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Ricketts announces upcoming mobile office hours

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting mobile office hours around the state.At mobile office hours, Ricketts’ staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs.
Gerri Peterson

Gerri Peterson

Residents receive state required letter

by Gerri Peterson Earlier this month every Village of Mullen resident received a letter from the village with the headline of “Notice of galvanized service line material downstream of lead.”

Hooker County 4-H Achievement Day

The Hooker County 4-H Achievement Day will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 12-2 p.m. at Hondo Lanes.Pizza and bowling will be provided for 4-H members by the Hooker County 4-H Council.Interested in joining 4-H?
This image shows the full length of the massive Sustainable Beef plant’s south side, running from west to east. Once operational, the plant is expected to process 1,500 head of cattle, hauled in on 45 semi-trucks, each day. That’s roughly 1.5% of the nation’s fat cattle, says the company CEO. Lori Potter for the Flatwater Free Press

This image shows the full length of the massive Sustainable Beef plant’s south side, running from west to east. Once operational, the plant is expected to process 1,500 head of cattle, hauled in on 45 semi-trucks, each day. That’s roughly 1.5% of the nation’s fat cattle, says the company CEO. Lori Potter for the Flatwater Free Press

Beef over beef: In North Platte, promises of economic boom smash into fears over immigrants

by Natalia Alamdari Flatwater Free Press North Platte – In light, cursive script, she strings newly learned verbs into sentences.She sounds out each foreign syllable, practicing with the volunteer teacher.“Yo escucho, tu escuchas,” Janet Evans recites. I listen.

Donations being gathered for Big Red Battlefield Boxes

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 Wednesday, Nov....

“Little Shop of Horrors” to be at North Platte Playhouse

The North Platte Community College Theater Department will join forces with the North Platte Community Playhouse to present “Little Shop of Horrors” November 15-17 and November 22-24.Showtimes will be 7:30 p.m. CT Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. CT Sundays.

Extension agricultural land management and leasing workshop

Lincoln - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability and Nebraska Extension will present a workshop in North Platte for farm and ranch landowners, landlords and tenants who want to learn more about current trends in farm or ranch real estate, and best practices for...

Devotions with Geneva: A new slate

by Geneva Connell Psalm 18:24 “This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it,” As I flipped the page of the calendar over from October to November, what met my eyes was a clear page that we hadn’t written on yet.

Game and Parks lifts open fire ban

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has lifted the temporary statewide open fire ban at state park and wildlife management areas.The decision follows recent rain across portions of the state.Some Nebraska parks and counties that have not received recent precipitation still may have local,...
Nancy Isom (left) and her sister Shari McMullen behind the bazaar table making sales. Terri Licking

Nancy Isom (left) and her sister Shari McMullen behind the bazaar table making sales. Terri Licking

Feeding the multitudes in Seneca

by Terri Licking The last Sunday in October in the village of Seneca was where the annual Turkey Dinner and Bazaar was hosted by Seneca UCC Fellowship.Donna Reynolds, Mullen, oversees the organizing of this event that has been going on for 75 years, give or take a few years.