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Dress up the landscape with spring flowering shrubs

Add a burst of color to the start of the garden season with spring flowering shrubs. Small or large, these beauties add color, support pollinators, and help attract birds to the landscape.

Lunch Menus

Valentine High School Monday, May 3 - Breakfast: French toast sticks w/ syrup dipping sauce, cereal choices w/Goldfish Grahams, Smucker’s peanut butter and jelly Uncrustable, applesauce, juice and milk choices. Lunch: Baked ham and cheese sub, crispy chicken sandwich, toasted cheese sandwich w/tomato soup, mixed vegetables, baby carrots, fruit of the day, and choice of milk.

Nebraska tweaks virus rules for people who had COVID-19

OMAHA, (AP)-Nebraska residents who have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in the last three months are no longer required to quarantine if they get exposed to the virus again, but they'll still have to wear a mask in public, state officials said Monday.

Television commercials - what a waste

There is a whole bunch of advertising dollars wasted on a large, and increasing, segment of the population. I’m talking about the television commercials that completely go over the heads of us older folk, and those that we are not a bit interested in the product being touted in their multi-million dollar ads.

NCRC&D to host electronics collection May 4

On May 4, North Central RC&D will be accepting CRT TVs, monitors, and other electronics for recycling at MNNRD parking lot in Valentine between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Five ways to get involved in Nebraska Bird Month

LINCOLN — This May, join fellow bird lovers in celebrating Nebraska Bird Month by getting trained, celebrating birds, and boosting research through a variety of events planned across the state. More than a dozen events, such as the statewide Nebraska Bird Month 2021 BirdBlitz, provide opportunities for all skill levels.

Valentine Police Department Week in review, April 11-17

On 04/11/2021 at 12:05 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of West Highway 20 in regard to a trespasser. The subject had left prior to the officer’s arrival. All information has been forwarded to the Cherry County Attorney for review.

Gov. Ricketts: 20 senators stand between Nebraskans and property tax relief

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following a vote by the Legislature on LB 408, a bill to limit the growth of local government property taxes. “Thank you to the bipartisan group of 29 senators who voted to advance property tax relief,” said Gov.

Sasse statement on the Green New Deal

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the Green New Deal that was introduced by Senator Ed Markey and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The bill would exponentially expand government control in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors and dramatically increase deficit spending.