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Arrests/Incidents On 12/10/2023 at 3:17 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of North Main Street for a disturbance and property damage. A 50 year old Valentine man was identified as a suspect.

Lincoln-The new Weaned Calf Risk Protection insurance option will be covered during a webinar presented by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability at noon Central time on January 4.

The Valentine City Council met for their regular meeting Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the City Library Meeting Room. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following in attendance: City Clerk Deanna Schmit, City Manager Shane Siewert, Council members Ross Brockley, Brad Arnold, Neil Wescott, and Kyle Arganbright.

Watch Nebraskans leave their fears behind and turn challenges into successes in new episodes of Nebraska Public Media’s television and digital series What if…. What if… premieres at 9:00 and 9:30 p.m.

Cherry Hills Estates Assisted Living Old Fashioned Divinity Contest was a sweet deal. With 13 entries, three judges, three prizes and a room full of residents, family and friends our blood sugar raised and our sweet tooth was satisfied.

UNL holds Winter Commencement The University of Nebraska-Lincoln held commencement exercises December 15 - 16, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The 1,159 graduates are from 48 countries, 39 U.S.

M Thursday, Dec. 28 - Country fried steak, rice, gravy, stewed tomatoes, broccoli, pears, bread.

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour effective January 1, 2024. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage will increase $1.50 each year through 2026, followed by an annual cost of living increase beginning in 2027. The minimum hourly wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. Employers are responsible for ensuring that wages and tips combined equal at least the minimum wage.

Your company is invited to submit qualification and a proposal to provide Pre-Construction and Construction Management at Risk (CMr) services for the Brown County Hospital infrastructure Upgrades Project. The CMr may or may not provide General Contractor (GC) services in addition to serving as the CMr. These services will be delivered in a collaborative environment with Brown County Hospital and their design team.

He’s humble, of course, and very detail orientated when it comes to forging his knives - but that is a necessity. He won Season 7 of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire titled: Charlemagne’s Sword CUTS DEEP, by creating... a sword. Knowing there’s not a market for swords, he continued working on usable knives, specifically hunting knives.