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JUNE 7, 2025 LINCOLN, NE — The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles are warning about a scam that has targeted numerous Nebraskans. The scam involves a text message purportedly from the Nebraska DMV claiming that the recipient has unpaid traffic fines and that several penalties are possible unless the recipient clicks a link to pay the supposed fines.

JUNE 3, 2025 MCCOOK, NE — The Nebraska State Patrol is raising awareness about multiple overdose cases in southwest Nebraska. In the last several days, there have been two overdose cases in the area.

Saturday, May 31, 2025 was the inaugural Cherry County Royalty Dad Pageant. There were four contestants and they included Tim Holmes, BJ Robinson and Lee Sarritt.

Do you ever wonder what the impetus was for someone’s art? Say you’re walking down Valentine’s Main Street and see the wonderful sculptures - what made the artist think to make that particular form, shape, or representation? Now you can know - in the artists own voice even - with an app to download on your mobile phone called otocast, pronounced as auto cast.

The Rotary Club presented a check to theHeart City Theater Project in the amount of $4,000. This is one of several projects Rotary has funded in Valentine this year.

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Despite a chilly and gloomy Friday, May 23, 2025 the creative spirit shone brightly at the third annual Valentine Art Walk. Main Street was transformed into an open-air studio and gallery, buzzing with artistic energy and community engagement.

SusanReendersMcNaughtgrew up in Michigan on an acreage with cattle, horses, chickens and various other animals. She began drawing her favorite subject – animals – at a young age. Her fondness for animals motivated her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. After graduating from veterinary college, she moved to Valentine, NE where she enjoyed practicing veterinary medicine for 22 years.

While Memorial Day services were canceled Monday, May 26, 2025, at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine, several folks didn’t get the word and showed up at the Vets Club. Singers of National Anthem and the Little Miss Poppy and Little Miss Poppy in waiting were in attendance.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. Students who are on the Dean’s List must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale.