LINCOLN, NE (March 21, 2022) - Monday, March 21, 2022, current Nebraska Cattlemen President Brenda Masek, Past President Ken Herz joined Governor Ricketts during a press briefing at the State Capitol to proclaim March 20-26, 2022, National Agriculture Week in Nebraska.

Just because some of Valentine’s Main Street is closed, that doesn’t mean that the businesses on Main are closed! Quite the contrary! They’re receiving patrons by either their front doors or back entrances for those who have them.

Valentine Middle School Principal Mr. Sayer introduced Trooper Tim Flick of Scottsbluff, Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Who would have thought running heavy equipment would someday lead a young man to become a pastor? “I started listening to audio books, and I was pretty tired of listening to everything on the radio. In my first year I listened to 104 books, in my second year, it was 115 books,” said Jake Schadel. “I’ve always been a faithful person, but it was the first time I listened to the whole Bible. I downloaded the Bible three times. The NIV, the dramatized version, and an English Standard Version. It took about 76 hours to get though which I was able to do. I started on Monday and finished on a Friday, so Genesis to Revelation in two weeks.”

The week has begun with traffic control signage along the affected roadways. Here’s some of what you can expect to come this week.

“I was thinking that if anyone should get a plaque, it should be Evelyn. She did weather observations for 30 years, kept house, and in her spare time, she altered clothes - which she’s still doing - and has put up with me for 66 years in March, raised three boys - you can’t tell me she doesn’t deserve a plaque at least,” Bob Kilmer, the recent Aviation Hall of Fame recipient said of his wife.