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ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Come join us for our upcoming event. Local favorite, Bailey Rae, will be performing Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Repairs to the turtle fences at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge were completed. There were 24 volunteers who contributed 147 hours of work over the four days the fencing was being worked on.

The seventh annual National Night Out was held on July 26, 2022, at the Valentine Family Aquatic Center. This event is an annual community-building event that promotes First Responder and community unity.

As of July 26, 2022, next year’s work has started. When this project was let for bidding, the construction scheduling had a start date of April 1, 2022 with a contract time of 215 working days. Phase 3 work was scheduled to be completed in 2023. Today is working day 87.

The Valentine Presbyterian Church will be hosting a concert by Heidi and Kevin Cheng on Saturday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m. ethics in the church sanctuary.

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts joined State leaders and Ponca Tribe members to honor Chief Standing Bear through the dedication of the Chief Standing Bear Justice Administration Building. Chief Standing Bear’s 1879 lawsuit against the federal government, Standing Bear v. Crook, led to a landmark decision reaffirming the basic human dignity of Native Americans and entitling them to equal protection of the law.

On Monday, July 25 the Keya Paha County Road Department began work on Lost Creek Road (northeast of Sparks). It will be closed for approximately two weeks. A two mile section starting just east of the northbound county line oil road to 416th Avenue is under construction. The county line oil road which goes north to Winner is still open to traffic.

The Association of Nebraska Art Club’s Traveling Show is currently on display at the Valentine Public Library on Main Street until August 12. The Main Street block in front of the library is open to traffic and parking.

Reported Offenses On 07/11/2022 at 12:40 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of East 2nd Street for a hit and run accident. The Cherry County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect.