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After having dry conditions across the Sandhills, this fall has offered something we haven’t seen in a while—lush, green pastures stretching across the hills. Thanks to generous rainfall and lingering warm weather, many cool-season grasses have rebounded beautifully.

Bassett native Nick Lyman will be memorialized when the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission renames the Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area in his honor.

The community extends sympathy to Janet and Duane Cady and family. Janet’s mother, Darlene Thomas, passed away October 20 in North Platte at age 89. Funeral service was held Monday at the Methodist Church in Valentine.

open the door to hop in only to see it was the back seat. Hoping no one was looking, he acted like he was looking for something, then shut the door and got in the driver’s seat as intended. He claimed to have this embarrassing situation purchased the Explorer, we had a grill guard attached as we had too many encounters with deer vs.vehicles. I was in Pierre and stopped at the Pizza Ranch for lunch. It was a cold and frosty winter day and while inside it had started to Two vehicles away sat my car and the keypad worked just fine on that. I was hoping that no one saw me, and was thankful that some sort of theft siren didn’t go off as I attempted to unlock a police vehicle.

Sorry for skipping out on you for the past couple of weeks. I’d tell you how busy things are, but I’m preaching to the choir. Fall work is going hot and heavy, the potato farm has their taters dug, and the bale yards are filling up. Football season is over, volleyball is coming to the end and before you can say shin splints, the next wave of practices begin.

With miles of winding rivers, wide-open vistas and wildlife from border to border, Nebraska is a photographer’s paradise. Nebraskaland Magazine hosts an annual photo contest to showcase local talent and the natural beauty of outdoor Nebraska.

Jack Becker sees it when visitors lounge on the Joslyn Art Museum’s grand steps, built nearly a century ago, and gawk up at the museum’s new addition. He sees it on social media, when Nebraskans and museum goers from around the country post Instagram-worthy photos in the soaring atrium and new pavilion.

Lincoln, NE - Nearly $1.58 million in scholarship funds has been awarded to 30 nonprofit colleges and universities across Nebraska by EducationQuest Foundation for the 2025-26 academic year. The funds are designated for Nebraska undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.

October 21, 2025 — Northwest Community Action Partnership (NCAP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Henry as the new Head Start Director, effective immediately. Jennifer has been a valued member of the NCAP team for more than three years, most recently serving as the organization’s Nutrition and ERSEA - Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance - Coordinator.

During the week of October 19 - 25, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: • On October 23, at 10:00 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of West Third Street. A 30 year Nebraska woman was arrested for Third Degree Domestic Assault.