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The time is now for the public to submit nominations for the 2024 Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame. Nominations are due by December 31, 2023.

Cherry County has announced that the District Court has ruled in Cherry County’s favor in the Ed Brown and AMORAK v Cherry County case. Brown, a Santa Barbara, CA resident and his corporation AMORAK previously sued Cherry County alleging that a Conditional Use Permit for the Valentine Feeders facility south of Crookston was improperly issued.

The Old West Days and Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering committee is happy to announce that plans are being made to hold this popular annual event on the weekend of April 26-28 in Valentine. More information will be available as scheduling and plans develop..

There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise! Valentine Police Officer Jasmine Hoefs has returned to duty following an on-duty accident that occurred in December 2022. The accident resulted in critical injuries requiring a lengthy recovery period.

Rebekkah Cash is no stranger when it comes to working with senior citizens. In the past, she worked at Pine View as a CNA before it closed. In her current position, she is working with senior citizens in a much different capacity at the Valentine Senior Center. She has replaced Ellen Froning, who was the director for 20+ years. “She knows everything about this business, inside and out,” Cash said. “She was just so good at it. She has everything memorized and she did her best and wrote tons of notes for me.”

Lincoln, November 29, 2023 — A successful calving season begins months before calving season, with cow herd management. Nebraska Extension is hosting Cow Clinics during December and January to review some of the basic management factors that can lead to a successful calving and breeding season.

Lincoln-Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 27 impaired drivers during the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend. Thanksgiving weekend coincided with the annual Buckle Up, Every Trip, Every Time national campaign.

Joshua J. Delaney, Valentine.

The Central Nebraska Economic Development District is proud to announce that Carla Kimball, of Callaway, will serve as the District’s new Executive Director, effective December 1, 2023, as Judy Petersen prepares to retire.

Arrests/Incidents On 11/22/2023 at 8:52 p.m., an officer contacted a vehicle at the Mill Pond. An 18 year old Valentine man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana less than one ounce.