard work keeps some of the freezing temperatures at bay for livestock evaluation students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. “Some low temperatures and snow did not deter this team,” said Coach Doug Smith.

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Bowling News

News Staff
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Wednesday Men’s League Feb. 10, 2021 1. Jumpers, 68.5-51.5 2. Living On A Spare, 67-53 3. Truckers, 64.5-55.5 4. Road Runners, 63-57 5. Ghost Riders, 53.5-66.5 6.
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