Debra Hand, Assistant Clerk for Cherry County Court, has been selected to serve as clerk magistrate in Valentine. Hand began work as clerk magistrate January 3, 2022.

The Leo Brinda Unit #90 American Legion Auxiliary recently hosted a quilt raffle to help raise funds for the Cherry County Quilts of Valor program. Quilts of Valor are hand-made patriotic quilts that are awarded to veterans to show gratitude for their many sacrifices.

The 2022 Bull Bash People’s Choice Quilt Show will be held February 12, at Nelsen Furniture on Valentine’s Main Street. Organizers are calling for community quilts.

Valentine placed second at the Chadron Dual tournament Friday, January 21, 2022. The Badgers lone loss came to a 24-1 Scottsbluff team. “I would have liked to have wrestled them with our full line-up, I think we would have fared better. The Badgers defeated a good Mead, CO team in the semifinals. That was our best dual of the day. I thought we wrestled pretty good against them,” said Coach Shane Allison.

Boys Team Scores First place, Valentine, 165.0; second place, Mead, 31.5; third place, Ogallala, 115.0; fourth place, Campbell County, 105.0; fifth place, Gordon-Rushville, 95.0; sixth place, Chase County, 85.0; seventh place, Bayard, 71.5; eighth place, Chadron, 63.0; ninth place, Newell, 51.0; 10th place, Perkins County, 45.0; 11th place, Bridgeport, 35.0; 12th place, Garden County, 33.0; 13th place, Alliance, 32.0; 14th place, Crawford, 26.0; 15th place, Kimball, 21.0; 16th place, Hemingford, 18.0; 17th place, Hay Springs, 14.5; 18th place, Morrill, 1.0. Girls Team Scores First place, Chadron Girls, 75.0; second place, Mitchell Girls, 72.0; third place, Ogallala Girls, 62.0; fourth place, Valentine Girls, 60.0; fifth place, Pine Ridge, 54.0; sixth place, Bridgeport Girls, 38.0; seventh place, Hemingford Girls, 28.0; eighth place, Bayard Girls, 26.0; ninth place, Garden County Girls, 22.0.

The Valentine Area Arts Council event scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2022 has been canceled due to the artist having covid..