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The Office of the Nebraska Attorney General is pleased to announce that Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson is a recipient of this year’s Kelley-Wyman award from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). NAAG announced the recipients of its annual awards during the organization’s annual Capital Forum event on December 7.

Valentine’s Seventh-day Adventist Churchrecentlywelcomedtheir new pastor Terry Pflugrad, who will also be serving the churches at HyannisandGordon.Hehasbeena Seventh-dayAdventistpastorsince 1999 when he answered a call into ministryandleftthefamilyranchin Oregon. He and his wife, Marie, left Alaska in 2008 to minister in North Dakotaandhadbeenthere14 years.

Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as wellasatmorethan3,400additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad.

The exhibit is called these paintings and writings were created by students during the park’s Write the River: Creative Writing and Artistic Float event held last September in partnership with the Nebraska Writing Project and Valentine High School. “Weencourageparentsandfamily to come see the art and words thatthestudentscreatedwhilethey experiencedtheriver.Thereisgreat talent represented in this exhibit,” statedSuperintendentSusanCook.

The Salvation Army Kettle Campaignhasraised$5,264.38asof December12,2022.Thegoalis$8,000 so your help is still needed. Ninety percent of the money raised stays in Cherry County to help families with emergency needs.

Every year, the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) bestows deserving recipients with the Caring Kind Award as recognition to Nebraska health care team members who have risen to the top by providing service excellence and dedication to their profession. These award recipients commit themselves to the betterment of their hospitals and health systems, their customers, their co-workers and their communities. The NHA started the Caring Kind Award 43 years ago. Cherry County Hospital and Clinic is pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s the Caring Kind award for our organization goes to Kathryn Renning.

M Monday, Dec. 12 - Breakfast: Cody- Tornado, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

Preparations are under way for the suspension of work for the winter months. Wednesday, November 30, is Working Day 171 of a project total 215 Working Days.

LINCOLN – Nebraska Governorelect Jim Pillen announced Tom Riley will continue as the Director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. Riley will be a critical leader in Governor-elect Pillen’s work to move the Perkins County Canal Project forward.