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Sand Painters Art Club Sand Painters Art Club meeting was held May 28, 2022, at Mid-Plains Community College. Eight members were present.

“The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle” by Jennifer Ryan “Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff” by Matt Paxton “The Handler” by M. P.

Valentine Senior Center Thursday, June 30 - Pork roast, mashed potatoes, corn, biscuit, apple crisp. Friday, July 1 - Fish fillet, mac and cheese, broccoli, bread, carrot, pears.

UNL announces spring Dean’s List More than 6,200 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year. Area students include: Logan Michael Cate, junior, Dean’s List, College of Business, supply chain management; Ryan OKief, sophomore, Dean’s List, College of Business, finance; Skyler Reagle, junior, Dean’s List, College of Business, management all of Valentine and Shyanne Dawn Urbin, sophomore, Dean’s List, College of Engineering, biological systems engineering of Wood Lake.

Create long lasting beauty and pollinator appeal in your landscape with the help of perennials. With a little bit of planning, you can have flowers, foliage and seed heads that add interest to your garden year-round.

Work continues ahead of schedule: Barnes Construction will complete removal of the existing concrete roadway for A Street through 1st Street. The next removals on south Main will be part of the next phase.

Valentine – The Niobrara National Scenic River (NSR) is happy to announce summer programs! The Niobrara National Scenic River will be hosting Junior Ranger programs on Sunday mornings (excluding special event days) at Smith Falls State Park through Labor Day. On days with special events or adverse weather, the Junior Ranger program will be offered at the Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center located in Valentine.

Disheartening events are happening every day. It seems that the worst of humanity is featured on television and other media. Something happened recently that helped restore my hope that bad news coverage is not everywhere. Especially here in the Sandhills.

Reported offenses On 06/13/2022 at 12:52 a.m., an officer was requested to respond to the Valentine City Park for a noise complaint. The officer contacted late camping arrivals and asked that they quiet down.

Beginning July 11, 2022, the KLNX WSR-88D operated by NO- AA’s National Weather Service in North Platte will be down for approximately two weeks for an important upgrade. Technicians will refurbish and replace the pedestal, one of the most critical components of the radar, which is necessary for antenna rotation and positioning to capture data in all directions. The components are extremely heavy and will require the radome to be removed by crane and replaced when the work is completed.