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During the week of December 28 through January 3, the following arrests were reported by the Valentine Police Department; • December 31, at 10:05 p.m., a traffic stop near the intersection of 4th and Edna Streets lead to the arrest of a 32 year old Pennsylvania man on the charge of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. • December 31st, at 10:20 p.m., a traffic stop in the 200 block of North Main Street lead to the arrest of a 48 year old Nebraska man on the charge of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

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A new year is upon us! Happy 2026! Here’s hoping everyone had a wonderful, meaningful, Christmas and is looking forward to all the new chapters in 2026. Sometimes, to go forward, a look back is fun.

The Valentine Children & Families Coalition (VCFC) recently celebrated the grand opening of Heart City Childcare, marking the completion of a two-year project dedicated to addressing the growing need for childcare in Valentine. The new facility officially opened on January 5, 2026.

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Broden Westover, a graduate of Valentine High School, has earned a World Championship title at the Official Strongman Games Junior World Finals, establishing himself as the strongest person under 21 in his weight class.

Valentine, NE – Valentine Rotary Club will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on January 8, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

The 82nd Coronation Hearts in Wonderland is set to crown its royalty on Sunday, February 1, at at 5:30 p.m., at Valentine High School. Royalty candidates and participants have been chosen from the Valentine Community Schools K-12th grade.

A vintage photo album, filled with the silver-grey hue of old tintypes, tells a story of a different era. In those days, cameras weren’t the constant companions they are today; each shutter click carried weight, capturing a moment frozen in time. Quality mattered more than quantity. Yet, as the years pass, some of these images have vanished, taking fragments of family history with them.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA For many years we’ve analyzed the relationship between retail beef prices and cattle prices and how the share of the consumers’ beef dollar is allocated to each segment of the beef supply chain, which includes the live cattle segment, packer segment and retailer segment. Let’s look at how the marketplace allocated the live cattle segment’s shareof eachconsumerbeef dollar.