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by Laura Vroman Many professions require continuing education - in this instance, the education came to the professionals who volunteer to take care of our residents in the event of an emergency. Cherry County EMS and law enforcement personnel trained with the SimNE - Simulation In Motion, Nebraska - semi earlier this year.

Valentine Rotary invites the whole family out for their annual Youth Scholarship fund raiser Fish and Chips for Scholarships! Co-sponsored by Sandhills Area Foundation, their hope is to surpass their 2022 record so they’re able to give out even more scholarships this in 2023! Your help is needed. Mark your calendar for Friday March 24, at Bolo Beer Co., from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

March 9, 2023, Ainsworth — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) will hold a public information open house meeting regarding proposed improvements to the bridge over Minnechaduza Creek on Nebraska Highway 12 (N-12) in Cherry County. The meeting will be held at Mid-Plains Community College – Valentine Campus, 715 US-20 in Valentine, on Thursday, March 23 from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. The meeting will be an open-house format. No formal presentation will be given.

Weather permitting, work is scheduled to resume this week. Construction will consist of establishing project detours, removing existing concrete pavement, sanitary sewer and water main utilities, storm sewer, grading, concrete pavement, and roadway lighting.

LINCOLN-Governor Jim Pillen reacted to media reports that the Nebraska Public Service Commission has failed to employ a railroad track safety inspector for two decades. He is calling on the agency to refocus efforts to protect public safety.

OMAHA, (AP)-Freight railroads should reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings, federal regulators urged Tuesday in the wake of a fiery Ohio derailment and other recent crashes.

The Valentine Ministerial Association will be hosting Sermons-ala- Carte this year at the Episcopal Church, 372 N. Main St.

LINCOLN, AP - Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow teachers and school staff to physically restrain disruptive students and remove them from classrooms without fear of being disciplined, even as critics say physical restraint has been used disproportionately against minority and disabled students.

M Monday, March 13 - Breakfast: Cody- Donuts, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk. Kilgore - Blueberry muffins, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

LINCOLN-Stories about colorful Kool-Aid, an unlikely Omaha duo coaching disadvantaged young athletes, the volunteer restoration of the Strategic Air Command’s “Looking Glass” aircraft and stained glass windows that reflect the early days of the Cold War are all part of the March 16 episode of Nebraska Public Media’s awardwinning, local television series “Nebraska Stories.”