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.

Todd Peters is 2026 Heroes Honor Ride recipient

by Gerri Peterson It was an extra memorable 4th of July weekend for Mullen’s Todd Peters when some unexpected visitors arrived at his family’s gathering on Friday, July 3.Escorted by Hooker County Sheriff Todd Yost, two motorcycles pulled into the driveway.

Nebraska Brand Committee seeks applications

Lincoln - The State of Nebraska is now accepting applications for seven positions on the newly restructured Nebraska Brand Committee, authorized by Legislative Bill 1187 (LB1187) and codified in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-191.

Shop Local Poker run happening now!

Three Mullen businesses celebrated ownership anniversaries on July 1 and are teaming together to sponsor a Shop Local Poker Run during the month of July!

EMS Corner: Patient confidentiality

by Barb Svoboda Most people are familiar with the acronym HIPAA, which stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996). If you have been to a healthcare provider since 2003, you have likely signed privacy forms and/or received documentation about it.

Free clinic for ranchers in Valentine July 9

Free clinics for farmers and ranchers and their families are being held on Thursday, July 9 in Valen tine. They are confidential, one-on-one sessions with an experienced ag law attorney and ag finance counselor.These clinics have been offered in Nebraska since 1989.

Keeping tomatoes healthy this growing season

Tomatoes were once believed to be poisonous and avoided at all costs.Today, they are one of the most popular plants grown in home gardens, appearing in more than 86 percent of gardens across the United States.

Thomas Paine

His name might not have been the inspiration for America’s capital city, a state in the Pacific Northwest or countless locales across the nation, but Thomas Paine was a hugely influential figure in the formation of the United States.

56 men signed the Declaration of Independence

Names like John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and, of course, John Hancock might instantly come to mind when pondering the men who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But what about the remaining signatoriesto the founding document of the United States?