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For more than 30 years, community leaders in Valentine have recognized the need for a larger, modern facility to host conferences, events, and regional gatherings. As someone who has worked in the hospitality industry for 27 years and served on the Cherry County Tourism Board since 2021, I’ve seen firsthand how this need has grown along with our tourism industry.

I just wanted to reach out and let you all know about a program called Project Share Your Story. It is a project by the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation to collect stories from Vietnam Era Veterans and share those stories.

This is a good time to reflect on our fortunes and those of the people around us. The holidays are a time for giving thanks and showing kindness to others. The Salvation Army is dedicated to helping those in need and is asking for community volunteers to ring the red kettle bell this holiday season. Last year, roughly 20 or so local community members and organizations volunteered to stand outside, braving biting winds and chilling temperatures to ring bells for those less fortunate.

For weather freaks, these past few weeks were something to ENJOY! There was a little bit of everything for everyone, really. Without a doubt, this autumn has been balmy, a jacket was all anyone has needed - if that. Then it was back to capris, lawnmowers clearing up the last of autumn leaves, and BBQ’s out back. A record setting high temperature of 81 degrees was recorded by NOAA Weather Friday, November 14, 2025, which broke the old record of 79 degrees set in 1990.

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS), part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR), has secured more than $24 million in Community Wildfire Defense Grants from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to implement wildfire mitigation projects across Brown and Rock counties. These efforts will expand partnerships with landowners, the counties, protect communities, and improve resilience in some of the state’s most fire-prone regions.

I just wanted to reach out and let you all know about a program called Project Share Your Story. It is a project by the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation to collect stories from Vietnam Era Veterans and share those stories.

Whitney Jennings of Seneca, NE, has been selected as Mid-Plains Community College’s Business Student of the Month for November. Although she initially planned to attend college out of state, a tour quickly changed her mind.

Out here in the Sandhills, where good horses are part of our everyday rhythm and the heartbeat of many families, we pay attention when something threatens their wellbeing. From ranch work to rodeo arenas to the long winter miles hauled across the region, our horses carry us through it all. And as the busy season of big events approaches, so does a renewed concern making its way through barns, trailers, and warm -up pens across the country: the rise of EHV1 or Equine Herpesvirus.

Ainsworth 133-141 - Royal Foote's place is 4th and has scored 1.0 team points. Round 1 - Royal Foote (Valentine Middle School) won by fall over Paxton Mathews (O`Neill Juinor High) (Fall 2:05) Round 2 - Bo Gubbels (West Holt) won by forfeit over Royal Foote (Valentine Middle School) (FF) Round 3 - Grady Licking (Sandhills/ Thedford) won by medical forfeit over Royal Foote (Valentine Middle School) (MFFL) Ainsworth 138-147 - Cruz Joseph's place is 2nd and has scored 3.0 team points.

There’s something special about thumbing through Grandma’s old recipes. They hold more than ingredients - they hold memories, stories, and the kind of love that doesn’t fade with time. Some families have traditions passed carefully from one generation to the next; others find themselves reconnecting with long - lost favorites tucked inside a weathered recipe box. Whatever your story may be, why not dust off those cherished cards and bake a little life back into them? And what better place to share these treasures than right here in your communitynewspaper,celebrating good ol’ local favorites? Do you have a recipe you adore - maybe one with a memory that still warms your heart? We’d love to keep those stories and flavors alive, shared, and enjoyed throughout our community. Truly, we’d love to hear