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Lincoln-Individual Americans donated more than $326 billion in 2023, according to Giving USA’s Annual Report on Philanthropy. Unfortunately, scammers are exploiting this revenue stream and have been targeting nonprofits in Nebraska with fraudulent donation refunds and attempts to steal personal information from donor bases.

Incidents/Arrests On 08/14/2024 at 3:43 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop near 3rd and Valentine Streets. A 26 year old Valentine woman was cited for a stop sign violation.

There are more than a million acres of publicly accessible lands throughout Nebraska. The recently published 2024-2025 Public Access Atlas identifies and consolidates these public access resources for the benefit of Nebraska’s hunters, trappers and anglers.

Who’s looking forward to fall? Did you know that the leaf color changes that we all love and enjoy are from the absence of different pigment combinations in the leaves that we are enjoying? First the color green comes from the abundance of chlorophyll pigment feeding the tree throughout the spring and summer. Then in the fall the chlorophyll breaks down and other pigments are more abundant and show through. Flavonoids show up as a beautiful yellow, carotenoids show up as a beautiful orange, and lastly, one of my favorites, red comes from the pigment anthocyanin.

Valentine Community Schools has begun their 2024-2025 school year with new staff. Let’s meet them! Jay Elliott will be the new Valentine Elementary School principal.

What was once a school for four students has grown over the past six years to 67 students in the 20242025 school year! That’s quite a bit of growing! Because of the new students, Grace Lutheran built an addition last year that was for fellowship, and served as a classroom. They added on another classroom over the summer to include the middle grades - third through fifth. It is 28x32 feet which is about 900 square feet, said Principal Andrew Roehl. “We will now have four classrooms in use.”

Cody-Kilgore Unified Schools has begun classes with the same faculty, only in different positions. Superintendet Ryan Orrock said, “We didn’t gain staff, but shuffled them around.

AUGUST 14, 2024, NORTH PLATTE — A multi-agency effort led to the recovery of a missing juvenile and the arrest of two men on several charges in Thomas County. Monday afternoon, NSP was notified that a stolen vehicle was believed to be traveling through Nebraska on Highway 83.

AUGUST 14, LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Patrol launched an enforcement campaign to close-out the summer travel season. The campaign will run through September 2.

Incidents/Arrests On 08/05/2024 at 8:29 p.m., an officer responded to the area of 2nd and Macomb Streets for an unattended child. An investigative report has been forwarded to the Cherry County Attorney for review.