The accident was reported at about 7:15 Wednesday night. At about 7:15 Wednesday night, emergency crews were called to the report of a car versus semi motor vehicle accident about 3 miles southeast of Valentine on Highways 20 and 83 involving a car and semi loaded with a cattle pot.  According to Cherry County Emergency Management officials, the accident happened between the river and the “Y” and reduced traffic to one lane for about 2 and a half hours before being restored a

Nominations for 2026 are due December 31 Time is quickly running out for the public to submit nominations for the 2026 Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame. Nominations are due by December 31, 2025. Started in 2006, the Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame continues to honor the men and women who have made a lasting contribution to the Sandhills and our cowboy way of life. Nomination forms are available by contacting any Board Member or Executive Secretary Rod Palmer at P.O. Box 1

The Nebraska Firearm deer permits are disappearing rather quickly with the season a little over one week away. The season begins on November 15th.  KVSH has been monitoring the remaining permit numbers through Nebraska Game and Parks.  In the Sandhills Unit there are only 86 remaining permits out of 1,020 allotted.   In the Keya Paha Unit, there are currently 710 permits remaining from the total of 2,000.  Calamus West has 215 permits left from an allotment of 1190.  That num

Multiple Fire Departments were Involved, Battling A Grass Fire North Of Thedford Fire officials in Thedford requested mutual aid from Valentine Volunteer Fire Department at about 3:15 on Tuesday afternoon.  Amid critical fire weather conditions including temperatures in the low 80s, humidity readings around 10% and gusty winds, a grass fire just off of highway 83 north of Thedford near Cap Creek Road was moving quickly and threatening structures just south of the Court Hamilt

KVSH Radio has made arrangements to carry the Sandhills Thedford Knights playoff game against St. Mary’s in O’Neill this Friday. The Knights take an 8 and 2 record into the quarter-final game against St Mary’s who are 10 and 0. Kick off will be at 5PM on KVSH with Birk Burge calling the game. Spread the word to listen on KVSH.com if you can’t pick up the signal off air.

Only one arrest announced for the past week by Valentine Police Department On October 30th, at 3:40 AM, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Lodi Street. A 39 year old Nebraska woman was arrested for Third Degree Domestic Assault and booked at the Cherry County Jail. During the week of October 26th to November 1st, the police department responded to 38 calls for service, including: -9 traffic stops -3 disturbances -2 welfare checks -5 animal compl

Nina Nelson Photo The Valentine Lady Badgers wrapped up a fantastic Volleyball season on Saturday in the district final in West Point Nebraska.  Despite the season ending loss to Guardian Angles Central Catholic, the girls completed what may be the best volleyball season on record with 23 wins and only 10 losses.  The Badgers will graduate 1 senior in Ashlyn Hutchinson who was a leader and big hitter for the Badgers.  This year’s team had two juniors, and the rest of the team

It was the roughest week so far in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest.  With losses by Auburn, Tennessee, Boise State and Nebraska, it took a card with only three wrong to win.  There were 18 cards with 4 wrong, 26 cards with 5 misses and another 26 cards with 6 wrong.  Numerous people missed seven or even 8 on the card. Winning first place this week with the only card with three wrong, is Duke Dautherty.  From the 18 cards with 4 wrong, the closest to Nebraska’s 286 yards o

Swede and Charlene Lolley with Greg Arendt from VLA The Weber Family of Valentine and Connealy angus of Mullen, purchased the set of three handmade toy construction pieces to benefit the Sandhills Cancer fund for $7000.  Each year Swede Lolley makes the pieces and donates them to be auctioned off at Valentine Livestock Auction to benefit the foundation. This year the pieces included a dozer, belly dump truck and a scraper. In its over 15-year history, the Sandhills Cancer Fu

The University of Nebraska and Head Coach  Matt Rhule  have agreed to a two-year contract extension that extends Rhule’s agreement through the 2032 season.  The restructured deal does not change Rhule’s base salary but does include salary escalators for College Football Playoff appearances.   “Coach Rhule has shown he is the right leader at the right time for Nebraska Football. Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen said. Rhule is in his third season leading the Nebraska

