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The 2023 inductees of the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame will take place Friday, June 10, 2023, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. for a social hour, and a benefit auction will take place at 5:00 p.m., with the banquet beginning at 6:00 p.m. The actual induction ceremony will take place at 7:00 p.m.

Megan E. Opplinger-Belt, Johnstown.

Incidents/Arrests On 05/14/2023 at 11:26 p.m., an officer responded to the 600 block of North Valentine Street in regard to multiple thefts from vehicles. Three suspects were seen fleeing the area.

LINCOLN – Governor Jim Pillen announced he has authorized the deployment of 10 state troopers to the Texas border effective immediately. The deployment comes in response to a request for assistance from the state of Texas, and follows Governor Pillen’s promise to back Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in their fight to protect the southern border from illegal immigrants and dangerous drugs entering the country. Texas has accepted Nebraska’s Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) offer for support from the Nebraska State Patrol.

There are three sculptures that are gracing Valentine’s Main Street with a fourth to come. Placed to spark conversation, the sculptures will be on display through this autumn, possibly spring of 2024.

In 2022, the Valentine City Council, along with countless donors, funded reestablishing the Valentine Police Department’s Narcotic Detection K9 program. In October of 2022, VPD Handler, Officer Brandon Ormesher, traveled to Arkansas to meet the department’s new narcotic detection K9, Baker. Baker, along withOfficerOrmesher,spentaweek in training at Bluestreak K9s with instructor Blake Bristow learning how to work together to detect the odor of narcotics, as well as how to track missing persons, articles and suspects.

The detour signs are gone, traffic is flowing, and it’s time to celebrate that construction is completed on Valentine’s Main Street! Friday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m., a ribbon cutting will be held with the Valentine Chamber of Commerce to mark this momentous occasion! There will also be bands, burgers, and an information update on the possible purchase of the former Shopko building at City Hall.

Cherry County Hospital Foundation Board Members President Lacey Joseph, Treasurer S. Rourke Springer, Lew and Joan Johnson, Talia Benson, Steve Brown, and Steve Isom presented a check for $95,598.45 to Cherry County Clinic for the new adjustable exam tables for their exam rooms.

Announcing the 2023 Inductees of the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: • Lawrence Turner, Cherry County • Lawrence (Larry) Tierney, Custer County • Roy Stuart, Rock County • R.P. Smith, Custer County • Jess Ramos, Cherry County • Dale Prickett, Garfield County • Joe Finney, Lincoln County • Mike Baxter, Brown County • Andrew Joseph Applegarth (Deceased), Sheridan County The 18th annual Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony will be held June 10, 2023, at the 4-H Building at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine.

The Cherry Street detour and all temporary traffic control signs have been removed. Traffic is now directed to a newly constructed Main Street - Highway 83.