Repairs to the turtle fences at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge were completed. There were 24 volunteers who contributed 147 hours of work over the four days the fencing was being worked on.

The seventh annual National Night Out was held on July 26, 2022, at the Valentine Family Aquatic Center. This event is an annual community-building event that promotes First Responder and community unity.

As of July 26, 2022, next year’s work has started. When this project was let for bidding, the construction scheduling had a start date of April 1, 2022 with a contract time of 215 working days. Phase 3 work was scheduled to be completed in 2023. Today is working day 87.

Dylan Naslund from Cody, represented Nebraska 4-H at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in Grand Island, the week of June 27, 2022. Dylan is the son of Adam and Janell Naslund, and Adam is the archery shooting sports instructor for Cherry County 4-H. Dylan was a member of the Nebraska Recurve Archery Team for this year’s competition, coached by Jeff Goble.

Seniors last home game Drew McIntosh, Tagg Buechle, Brysen Limbach, Conner Fowler, Cameron Jordan. First game, Valentine won vs O’Neill 7-3.

“The 2012 fire season opened the eyes of a lot of firefighters, fire departments, members of the state and the public to the importance and need of being prepared, staying vigilant, trainings and funding. We don’t have a big fire season every single year, but people realized that when we do, these things are crucial. The 2012 fires were very educational for everyone,” said Justin Nickless, Fire Management Specialist at the Nebraska Forest Service and Assistant Chief for the Ainsworth Volunteer Fire Department.