The Badger varsity golf team competed April 20, 2023 at the O’Neill Invite. They placed eighth out of 13 teams with 414.

VHS results from the West Holt Invite held Thursday, April 20, 2023. Coach Blake Beebout said, “Our kids did a great job of competing in some of the tougher elements - weather wise we have faced this year. I was extremely pleased with how our kids responded to coaching and warmed up properly. The kids set a lot of PRs against tough competition. It was also great to see teammates step up and fill in for some injuries we have faced lately. We are trending the right direction as we head into our toughest meet of the season, the SWC Meet. We look forward to watching our kids compete against our SWC op-ponents.”

Let’s catch up with K-9 Baker and together, find how things are going with the Valentine Police Department. Officer Brandon Ormesher is Baker’s handler and trained with him at Jonesboro, AK last October.

In days gone by, churches means of communicating with their congregation consisted of a board on the wall showing last week’s attendance, giving and the hymn numbers to be sung on Sunday. Bulletins, if there were any were printed using a foul-smelling process called “Mimeograph.”

Ruby Law is located in the red building on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in Valentine. Kelsey Ruby is an attorney at law and is a 2007 graduate of Wayne State College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. She graduated from USD School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 2010. She is licensed in the state of South Dakota, Nebraska, along with Rosebud, the United States Supreme Court, and federal court in South Dakota nd Nebraska. She offers legal services for criminal defense, civil cases, family law, and estate planning.

Through the week of April 3-5, 2023, six FBLA members had an amazing experience at the Nebraska FBLA State Leadership Conference. Members got to compete in various objective tests and presentations. Students also had the opportunity to attend many seminars and sessions with some of the top business leaders in the state.