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Ainsworth Star-Journal, Valentine Midland News welcome new ownership Just like a Hallmark Channel Christmas miracle, as the final hour was approaching for the Ainsworth Star-Journal,threeAinsworthbusinessmen joined forces to purchase the Ainsworth Star-Journal and keep the newspaper from ceasing publication. Kirk and Chelsey Peterson, Graig and Stephanie Kinzie and Clint and Katie Painter have combined their resources to purchase the Ainsworth Star-Journal from Rod and Kathy Worrell.

Valentine, NE — The results are in for the highly anticipated 2025 Valentine’s Day Card Contest, and this year’s winner is Lacey Lemmert with her heartfelt and creative design titled Love is in the Air in Valentine.

Join us for a wonderful evening as the Valentine Area Arts Council presents Jason Gray. The performance is Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., at the Valentine High School Auditorium. This event is free to the public. A free-will donation will be taken at the door.

As 2024 comes to a close, there is no better time to honor the individuals who make our community a better place t h r o u g h their selfless acts of service. W h e t h - er through supporting local veterans programs, working with youth and schools, volunteer- ing in churches, or advocating for those in need - there are many incredible people who g o above and beyond every day.

We’d like to express our gratitude to some folks who have assisted during this transition as getting into the newspaper business wasn’t exactly on my 2024 bingo card. Thanks to Dana Anderson, former General Manager of the Valentine Midland News.

There’salotofchangesatValentineMidlandNews!WhatwasoncetheValentineMidlandNewsandPrintingisnow Valentine Midland NEWS, located at 280 N. Main Street. The printing side of things has remained at the former location at 146 West Second Street.

Thank you all for the warm welcome to the newspaper industry! The value this paper brings to the community has been reinforced one hundred times over during the last week. Since a newspaper is nothing more than kindling without readers, we plan to keep you up-to-date on what’s going on at the Valentine Midland News as we make some adjustments to better serve you.

Students attending Simeon School chose Borders Without Boundaries for their community service project this Christmas season. The critters living at the shelter will enjoy 88 pounds of dog food, 75 pounds of cat food, and an assortment of treats, toys, and towels.

The results are in for the first week of Vets Club soup contest, sponsored by Sandhills State Bank. Coming in first place was Stacie Wilcox with potato soup, second place was Brandon Parrone with Chicken Tortilla. Mitch Elliott made Mexican corn chowder and placed third. Donald McCleary took fourth with bacon cheeseburger. Round two will be held Friday, January 10.

You may have felt a rumble on New Years Day if you lived anywhere near Brownlee. A 3.0 quake hit that area at 20:57 UTC on January 1, 2025, which is 8:57 p.m. The depth was 5.0 km. Ten people reported their experience at USGS.gov .