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The annual Lakeview Church 4th of July picnic will be held on Friday, July 4 starting at noon. Everyone is invited to the Lakeview Fellowship Hall and grounds for an afternoon of good food, fellowship and games!

Blessings to all of you who support St. John’s Food Pantry! We appreciate the donations that have allowed us to continue to keep the pantry doors open. Please keep our little pantry in your prayers.

Kelcey Andrews, Rosebud, SD. Fail to use child passenger restraint, $25 fines, $49 costs - Deputy McSweeney.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the United States striking Iran’s nuclear sites: “For decades, Iran has chanted ‘death to America’ and pledged to wipe Israel off the map. When foreign adversaries pledge to destroy us, we should believe them.

Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott announced that in Cherry County District Court, Friday, June 20, 2025, the following sentence was issued: David Lopez, age 35, of Alamogordo, NM, appeared and was sentenced to 14-24 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for the crime of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute.

June is National Safety Month - a time to protect what matters most: our health, our homes, and our loved ones. Every year thousands of children are treated in emergency rooms for preventable poisoning.

JUNE 23, 2025, OGALLALA, NE — The Nebraska State Patrol is renewing calls for motorists to pay attention to the road after a second trooper’s parked patrol unit was struck in the span of just 10 days. The second crash occurred Sunday morning near Paxton.

At approximately 5:00 p.m., on June 16, a confrontation occurred in the 300 block of N. Main Street between the driver of a vehicle and the passenger in a following vehicle. The driver reported to police that he believed he was being harassed and threatened by the passenger of the vehicle following him. The driver stopped his car in front of the Cherry County Justice Center and exited his vehicle armed with a firearm. An officer of the Valentine Police Department and a deputy from the Cherry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. The male passenger from the following vehicle was subsequently arrested for Disturbing the Peace. The driver was interviewed and released. The incident will be forwarded to the Cherry County Attorney’s Office for review. Chief Jamon Slama During the week of June 15 - 21, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department:

You can always learn from the past...and learning just got a whole lot easier at the Valentine Public Library. Director Carrie Graham had the foresight to have the libraries’ collection of microfilm transfered to a portal on their website, before it could deteriorate further.

Welcome back VHS Alumni! The Class of 1975 is celebrating 50 years, and there is a weekend full of events for everyone! Friday, June 27, the individual classes will gather. Saturday, June 28, the Alumni Golf Tournament will be held at Frederick Peak Golf Club starting at 9:00 a.m., contact Brad Arnold at 402-322-0786 for information.