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Donate to Big Red Battlefield Boxes by Monday, Dec. 1

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
by Gerri Peterson Mullen High School business teacher Mellissa Donohoe is again having her classes write letters for Big Red Battlefield Boxes’ Christmas shipment.Area residents who would like to contribute to the boxes are invited to drop donations off at the high school office by Monday, Dec....
Despite little wind, last week’s fire still moved quickly. Todd Yost

Despite little wind, last week’s fire still moved quickly. Todd Yost

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Ranchers asked to keep water tanks full in dry conditions

Gerri Peter-son Last Thursday
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Last Thursday afternoon, Nov. 6, firefighters were called to Mule Deer Road in southern Hooker County for a fire started by a pickup.Thankfully there wasn’t much wind, but there was plenty of fuel in pastures that had come back in great shape from fires last spring, according Marland.Mullen...
Northern lights visible in Nebraska

Northern lights visible in Nebraska

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Northern lights visible in Nebraska

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. last week. In the Mullen area, they were especially spectacular Tuesday evening, Nov. 11. Cameras on night mode brought out vivid colors of red, pink and green, but the colors were visible with the naked eye as well.

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My Apology to a Sunflower

Judy Gragg October 9, 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
There was this sunflower, four feet tall, minding its sunflower business, growing by the gatepost.Here I come to open the gate.I had to stomp on the sunflower to even open the gate so the sunflower got even.I opened the gate, started to step through the gate and the sunflower attacked.Both feet...

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Cowboy Hall of Fame nominations due

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time is quickly running out for the public to submit nominations for the 2026 Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame. Nominations are due by Dec. 31, 2025.
The Mullen seniors and kindergartners sang “Clap For Our Veterans” together at the Veterans Day program last week. Pictured back, l-r: Tate Kvanvig, Jaylon Forsen, Cayden Hampton, Jacob Walker, Alex Werner, Hayley Donohoe, Morgan Hassett, Trinity Marks. Front: Johnny Phillips, Martin Connealy, Clay Cribelli, Tate Seeley, Kane Simmons, Quinley Schmid, Emerson Phipps, Josey Boland, Harper Barnes, Stevie Johnson, Violet Stichka. Gerri Peterson

The Mullen seniors and kindergartners sang “Clap For Our Veterans” together at the Veterans Day program last week. Pictured back, l-r: Tate Kvanvig, Jaylon Forsen, Cayden Hampton, Jacob Walker, Alex Werner, Hayley Donohoe, Morgan Hassett, Trinity Marks. Front: Johnny Phillips, Martin Connealy, Clay Cribelli, Tate Seeley, Kane Simmons, Quinley Schmid, Emerson Phipps, Josey Boland, Harper Barnes, Stevie Johnson, Violet Stichka. Gerri Peterson

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Mullen’s Veterans Day program honors veterans

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
by Gerri Peterson Mullen’s Veterans Day program was held at the Lariat last Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes due by Nov. 20

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Friday, November 14, 2025
by Gerri PetersonMullen’s Sandhills Community Bible Church is participating in the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child and invites all public members to join them.Operation Christmas Child involves filling a shoebox full of quality toys, school supplies and personal care items as a...
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