Congratulations to all the participants and winners at the recent Achievement Night The 2025 4-H year wrapped up on October 19 with the annual Achievement Celebration at the White Elephant Hall in Cody. After enjoying some yard games and a potluck meal with over 80 people in attendance, special awards were presented and top achievements for the year were highlighted. 4-H Council Mini Grant Winners – Madysyn Bopp, Emeran Tenhouse, Jenalee Garwood, & Matthew Prewitt Horsem

The North Central Nebraska RC&D recently hosted its annual paper shredding routes, drawing strong participation from community members eager to dispose of outdated records. The event offered individuals and businesses the opportunity to safely destroy paperwork on-site, helping prevent identity theft while supporting local recycling efforts. Stops were made in eleven communities along Highways 20 and 12, in Cherry, Brown, Rock, Holt, Keya Paha, and Boyd counties. In total, al

The Valentine Lady Badgers Volleyball squad defeated Perkins County in the Sub-District final on Wednesday evening at Valentine High School gym.  The Lady Plainsmen won the first two sets in close scores, but Valentine came back and won sets 3, 4 and 5 to win the match and qualify for District final this Saturday. Scores were 25 to 27, 23 to 25, 25-13, 25 to 16 and 15 to 9.   Valentine advances with a 22 and 10 record to take on the number 2 seed Guardian Central Catholic at

Phone scams have been reported, requesting funds for the local police department. VPD Facebook page: "It has been reported to us that phone calls are being received that claim to be raising money for the police department. Rest assured we are most certainly not calling anyone requesting donations directly for the police department. There is a representative of LAW Publications who is in Valentine. We work with her to raise donations to pay for booklets and other public inform

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Moonlight Madness Thursday from 6:00–9:00 PM.  Moonlight Madness will feature a Scavenger Hunt and Receipt Match Raffle. Shoppers can complete scavenger hunts to enter a drawing for Chamber Bucks. Receipts entered in the receipt raffle will be matched with a gift certificate, rounded to the nearest $5 — up to $500!   The Kiddie Costume Parade & Scare in the Square will be Friday, October 31st at 4:00 PM. Meet at the corner of

The Nebraska Firearm deer hunting season is only a couple weeks away beginning on November 15th. KVSH checked into the remaining permit numbers through Nebraska Game and Parks.  In the Sandhills Unit there are only 158 remaining permits out of 1,020 allotted.  This was a reduction in the total number of permits for the unit.  The unit has sold out in previous years as many hunters are seeking a mule deer buck in that unit. There are still about 33 whitetail buck only tags for

Violators Are Subject To Fines As a reminder to Valentine residents, the City of Valentine does not permit the parking of any boats, pontoons, or other vessels such as jet skis or other recreational watercraft or their trailers on any local streets from the first of November through the month of March.   Anyone found to have a boat or boat trailer parked on the street for any amount of time for any reason risks a ticket by the city.  Camper trailers and RVs may be parked on t

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. If you are 17 or older and in good health, you're probably eligible to donate blood and save lives. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They don’t wear capes or special suits, and their badge of honor is the bandage that shows they gave the gift of life. The community is invited to become a hometown hero and answer the call of patients in need by donating blood on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at St. Nicholas C

Valentine Police Department report for October 19 to October 25, 2025. During the week of October 19th to the 25th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On October 23rd, at 10:00 PM, 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. On October 24th, at 4:25 PM, officers responded to a disturbance on the west side of town. Two South Dakota men, age

Do you or someone in your family make a pretty good salsa? The 3 rd annual KVSH Salsa Showdown, hosted by The Bull Market, will be held on November 12 th  at The Bull Market in Valentine.  Contestants can start submitting their homemade salsa at the studios of KVSH Radio.  All salsas are welcome to compete for $50 in first place money and $25 for second place, along with other prizes from KVSH and The Bull Market. There are no entry fees and You can submit more than one if