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..

A unique dining experience is in store for those who visit the Raine Motel Restaurant and Lounge. They will be serving Indo-American food. Owned by Mona Chanchal Shukla, a pharmacist, who has had experience working in an Indian restaurant in Oregon and New York.

To visit with Gary Smith about his life, it sounds like a spirograph. The vintage toy where circles with holes and gears and different colored pens create artistic graphics as they circle around a pivotal start.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Cody, Tuesday, January 11, where they played the Cowgirls and won with a score of 55-19. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 24, 9, 12, 10 = 55 Cody-Kilgore - 2, 5, 3, 9 = 19 Lead scorer for the Lady Badgers was Kinsey Buechle with 23; Tacey From, 14; Jada From, 7; Kailee Kellum, 6; Fayth From, 3; and Malika Monroe, 2.

The Lady Badgers hosted the Hershey Panthers, Friday, January 14, 2022. The Badgers lost to the Panthers with a score of 32-43.