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Officer Richard Lutter and Brandon Young were recognized after responding to a residence in Northwest Omaha to conduct a welfare check. The December 2023 incident had the officers speaking with the man’s sister, who lived outof- state. She reported that Meals on Wheels had contacted her because the man had not collected his last two meal deliveries. Officers were told the man had a heart condition, Parkinson’s and needed a cane to walk.

Cherry County’s Republican party held their convention Saturday, March 23, at the Niobrara Lodge. A meet and greet was held in the lobby with candidates Tony Tangwall for Nebraska’s 43rd District; Lt. Col. Ret. John Glen Weaver, candidate for U.S. Senate; John Walz candidate for House of Representatives - District 3; a representative for Deb Fischer; Shane Daniels, candidate for Cherry County Commissioner; Byron Burdick and James Ward, candidates for Valentine School Board.

The Board of Directors of the Valentine Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the addition of Jenny Moore as Executive Director. She joins the Chamber after long-term Director Dean Jacob’s resignation in late 2023.

Incidents/Arrests On 03/19/2024 at 7:31 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop near 3rd and Hall Streets. A 53 year old Valentine woman was cited for a stop sign violation.

We can be ever so grateful for the blizzard that wasn’t, and equally as grateful for the moisture that we did get out of it. Forecasters said between three and 17 inches of snow could fall with winds gusting up to 60 mph for the storm coming through March 23-25, but were uncertain of the exact path - which ended up southeast of Cherry County, where Arnold received 16 inches of snow.

With April being Stress Awareness Month and money, the economy and health issues proving to be American’s biggest stressors last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024s Most and Least Stressed States, as well as expert commentary, to identify where Americans can best take care of their mental health and which states are in need of improvement.

Dakota J. Hebbring, Big Bend, WI.

5th Grade High Honor Roll: Lily Alvarez, Banks Beebout, Ty Benson, Haile Benzing, Elise Brown, Wade Daugherty, Syerra Dawson, Veda Dent, Ella Eggert, Tilden Foster, Caden Gale, Edward Hilderhoff, Emma Homan, Mackenzie Huggins, Ava Jones, Cruz Joseph, Laylah Marshall, Darby Murphy, Tatiana Oppliger, Eli Ormesher, Anderson Rowan, Lachynda Scott, Takorah Tinant, Tagon Wenig, Amelia Wonnenberg.

Going into the upcoming weekend, we will be glad to have gotten this moisture - even though it came as snow! Which also waited until after Easter celebrations. While the snow has tapered off, and is falling a few flakes at a time by now, it was snowing like flaky biscuits earlier in the day, Monday, April 1, 2024.

Igniting Holiness in Ordinary Families will be the theme for the upcoming Grand Island Council of Catholic Women’s annual Spring Assembly, to be held April 15-16 at the Broken Bow Cobblestone Hotel. Join us for two days of inspirational speakers, Mass with the Bishop, fun, door prizes, and a style show.