A swearing-in ceremony for Debra Hand as Clerk Magistrate of Cherry County Court was held April 26, 2022, in the Cherry County Courthouse in Valentine. Judge James Orr opened and hosted the ceremony.

LINCOLN – Monday, May 2, 2022, Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska during a ceremony at the State Capitol. He was joined by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman, Nebraska Beef Council Chairman George Cooksley, and Nebraska Cattlemen President Brenda Masek. At the news conference, Gov. Ricketts encouraged Nebraskans to take part in the 2022 Good Life Great Steaks Beef Passport program organized by the Nebraska Beef Council.

On Friday, April 29, 2022, eight students from VHS traveled to UNK to compete at the regional Nebraska Personal Finance Challenge. Two teams of VHS students earned a spot at the western regionals. Nicole Williams, Mataya Morrison, Jack Lancaster, and Gunnar Battershaw placed first at regionals and third in the state.

The Valentine Badgers Golf Team traveled to the O’Neill Invitational Thursday, April 21, 2022 and placed ninth out of 16 teams. Individually: Brayden Grubham shot 100; Logan Muirhead and Sean Springer each shot 101; and Ben Butcher shot 126 for a total score of 428..

Wishing all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, and caretakers - those who care for their children...regardless! It has been an interesting few years that moms the world over have had new experiences in child care. Interesting times, make for creativity, compromise, understanding, and a lot of faith and prayer! May you enjoy this Mother’s Day! Photo by Laura Vroman

Cherry County Emergency Management has issued a burn ban that was effective as of April 16, 2022. The ban primarily applies to required permits for open burns such as brush piles, leaves, etc. All burn permits will remain suspended until the burn ban has been lifted.