Merritt Reservoir southwest of Valentine could have a million dollar fish swimming around. Outdoor Outfitter Cabelas has a promotional event underway where they released 1,060 tagged fish in eligible Lakes around the country. In Nebraska the lakes include: Calamus Reservoir, Lewis and Clark Lake, Lake McConaughy, Swanson Lake, Wagon Train Lake, Box Butte Reservoir, Cunningham Lake, Wehrspann Lake, Harlan County Reservoir Eligible Species of Freshwater Fish: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass, Walleye, Perch, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Striped Bass (Striper), Wiper, Crappie, Blue Gill, Channel Cat. Participants must register online...

Republican nominee Deb Fischer says she is ready to take on former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in a closely watched Nebraska Senate race. Reached at her celebration party in Lincoln, Fischer eschewed any suggestion that the win caught her by surprise. She says she knows how to work hard because she's a Nebraskan.  Fischer received 41% of the votes, compared to John Bruning's 36% and don Stenberg's 18%. She acknowledged that the general election race could get bloody. She calls the race the "focus of the entire nation" and thinks it will get "interesting."   43rd Legislative District John Ravenscroft  3205 Al Davis               1792 Cash Ostrander    1736   Valentine...

The Cherry Copunty Sheriffs Department along with the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department and Cherry County Ambulance crews responded about 8:50 Tuesday morning to a report of a one vehicle accident south of Valentine on Highway 97. According to Sheriff Rusty Osburn, there was one juvenile occupant of the vehcile which was southbound about one mile south of Valentine. The occupant was taken to the Cherry County Hospital by ambulance with what was thought to be non life threatening injuries. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

  The Sandhills Cattle Association will hold its 73rd Annual Convention on Thursday, May 24 at the Thomas County Fairgrounds near Thedford. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) and the convention is open to all interested cattle producers whether or not they are members of the Association.
Leading off the program at 10:00 a.m., will be Bethany Johnston and Jay Jenkins. These two UNL Extension Educators will demonstrate the “Chuck Roll Beef Value Cuts.”
At 11:00 a.m., Ty E. Lawrence, an Associate Professor of Animal Science at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, will present “Beef Production Beyond the Ranch and Feedlot.” His research activities focus on improving...

  Annie Cheney of Cody Kilgore High School competed yesterday in the State Journalism contest in Lincoln. Annie placed 2nd overall in Newspaper Layout and 5th in Photo illustration. Annie competed again all classes from A to D at the UNL School of Journalism. The contest is sponsored by the Nebraska School Activities Association.