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MAY 16, 2025 (CHADRON, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Crawford man following an investigation into child exploitation. Investigators served an arrest warrant for Tyrell Homrighausen, 31, at his home in Crawford.

Discover how God used Operation Christmas Child to help Lorena Surducan at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2025, at First Baptist Church, at 209. N.

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An art exhibition focusing on pets as subjects is currently being held at the Valentine Public Library. The show, which runs until May 30th, features a variety of mediums including watercolor, acrylic, oil, collage, fibers, and drawings.

Valentine, NE – In a heartwarming effort to support newborns and their families, Valentine High School seniors Rylie Sexon and Kimber McGinley have launched the Blankets for Babies project, an initiative dedicated to creating and donating handmade blankets for infants.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order extending a burn ban due to continued dry conditions in the central and western regions of Nebraska. The new order remains in effect until midnight May 20.

At the annual meeting in may, the following people were elected to office: Chief Terry Engles, Assistant Chief Tadd Buechle, President Kyle Temple, Vice President Alexis Murray, Secretary-Treasurer, William Beel, Safety Officers Ryan Benjamin, Benaiah Deweerd, Captains Courtney Fowler, Ross Brockley, Daniel Boes, Training Officer Daniel Bitner.

Your Cherry County Rodeo Royalty are pictured from L to R: Sweetheart Madi Worm, Queen Jayda From, Princess Sydnee Holmes. Cherry County Rodeo Royalty will present the Dad Pageant, May 31, 2025.

Dixie Hasart grew up in eastern Colorado and attended school in Burlington. It was there that she was fortunate to have a wonderful and talented middle and high school art teacher. “She introduced us to many different mediums. I took a semester in oil painting and liked it best. Several years later, I bought a $10 set of oils from Walmart and did a painting for my parents. That really started my love for oils,” she said, “When my children were school age, I took off 20 years to homeschool them. I started painting again in 2012.”

Monday, May 12, Traffic Control was placed to close Highway 83 North (West 4th Street) between the city streets of Cherry and Highway 83 to Edna and Highway 83. A detour for Highway 83 north traffic will be placed.