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South Dakota State announces spring 2026 Deans List
Opening the door to the past on Centennial Hall ~ glimpsing her future
Osburn named to Marquis Who’s Who

Legion BaLL
BOW Women’s Primitive Turkey Hunt 2026
Rare lake sturgeon made 681-mile swim

The Gobbler’s Trail: A Sandhills Thanksgiving Whodunit

CHAPTER ONE — The Feather Fiasco at Berry Bridge It all started with feathers. Lots of them.
Trees for Nebraska Towns Fall Tree Grant awards 15 trees to Mount Hope and Harmony cemeteries

InAugust2025MountHopeCemetery was awarded 15 trees, through the Trees for Nebraska Towns Fall Tree Grant. Plantings, with the help of the Mount Hope Cemetery Board, Harmony Cemetery Board and Middle Niobrara NRD, took place on October 10 at Mount Hope and Harmony cemeteries.
Daniel Martinez completes residency at Valentine

Daniel Martinez, guitar virtuoso, had a busy week visiting the schools and other stops around town. Daniel is originally from Iquitos, Peru. He moved to the United States in 2002 and started to take his music seriously. Daniel has performed across the U.S., Canada, and in South America. He is a guitar professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College, and plays all musical styles, but his specialties are Latin rhythms such as Flamenco, Rumba, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Bolero, Bachata, and more.
Living the American Dream in Cherry County!

As the sun rose over Main Street, my heart gleamed with pride. The morning light caught on the rows of American flags lining our townbright stripes and quiet reverence waving in the Sandhills breeze. It felt like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting, except this isn’t a painting. It’s real. It’s Cherry County, Nebraska. It’s home.
2025 4-H Achievement Celebration

The 2025 4-H year wrapped up on October 19, with the annual Achievement Celebration at the White Elephant Hall in Cody. After enjoying some yard games and a potluck meal with over 80 people in attendance, special awards were presented and top achievements for the year were highlighted.
Shadbolt is NFR bareback qualifier again

After having an exceptional regular season, Cherry County’s Garrett Shadbolt will be making his fourth appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, NV, in early December. Shadbolt is seventh among the 15 bareback riding qualifiers with earnings of $168,261 and says it was his best regular season.