Sandhills Calendar

MONDAY, JANUARY 27 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage TUESDAY, JANUARY 288:30-12:00, 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse. No drivers test after 4:00.

Church Calendar

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass.ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHAdult 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.MULLEN METHODIST CHURCH11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship. Jr.

Looking Back

1 YEAR AGO - 2024Birth: Axton Kim to Michael and Shayna Stichka Obituary: Gary Don Holliday 5 YEARS AGO - 2020Marriage: Mikayla Daniels and Gavin Higgins 10 YEARS AGO - 2015Gas prices continue to drop with the Nebraska average being$1.

Local Working Group meeting set for Thursday, Feb. 13

Thedford - A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. CT, at the Upper Loup NRD Learning Center-39252 Highway 2 in Thedford.

Scholarships available for Nebraska Women in Ag Conference

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is set to return for its annual two-day event, dedicated to educating and uplifting women involved in all aspects of Nebraska’s agricultural industry. This year’s conference is the 40th anniversary and will take place February 20–21 in Kearney, Nebraska.

Importance of flow meters and keeping them maintained

Flow meters play a very important role, as they provide accurate data on water usage, allowing the Natural Resource Districts to effectively manage groundwater resources.

Mullen Book Club to meet next Feb. 19

The Mullen Book Club will meet next on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:00 p.m. at the Mullen Arts Center. They will be discussing “Horse” by Geraldine Brooks. Please come join the discussion any month that works for you!

Devotions with Geneva: Sorry?

Editor’s note: Geneva Connell of Tryon has been writing devotions for the past several years. She has published a book, “From My Pen to Your Heart.”by Geneva Connell Psalm 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his ways, but the Lord directs his steps.”Here it is January, and we are still in celebration mode.

Local women attend Family & Community Education conference

The Nebraska Family and Community Education conference was held at Springview, Nebraska, September 19-21, 2024. Winnie Cooley and Lois Folk were among the 24 persons in attendance. They stayed the two nights in a unit of the Hiland House from a small business of housing.

D Boot & Tack open for business in Seneca

Former Stapleton resident Joe Downing is back in the boot and tack shop business in Seneca.Downing recently purchased the entire inventory of Jay’s Western Wear from Jay and Carla Wardrobe in Gandy. With an enclosed 40’ trailer, he will be traveling to various sites this summer.