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.

Kelli Bowlin, a 17 yr old ranch girl from Cody, has been invited to attend a 4 day music conference called the Objective Sessions in Nashville, TN. This conference is put on by the Extreme Tour, a nation-wide tour of music and extreme sports. She will be performed in front of music industry representatives on Sunday, May 6 and will be attending sessions on all aspects of the music industry and interviewing one-on-one with industry experts who will be helping her identify her strengths and advising her in areas that she needs to work on. Kelli has a new CD just out and will be performing at Youngs Western Wear on May 19th, Circle C Day in Cody on May 26th, and Dudek's Bookshelf in Gordon on June...