by Laura Vroman What started out as a wonder by Pastor Scott McClellen of Berean Bible Church has since been blessed by the Lord and a new worship center is now located at 706 East 7th Street in Valentine. They held their open house Sunday, March 15, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

When I headed home on Thursday afternoon, I thought that the focus of this week’ss column would be the budget battle taking place in Lincoln. That’s what I was prepared to write about. Somewhere between Broken Bow and Dunning late Thursday afternoon, the focus for not just myself but thousands of other Nebraskans changed. Fires began to break out across the state, the largest being in western Nebraska.

[HALSEY, Neb., March, 2026] — The Chokecherry prescribed fire on the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest was declared a wildfire at approximately 4:00 p.m. March 12, 2026. Although forecastedweatherconditionswere within parameters for the implementation of the prescribed fire, the wind event that took place 36 hours after ignitions ceased caused a spot fire that spread outside the project boundary.

Modern Ranching ~ From Windmills to Solar For early settlers, windmills were among their most valuable tools. These high - torque machines pumped water from wells sometimes more than 400 feet deep, making rotational grazing possible across large pastures.

March 15, 2026, 9:00am It’s hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valentine can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 57-56 to the Freeman Falcons. Valentine’s defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak at NSAA State Basketball Playoffs.

On Thursday, February 26, 2026, the Cowboys traveled to Mullen, NE fresh off a victory over the Hyannis Longhorns and ready to bring the fight to the Broncos in the D2-12 Sub-District Final. Unfortunately, the Broncos managed to edge Cody-Kilgore by a slim margin, winning the sub-district championship by a score of 53-51.