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The Valentine Midland News had six tickets as a Cherry County Ag Society sponsor and drew three names from our subscriber list! Those winners were: Ronna Morse, Nina Nelson, and Linda Ramos. Thank you for being subscribers and enjoy your free tickets - one for you and another for your guest!.

You can help keep the supply afloat during the Cherry County Hospital’s Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Conference Room. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or visit Jordan in the lab.

With all of the disasters that have been going on throughout the U.S., it not only looked like it could have been our turn, but it sounded like it as well. Forecasters had shared the likelihood of tornadoes in the vicinity, along with severe thunderstorms. At 7:49 p.m., an emergency alert was activated and sent out through people’s phones about severe thunderstorm warning with baseball size hail. People were warned to take shelter.

In the July 9, 2025 edition of the Valentine Midland News, BSH Kilgore, LLC, refuted the findings of theCherryCountyZoningAdministrator saying, “The Administrator’s assertions that the conditional use permit has expired and that BSH Kilgore has not complied with the permit’s conditions are factually inaccurate and unsupported by the public record.”

Some warm weather and humidity made for a few uncomfortable days and renewed my appreciation of air conditioning. The corn fields are loving this weather – it’s amazing how much its grown in a weeks time. My friend Sara said it was hot enough to make the devil cry!

District Judge Mark Kozisek ordered the County Board of Commissioners with directions to issue Conditional Use Permit, CUP-001/23, in his judgment of TK Angus vs. Cherry County Board of Commissioners, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Step into the Darkness is the theme for the 32nd annual Nebraska Star Party which will be held July 20-25, at Merritt Reservoir’s Snake Arm, and Wednesday, July 23 at the Valentine High School. Of course, weather permitting, Friday, July 25 is the Public Star Party, from 9:00 p.m. until midnight.

Storyteller and musician Chris Sayre is coming to Valentine, as part of the Nebraska Star Party Thursday, July 24, 2025. Chris Sayre will present programs at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center, 214 West Highway 20.

Would you like to see your Alumni photos in the Valentine Midland News? Please take some time to come and identify your class! Someone will be here Monday through Friday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. We have photos of the following classes: 1955, 1960, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 2000, 2005..

We’re getting the band back together and WE NEED YOU! Mrs. Springer and Mrs. Rhoades would like to invite seventh through 12th grade band students, community members, along with band and flag corps alumni to join them in playing in the Cherry County Fair Parade on August 7.