Early Sandhills veterinarian had colorful life

Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023

Andrew Joseph Applegarth, DVM
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A homestead 25 miles south of Antioch is known to this day as the Old Applegarth Place, and in his life, Sandhills veterinarian Andy Applegarth remembered traveling there as a child in a covered wagon pulled by oxen.

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Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame inducts nine new members

The 18th Annual Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony will be held June 10, at the 4-H Building at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine, Nebraska

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