News

Happy birthday to Wyonne Walkling, who will celebrate her 89th birthday on September 18. She is a resident at Sandhills Care Center, and you can brighten her day with a card. Cards can be sent to her at Sandhills Care Center, 143 N. Fullerton St, Ainsworth NE 69210. She loves mail!

Sorry I haven’t had much news lately. In the mad rush of the end of summer/start of fall, it seems like there are three things going on at all times. We have been blessed with some rain this past weekend, hopefully to get a bit of grass growing before the cold sets in. Most of the haying is wrapping up and bales are being hauled into the stackyards as the area starts to winterize equipment for the year.

Available Daily Cards • Board Games • Pool • Men’s coffee at 9:30 a.m. •Bingo, Monday, 7:00 p.m., $5.00 per card with 16 chances to win.

OMAHA, Nebraska — A recent study of more than 1,000 people in alcohol treatment found that nearly one in three never escape the crushing anxiety or depression that often accompanies early sobriety — a red flag that may predict relapse and signal the need for more targeted care.

LINCOLN, NE, September 10, 2025 - Jenalee Garwood of Valentine, an agricultural leadership, education and communication major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is among a record 739 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students selected to join the University Honors Program this fall. The cohort is 15 percent larger than the previous record class in 2019.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after it was announced that Charlie Kirk died following a shooting at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10, 2025: “Charlie Kirk was participating in the very American act of political dialogue when he was taken from us. He was a husband, son, and father of two little children. Political violence is anti-American. It’s an attack against our very values. It’s an attack on our republic. In our great country, we settle our disagreements with ballots, not bullets. Please join me in prayer for his family as they mourn.”

LINCOLN –The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Nebraska. This is the first known case of HPAI in dairy cattle in the state. The herd is located in central Nebraska and has been quarantined.

VALENTINE, Neb.– Nancy B. Johnson, independent scholar, Humanities Nebraska, is scheduled to present the program Myths of Women’s Madness on the Plains, on September 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., CST at the Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center.

The public is invited to share their feedback on the 2026-2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan: Guiding Success in Nebraska Outdoor Recreation between September 17 and October 2 online.

September 15, 2025, Lincoln, NE — During the month of August 2025, 22 people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.