This year’s Crazy Day lived up to its name—delivering wild sidewalk sales, a bustling receipt raffle, talented street artists, and the debut of the ultra-crazy Valentine Marathon. Winners of both the receipt raffle and the second annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Competition took home Chamber Bucks, redeemable at Valentine Chamber of Commerce member businesses.

NAPA’s Physician of the Year Award is awarded annually and the physician must be engaged in active practice. Dr.

Valentine hosted the C-7 Senior Legion Area Tournament at Legion Field from July 25-29. Post 90 Seniors were crowned district champions, defeating Sheridan County, Atkinson and Hi-Line.

The Valentine Post 90 Junior Legion season came to an end on July 15, with a loss to Dannebrog- Cairo-Boelus in the C-7 Area Tournament Championship game. The outgoing group of juniors reached the area final three seasons in a row and were the first Post 90 Junior Legion team to qualify for state in 2023. The season ended with a 10-5 record. The juniors also wontheO’NeillMemorialWeekend tournament with wins over two Class B opponents in O’Neill and Columbus Lakeview.

There have been two reports of a mountain lion sighted near Valentine, NE. One report was confirmed with a video of the mountain lion from Friday, August, 8, 2025, NW of Valentine, a second report is pending confirmation of a sighting near the city park north of Valentine on Sunday, August 10.

Friday, August 8 8:00 a.m. - Rodeo Slack 9:00 a.m.