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Somewhere along the spine of Highway 12, just east of Valentine, Nebraska, the land stretches wide and quiet like it’s holding its breath. Out here in the Sandhills, there’s a particular kind of silence—the kind that lets you hear the first tremble of thunder hours before the rain arrives. It was that silence I chased on a July afternoon, pulling over at the Fort Niobrara Overlook, camera in hand and eyes on the horizon.

Minnechaduza Creek Bridge Structure Number. S012 00398 STP-12-2(106) CN 80944 ID 80944 Progress Report: Day 228 of 263 On Highway 12, 3 miles east of Valentine, work to replace the bridge over the Minnechaduza Creek is nearing completion. Work to build the roadway to the bridge is underway and will be complete soon. All remaining work, grading, guardrail, and drainage structures is to be completed under traffic control for work zones.

VALENTINE, Nebraska (April 11, 2025) — A sufficient blood supply is important to ensure patient needs are met. Donors of all blood types are encouraged to donate blood on May 1, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at St. Nicholas Catholic Church to help save lives.

The After School Program at the Valentine Elementary School allows students to stay until around 5:30 p.m., if their parents are busy. Some of my classmates and I have begun volunteering for this program for our community service project.

The 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Contest was held on March 28th at the Fairgrounds. There were 17 participants competing in the different areas of speech, music, and talent. The judge for the music and talent portion was Chelsea Luthy-Stoeger while Noah and Hannah Barber judged the public speaking.

Notice: We are still having bake sales for fund raising; we will be baking Cinnamon Rolls!! Now lower price! Call in your order Monday- Wednesday and we will get them baked and have then ready for pick up on Fridays. Your choice of frosting, regular glazed, or caramel or caramel with pecans.

Tornadoes are powerful storms that feature rotating columns of air and violent thunderstorms that reach from sky to ground. People in the path of tornadoes must recognize that these storms can topple homes, flip cars and send debris flying into the air.

As history (and a few late-night design sessions) have taught me, mistakes do happen—especially when working into the wee hours! I wanted to quickly let you know about two corrections on the Chamber Calendar of Events posters:

Mary (Mock) Schubert Hollopeter’s story Mary (Mock) Schubert Hollopeter has completed her long-awaited book, After four years in the writing, she says the 300 page book is a fast-paced memoir drawn from nine decades of living through historical times. Woven throughout her book are astonishing stories, some humorous, some heart-wrenching.

Last week, we visited quite a bit about funding. Everyone always wants public transportation (well maybe,almosteveryone),butwhois going to pay for it? How can transit systems operate at a lower cost? Everyone wants to know “What is the return on our investment”?