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Will Cox, a Cherry County 4-H member, followed the 4-H pledge to lend his “Hands to Larger Service” by creating and donating a quilt this year. He raffled off a summer 4-H quilt project at Valentine Methodist Church to raise money for youth ministry projects.

Valentine High School First Semester Seniors: * Ashlee Bacon, * Mekallyn Bancroft, *Taylor Battershaw, *Saylor Biltoft, *Hanna Bitner, Alexis Borer, *Jaycie Cox, *Lainey Egelhoff, *McKenna Elliott, Lakeisha Enriquez, James Holmes, *Bryan Keller, Armani Koltz, *Connor Kreutner, *Jack Lancaster, *Ashton Lurz, *Lee Major, *Grace Maunu, *Casey Miller, *Malika Monroe, *Logan Muirhead, Nathan Perrett, Jackson Ravenscroft, *Taycee Reimers, *Sheldyn Rodgers, Alyssa Schubauer, * Cole Simon, *Gracey Taylor, Logan Witte, Payton Witte, *James Woodraska, Joslyn Yarbrough Juniors: *Kaetryn Bancroft, *Grant Boes, *Ciana Colvin, *Traven Fletcher , *Kaylee Hanson, *Jessa Klabenes, *Mitchell Kluender, *Lex Larsen, *Alexis Long, *Caitlynn Mack, Mataya Morrison, *Finley Mosner, *Sadi Osnes, *Alivia Patterson, *Isabella Ringhoff, *Will Sprenger, *Grant Springer, Preston Stoeger, Seth Vavra, Tyler Whiting, Hailey Witte Sophomores: Brayden Battershaw, Courtney Billings, Wambli Brown, *Neeley Cronin, * Harvey Dean Fast Horse, *Tacey From, Savannah Fullerton, *John Lloyd Fulton, *Garwood, Jenalee, Gibson, John, Jordan, Jocelyn, *Kreutner, Emma, *Doc Lancaster, *Titus Maunu, * Kimber McGinley, Cinch Miller, Quinton Nelson, *Cadence Swanson, *Marybelle Ward, Devlin Welch, Talia Wenig Freshmen: *Aubrey Benson, *Trace Buechle, *Roman Dillon, Kylee Hoefs, Kanzas Kellum, *Sari LaDeaux, *Christen Larson-Malard, *Landen Mooney, *Maeli Patterson, * Evelyn Rolfe, Sutton Schrunk, *Mason Schubauer, *Samantha Sprenger, *Rylee Ward, *Kasey Wietzke, Jekhi Williams, *Reeves Witte. *denotes 93% or higher Valentine Middle School Second Quarter 5th Grade High Honor Roll: Caleb Battershaw, Brooke Brashears, Spencer Broom, Elyse Cochran, Whittley Cumbow, Sydnee Dawson, Royal Foote, Raegan Fuhrer, Theodore Giese, Claudia Gleason, Reed Greenough, Jenna Hanson, Treven Kenner, Austin Kerner, Kyrel Michalek, Ryder Peterson, Talon Scheer, Harley Thorpe, Emillia Ward, Rhett Ward.

For the third consecutive year, online purchase scams were the most reported scam type to the Better Business Bureau Serving Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas Plains & Southwest Iowa. Online purchase scams were considered the riskiest scam type for all consumers nationwide, according to the 2021 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, which found that nearly three-fourths of reports involving the scam type involved a monetary loss.

NCC announces President’s List Northeast Community College in Norfolk has released President’s Honor List for full-time students for the Fall 2022 semester at Northeast Community College. These students earned a 4.0 grade point for at least 12 credit hours.

M Monday, Feb. 6 - Breakfast: Cody- Egg puffs, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

LINCOLN – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced his issuance of an executive order creating a new Broadband Office. The new office will be housed within the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) and work under the oversight of NDOT and the Governor’s Office.

Incidents/Arrests On 01/18/2023 at 3:28 p.m., an officer received a criminal mischief report from the 100 block of South Main Street. A juvenile male suspect has been identified.

LINCOLN — Nebraska State Sen. Tom Brewer faced questions in 2014 and 2016 over whether he lived in the Sandhills district he aimed to serve.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) was named Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. Smith released the following statement: “American consumers and producers are being forced to the sidelines of the global economy because of the Biden administration’s failure to put forward a proactive trade agenda. Trade has the potential to lower costs for American families, level the playing field for American products abroad, and expand opportunities for American small businesses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 23, 2023, United States Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) was sworn into office on the floor of the Senate and officially seated as a member of the 118th U.S. Congress. Members of Sen. Ricketts family, including his wife, Susanne Shore, and friends watched the swearing-in from the Senate gallery.