New Cody-Kilgore hires for the 2025-2026 school year are Ken McGinness, Riawna Reimers, and Trinity Szakacs. Let’s hear from these new teachers! Trinity Szakacs Trinity Szakacs will be a second grade teacher.

Valentine Community Schools has five new faculty members and a new nurse for the upcoming school year. Let’s meet them! Krista Schoonveld Krista Schoonveld will be teaching third grade.

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.