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M Monday, April 17 - Breakfast: Cody- Biscuits and gravy, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk. Kilgore - Mini cinnamon donuts, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

Johnny Nash may have started his song with “I can see clearly now, the rain has gone,” but what about someone with cataracts. They cannot easily see “all the obstacles in their way”, and there are not “dark clouds that make you blind” like in the song, but cataracts do cause vision clouding.

The community is welcome to attend the First Responder, wellness, mental health, substance abuse awareness class at Mid Plains Community College. Join Jennifer Jackson of Heartland Counseling Wednesday, April 19, for this free event which is sponsored by NCFCC and MPCC.

Incidents/Arrests On 03/26/2023 at 2:34 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Highway 97. A 26 year old Valentine man was arrested on suspicion of operating his vehicle while under the influence.

APRIL 4, 2023, HASTINGS — The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from multiple agencies, arrested an 18-year-old minor as part of an investigation into a threat made at Sandy Creek Public Schools in Fairfield.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Pillen announced Rob Jeffreys as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Jeffreys will start April 17, 2023.

Snow and ice one day, and later in the week, Red Flag Warnings! It’s the season of change for sure. Thursday, April 6, 2023, the Valentine Fire Department was called to a structure fire at 131 S. Cherry Street at 7:30 p.m. “We were on scene a little over an hour,” said Fire Chief Terry Engles. “The fire began at the entry way to the house, causing minor damage. The fire is being investigated by the Fire Marshal.”

Better weather expected, work will continue on the IN VALENTINE project. All utility work, sanitary sewer and water mains, are complete for the IN VALENTINE UTILITIES project.

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a staff member of his office at an upcoming Mobile Office during the month of April in Falls City, Tecumseh, Sidney, Ainsworth, Pawnee City, Bassett, Kimball, Beatrice, Ogallala, Oshkosh, Bridgeport, Nebraska City, and Bartlett.

Nebraska Department of Transportation held an open house Thursday, March 23, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Mid Plains Community College to hear comments on the replacement of the Minnechaduza Creek Bridge on Highway 12, which is approximately three miles east of Valentine.