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The Rotary sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive was very successful, thanks to our remarkable donor base! There were 19 Power Reds, of which three were new Power Red donors. We collected 70 whole-blood products, totaling 108 units.

A place where creativity, culture, andconnectioncometogether, the Heart City Creative District is a growing initiative that celebrates everything that makes the Valentine area unique while inspiring new opportunities for residents, artists, entrepreneurs, and visitors alike.

LINCOLN, NE – A missing Lincoln juvenile was safely recovered in Texas on Thursday. A woman suspected of taking the juvenile was also arrested.

July 8, 2026 ~ Ainsworth, NE — Weather permitting, work will begin July 10 on Nebraska Highway 11 (N-11), north of Atkinson, from reference post 155.5 to reference post 171.3, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen joined Metropolitan Community College, the Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL), the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), employers, and student trainees to announce the launch of Nebraska’s Workforce Pell Grant Program. The program allows federal Pell Grant funding to be used for short-term job training programs leading to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand occupations across the state. Metropolitan Community College is the first institution in Nebraska to establish Workforce Pell programs, offering programs in CDL, CompTIA Tech + with Google IT Support, Pharmacy Technician, and Phlebotomy Technician.

During the week of July 5-11, four arrests were reported by the Valentine Police Department: • At 9:25 p.m., on July 5, a disturbance was reported at the Cowboy Trail Pavillion on Main Street. Officers responded, and a 19 year old Nebraska woman was arrested and charged with Terroristic Threats.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior celebrated the opening of the new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum, unveiling a 15,000-square-foot immersive museum beneath one of the nation's most iconic memorials. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined the National Park Service, National Park Foundation and project partners to officially open the new experience to the public.

On May 1 st Rock County Hospital initiated a fund drive for wildfire victims in Nebraska. Utilizing their “Partners in Life” program, they partnered with the Brown County and Cherry County Hospitals in a friendly competitive fund raiser.

JULY 9, 2026 ~LINCOLN, NE — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 35 impaired drivers from the road over the Independence Day Weekend. “As America turned 250 this Independence Day weekend, our troopers and dispatchers remained vigilant to keep Nebraskans safe,” said Colonel Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol.