The Valentine Majors Baseball Team, comprised of boys 12 years old and younger as of January 1, competed in the Rosebud Little League Majors Tournament in Burke, SD, July 7-9, 2024, bringing home third place honors. One game per night. Six innings per game. The seven-team bracket and their seedings were: Clearfieldfirst, Lyman-second, Burke-third, Valentine-fourth, Winner-fifth, Gregory-sixth and Ainsworthseventh.

State Farm Insurance Agency in Valentine has a new agent in Leslie Riewe. The agency also offers financial services including annuities and securities. The office is located at 115 N. Hall Street and can be reached by calling 402-376-2810 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Flying free over the newly installed memorials in front of the Cherry County Justice Center are six new flags representing Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Command and Coast Guard - in that order from left to right.

Niobrara Valley Vineyards entered the Great American International Wine Competition May 4, 2024 in Rochester, NY. The competition was open to all commercial wineries from anywhere in the world. There were over 900 entries that were judged by 24 judges from different parts of the world.

The Valentine Rookie 8-U team wrapped up their season with a 7-4 record and a second place finish at the Rosebud League Tournament in Winner, SD. The tournament started with a bang as Valentine played Lyman.

Happy 248th birthday America! And what a beautiful day to celebrate! Gentle breezes blew comfortable temperatures for the parade which began at 10:00 a.m., then over to Badger Memorial Field where a record number of guests participated in the national Let Freedom Ring celebration of the reading of the Declaration of Independence. At the Cherry County Fairgrounds was the God and Country Music Festival making its debut with music and poetry featuring lyrics about God and Country.