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The future of beef is bright in Cherry County! On August 11, 2022, the bucket calf show boasted a record turn out with 15 animals in the ring! Bucket calf record books and animals were judged by Danny O’Kief.

Congratulations to Ayden Naslund for receiving the Cherry County 4-H Premier Livestock Exhibitor Award. Youth accumulate points for year-round participation in livestock activities and submit an essay on livestock care.

The 2022 Dog Show was held Monday, August 8, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. The dog coach this year was Jamie Seipel.

The Round Robin Showmanship competition brings the top senior showmen/ women from swine, sheep, goat, and beef together to show all four species back-to-back, which determines the most versatile individual! If youth win Round Robin, they are ineligible to compete again for two years.

AUGUST 22, 2022, LINCOLN — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 15 impaired drivers during the first weekend of the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The national campaign marks the end of the summer driving season.

The State v. Kevin Kilmer has been set for pretrial. After a telephonic discussion between Court and counsel, motion to suppress set for hearing Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. The Defendant is ordered to appear.

Update August 26, 2022 - Plan on the removal of some traffic control at the intersection of Highway 20 and Main. The closed westbound lane will be opened to allow two lane westbound traffic.

Lincoln, August 24, 2022 — A two-part virtual workshop hosted by Nebraska Extension’s Women in Agriculture program in September will focus on managing and working through anxiety. Breaking Down Anxiety: Tools to Help You Live a Less Anxious Life, will hold its first session from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

LINCOLN – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after President Biden announced the government is using billions of taxpayer dollars to cover the burden of wealthier Americans’ student loan debt: “Yet another economically backwards policy from the Biden administration that unfairly pushes the burden of these loans onto all American taxpayers and further fuels the inflation fire.

Arrests/Incidents On 08/14/2022 at 3:32 p.m., an officer responded to the 300 block of North Victoria Street for a domestic disturbance. A 50 year old male and a 46 year old male, both from South Dakota, were arrested for assault and criminal trespassing.