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Reported Offenses On 04/17/2022 at 3:46 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of East Highway 20 for an assault. The victim refused to cooperate with the investigation.

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

Healthy individuals are needed everyday to maintain an adequate blood supply for patients in need Once a donor had made the commitment to give blood, it is important to take a few simple steps to prepare and help ensure a good donation experience.

As of Saturday, April 30, 2022, the water from the City wells has been deemed potable. The City of Valentine has lifted the boil water notice for all customers.

As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, Valentine Community Schools is pleased to announce its summer meals site will be serving kids and teens. Starting on May 23, all kids and teens 18 and under can receive lunches free of charge.

These grant funds will be used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and support immediate health care needs, to help prepare for a future pandemic event, and increase access to quality health care services, by completing work on a COVID-19 isolation wing and providing two new generators.

Wishing all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, and caretakers - those who care for their children...regardless! It has been an interesting few years that moms the world over have had new experiences in child care. Interesting times, make for creativity, compromise, understanding, and a lot of faith and prayer! May you enjoy this Mother’s Day! Photo by Laura Vroman

Cherry County Emergency Management has issued a burn ban that was effective as of April 16, 2022. The ban primarily applies to required permits for open burns such as brush piles, leaves, etc. All burn permits will remain suspended until the burn ban has been lifted.

The Sandhills Area Foundation was pleased to present a $1,500 grant to Miles of Smiles, a school based oral health program that was started by the North Central District Health Department in December of 2012. This program serves 35 elementary and middle schools within the nine counties served by NCDHD, which include: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Rock, Keya Paha, Knox, Holt and Pierce. Miles of Smiles provides free oral health education, oral screenings, fluoride varnish, dental sealants and homecare supplies. The program costs the NCDHD about $10 per child, and they anticipate serving 750 Cherry County students.

April 6-8 was the Nebraska FFA State Convention, in Lincoln, NE. The Valentine High School students received the following awards: Proficiency Awards Fletcher Larsen, first place in Beef Entrepreneurship.