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According to Cherry County Attorney, Eric Scott, four individuals were sentenced January 21, 2022 in Cherry County District Court on various felony charges. John Fred Garner, age 61 of Valentine, was sentenced to 10-16 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for Distribution of a Controlled Substance.

The Central Nebraska Housing Developers are announcing the availability of funds to rehabilitate owner-occupied homes, located within the municipal boundaries of communities in our 14-county region. Low- to no-interest loans are available to income-eligible households for rehabilitation activities, including, but not limited to: weatherization, roof and foundation repairs, plumbing, electrical, painting/siding, and accessibility.

On 1/9/2022 at 2:43 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on West Highway 20. A 36 year old Valentine man was arrested on suspicion of operating his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Lindsey Boes, Senior, Speech Lindsey is a strong leader within the Speech program. She not only leads by example, but she builds up and encourages her teammates.

Kaylee Hanson, Sophomore Kaylee is pumped right now in Personal Finance. We are playing the stock market game until April and Kaylee is all over this.

The kindergarten through fifth grade students at Simeon Rural School wanted to do a service project this year for Christmas. They decided to create care packages for the essential workers at the hospital and both clinics in Valentine.

Ever wanted to try ice fishing? Join the Niobrara National Scenic River and Valentine National Wildlife Refuge for the first Ice Fishing Clinic. The event takes place February 5, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Watts Lake at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge. Registration is required and will close January 28, 2022. Please contact the Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center either by phone 402-376-1901 or email niobrara_nsr@nps.gov to ask questions and register.

The Kindergarten through fifth grade students at Simeon Rural School worked hard to practice for this year’s Christmas program, titled, Yankee Doodle’s Dandy Christmas. Yankee Doodle was suffering from a bad tooth ache and was very gloomy.

Lone Willow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, has again sponsored the awarding of DAR Youth Citizenship medals to deserving students in local schools. This medal is given to a boy or girl in grades fifth through 11th who has demonstrated the qualities of honor, service, courage, leadership and patriotism in his/ her classroom.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the Badgers had a triangular in Winner, SD where they wrestled with Winner and O’Neill. Coach Shane Allison said, “The Badgers were beaten by two good teams on Tuesday. Both teams were tough, but we didn’t wrestle to our capabilities. This may or may not take us out of the state duals. I don’t know if it’s that we aren’t fully recovered from sickness yet, or the lack of practice due to sickness, but our kids didn’t wrestle the way they have been all year. The good news is, it is not district or state week. Hopefully we will be healthy when it counts.”