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Many people are opting for more natural elements in their holiday displays and those that easily blend with their home décor. Popular succulent plants fit this trend whether decorating your home, setting a festive table, or giving as a gift. You and your guests will enjoy the easy care of succulents and the beauty they provide beyond the holidays.

With busy holiday schedules and the extra holiday gatherings, it is easy to feel stressed over the holiday season. Here are a few tips to help you create balance and have time to be present this holiday season.

Friday, December 8, 2023, Rilynn Blue Thunder was recognized as the winner for the 2023 Name a Snowplow contest at Valentine Elementary School. There were almost 1,200 names submitted and Rilynn’s name, Meowcicles, was in the top 16, which was a winner.

Valentine Community Schools is proud to announce Alex Jensen as the new Head Cross Country Coach. This is Alex Jensen’s seventh year at Valentine Community Schools where he teaches high school social studies.

event was held at the Cherry County Farigrounds 4-H building Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The program was for sophomore students from the following schools: Ainsworth, Cody-Kilgore, Keya Paha, Rock County, Thedford, and Valentine. Just over 100 sophomores were in attendance. Volunteers from the community were kind enough to spend the day with students to share their time, talents, and energy. They coached them on life skills and helped them with their “real-life” adult budget scenarios.

Congratulations to the Cody-Kilgore staff and student body! We are thrilled to announce that we have earned an Excellent rating from the Nebraska Department of Education’s AQuESTT measuring instrument for the 2022-2023 school year. AQuESTT serves as both an accountability system and a support system, focusing on six key principles.

Incidents On 11/27/2023 at 9:27 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 800 block of West Highway 20. During the stop, narcotic detection dog K9 Baker was deployed.

Alphonso R. Bad Hand, Jr., Parmelee, SD.

The Upper Elkhorn NRD and North Central NE RC&D Council has been awarded a $115,720 grant from the Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment. With this grant notice, plans will move ahead to hold a spring 2024 Tire Amnesty event in Newport.

With the holidays approaching and Americans having donated nearly $500 billion last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its latest report on the Most Caring Cities in America. In order to identify the most compassionate places in America, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S.