Emergency Conservation Program for Hooker, Cherry counties

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers that Cherry and Hooker counties are accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from wildfires that occurred in Hooker County on Feb. 25, 2025, and March 14, 2025,...

Cornerstone Caregiving launches dementia respite program

North Platte - Cornerstone Caregiving, a leading provider of in-home care for aging adults, proudly announces the national launch of its respite care services through the groundbreaking GUIDE program - a federally funded initiative supporting individuals living with dementia and the family members...

Time to prepare your fair entries!

by Gerri Peterson The Hooker County Fair kicks off in just two weeks, so now is the time to start preparing your entries!The fair board (Hooker County Agricultural Society) encourages you to enter items for public display in the exhibit building on Thursday, July 31.

Hooker County Transit receives new wheels with grant

Hooker County Transit drivers are pictured in front of the new minivan that was fully funded through a Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation Bob & Susan Childers Betterment Grant for $42,450. The 2025 Chrysler Pacifica was purchased from Janssen in North Platte.

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Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the implementation of the government funded Head Start preschool program in Mullen. As a homeschooling member of the community, I don’t publicly voice my opinion on what the school system does.

Postage rates to increase Sunday

New U.S. Postal Service rates take effect July 13, including a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents.Postcards are also increasing from 56 cents to 62 cents and the additional-ounce price for single-piece letters will increase from 28 cents to 29...

Out with the old... in with the new!

Thanks to a Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation Bob & Susan Childers Betterment Grant, the Mul len Rural Health Clinic has received a facelift with new siding. The original siding had been repainted several years ago, but it was time for all new siding this time around.

MHS alumnus in need of kidney donor

Dave Sautter graduated from Mullen High School in 1975 and now lives in Alliance.