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Sign up now for the Valentine Chamber of Commerce’s annual Cork Thornton Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament that will be held January 26-27, 2024. The Rules meeting and dinner will be held at the Cherry County 4-H building, Friday, January 26, with check-in beginning at 4:00 p.m.

We begin the look back at 2023 with April, and Easter greetings! He lives! We are blessed. Pastor Andrew Utecht shared a message of how Easter heals shame, “ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

The Valentine Lions Club partners with The Salvation Army each year to raise money during the Christmas Kettle Campaign that runs from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve. The goal for 2023 was $8,000 and thanks to 112 bell ringers, along with many generous donors, the goal was met and $8,006.93 was raised.

Columbus – Much of Nebraska got its first taste of snow over the holidays and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) wants to remind customers of the importance of safety during severe winter weather.

Whether you focus on resolutions or not, the start of the new year can feel like a fresh start in many aspects of your life. Here are BBB’s tips and other articles to help you as you think about changes you may want to make in the new year.

Gregory T. Richardson, Senoia, GA.

January 3, 2024, Lincoln — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 65 impaired drivers during the holiday season. During the final two weeks of 2023, troopers participated in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his 2024 legislative priorities alongside the three state senators introducing legislation, Senators Bosn, Ibach, and Armendariz. The bills all focus on strengthening the protections for vulnerable Nebraskans from exploitation.

Incidents/Arrests On 12/24/2023 at 6:06 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of Thatcher Street for a disturbance. A 29-year-old South Dakota man was identified as a suspect in an assault.

Salt Lake City, UT – Nebraska State Fair leaders Karli Schulz and Vaughn Sievers were recently recognized as graduates of the Institute of Fair Management at the 2023 International Association of Fairs and Expositions Convention and Trade Show held in Salt Lake City, UT.