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The Valentine Lady Badgers hosted a triangular, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 and welcomed North Central and Cody-Kilgore. The Lady Badgers won in two sets over the Cowgirls 25-12, 25-13.

It can’t be easy to always during the Cherry County Fair. So many things to think about, animals to care for, events to get too, and fellow 4-Hers to lend a hand to.

BREEDING BEEF Calf Champion, Adalin Wickman. Heifers Champion, Sadie Bachelor; Reserve Champion, Tanner Heath; Purple, Greyson Hollopeter Swan; Blue, Wesley Willert, Brooklyn Nollette.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, LINCOLN — In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Nebraska State Patrol is reminding all Nebraskans of the options available to report suspicious activity.

On 09/18/2022 at 9:14 a.m., an officer was requested to respond to the 100 block of North Thatcher Street for a domestic disturbance. A 35 year old Valentine man was arrested for domestic assault, child abuse/neglect and drug possession.

Six states filed a challenge to the Biden Administration’s student loan cancellation program in federal court in Missouri. In it, they ask the Court for an immediate temporary restraining order pausing the program. Prompt relief is being sought because the Biden Administration has indicated it will start cancelling loan balances possibly this week.

The Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB), Board of Directors and staff, recognized the 2022 Award of Achievement recipients during the Valentine Area Meeting in late August. NASB is a private, nonprofit organization that serves the needs of Nebraska public school districts andEducationalServiceUnitboard members.

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is preparing for the annual bison roundup that is scheduled for October 11-13. Refuge staff will begin working bison around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning and hope to complete bison sorting by noon on Thursday.

Was it completely preposterous to try and grow grapes in the Sandhills?Possibly.Thisis,afterall, cattle country. But the grapevines were grown, their fruit harvested, and processed into wine at the Niobrara Valley Vineyard. In fact the wine became so popular, that the Nollette family has received many awards.

Valentine – Western Governors University(WGU),anonprofit,fully online university, and Mid-Plains Community College (MPCC) have announced a new joint partnership that will provide students graduating with their associate degrees from any of MPCC’s seven campuses withanaffordablepathwayto earningtheirbachelor’sormaster’s degree from WGU. The agreement comes as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and WGU to expand access to affordable, highquality degree programs for the estimated 306,000 Nebraskans who have some college credits but no bachelor’s degree.