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It was a beautiful Saturday morning as the community came together at the Cherry County Fairgrounds for a delicious pancake breakfast at the 28th annual Cherry County Foundation Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Feed.

Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott has announced that in Cherry County District Court, Thursday, August 24, 2023, the following sentences were issued: Justice White Horse, age 21, appeared and was sentenced to two years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for the crime of Attempted Burglary.

Arrests/Incidents On 08/27/2023 at 9:02 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of West 3rd Street. A 25 year old Valentine woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Lincoln – Governor Jim Pillen led a delegation to South Korea and Japan aimed at growing trade opportunities that will benefit Nebraska. The group had multiple stops scheduled in both countries during the week-long visit, which began Monday, September 4. Other members of the team included Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton, ag-related businesses, and representatives from state government.

Lincoln-Nebraska State Troopers arrested 94 impaired drivers during a three-week enforcement campaign to close-out the summer travel season. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ran from August 16 through September 4.

The Cherry County 4-H and Open Class Dog Show was held on August 7, 2023. The 4-H dog leader is Jamie Seipel.

Best of Show awards and Special Recognition by departments are as follows: Design Decisions, Wesley Willert; Entomolog, Tilden Foster; Floriculture, Jenalee Garwood; General Foods, Elyse Cochran; Photography Level 1, Focus on Photography, Ivy Jackson; Woodworking, Layfe Slagowski; Youth in Motion, Darby Murphy.

Students who attend Financial Aid Program webinars are eligible to win one of six $500 scholarships Lincoln-EducationQuest Foundation announced the dates and times of a series of virtual events this fall focused on financial aid and college planning. All events are free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Valentine-As the summer winds down, the Niobrara National Scenic River is announcing that the visitor center will soon be closed on the weekends to reduce operating hours in the off season. September 23 will be the final day that the visitor center will be open on the weekends in 2023. After that day, the visitor center will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until Memorial Day 2024.

In 1930, President Hoover signed the Plant Patent Act into law. For a plant to be patentable, it must be cultivated and capable of asexual propagation. Some plants are sold with labels that include a patent number or a phrase such as “Propagation Prohibited” or “Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF).” The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants plant patents for a nonrenewable period of 20 years starting from the date an inventor files the patent application.