Two days after a U.S. senator from South Dakota said he was encouraged by the desire of President Donald Trump to “do right” by American ranchers, Trump outraged many of them by rolling out a policy to import more beef from Argentina. A White House official told Reuters on Thursday that the Trump administration will quadruple the amount of beef that can be imported from Argentina at a lower tariff rate. The policy announcement came amid a sudden and rapidly escalating feud be

December 13th will be National Wreaths Across America Day. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 90 will organize the local program to honor heroes. Listeners can purchase a wreath for $17 and it will be placed on a veteran’s grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine on the 13th.  You can purchase a wreath for a specific grave site or donate to make sure all veterans’ graves have a wreath. You can scan a QR code on fliers around town or write a check to Unit 90.  If you write a

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. 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 public is invited to attend the event at 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the south lake access (middle parking lot) of the WMA located 18 miles south of Bassett in Rock County

Jennifer Henry named tow Head Start Director by NCAP NCAP - 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. Her strong leadership, collaborative spir

Firemen were turned around before arriving at VES. The Valentine Volunteer Fire Department was paged out after a fire alarm sounded at Valentine’s Elementary School just before 2:30pm on Tuesday.  According to radio traffic from the Cherry County Dispatch, emergency response was cancelled after it was discovered that one of the students at the school had pulled an alarm.  There was no threat to anyone at the school, and the incident was discovered before firemen arrived at th

Do you think you make a pretty good salsa? The 3rd annual Salsa Showdown, hosted by KVSH Radio and The Bull Market will be held on November 12th at The Bull Market in Valentine.  Contestants can start submitting their 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. If you think you make a pretty good salsa, please enter it in the contest.  There

Valentine and Cherry County finally had two months in a row where retail sales were on the positive side. In July, the latest month figures are available, Valentine retail net taxable sales were reported at 9.7 million dollars compared to 9.2 million in 2024. This is an increase of 5.7%.  June sales were reportedly up only 3.4%. Some retailers reported these numbers were barely above inflation figures. Other area comparable retails sales reported by the Nebraska Department of

President  Donald Trump  said the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. Trump promised days earlier to address the issue as part of his efforts to keep inflation in check. U.S. beef prices have been  stubbornly high  for a variety of reasons, including drought and reduced imports from Mexico due to a flesh-eating pest in cattle herds there. Also ranchers who have not been able to rebuild herds. Trump has been working

Loyalty in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction contest this week cost almost everyone at least one wrong on their card.  There were sixteen cards that only missed the Nebraska game, so kudos to them for staying loyal.  The Penn State loss to Iowa and Cody Kilgore loss to Sioux County were a couple of the most missed games on this week's card.  There was one perfect card this week.  Only two cards that picked Minnesota to beat Nebraska.  The only perfect card was submitted by Ann Neif

Week In Review, October 12 - October 18 During the week of October 12th to October 18th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On October 18th, at approximately 4:00 PM, officers responded to a welfare check request in the Valentine City Park. A 47 year old South Dakota woman was arrested for Possession of a Controlled substance and booked into the Cherry County Jail. On the 18th, at 7:30 PM, officers responded to a disturbance in the north east

Two bright green comets are  streaming through the skies  and are  visible to skygazers  in the Northern Hemisphere. Comet Lemmon will have its closest brush with Earth on or around Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2025). The other cosmic snowball, Comet SWAN, should have its flyby with Earth on Monday, but it’s headed away from the sun and will likely grow dimmer as the days pass. To see the pair, go outside just after sunset and look to the northern sky for Comet Lemmon close to the horiz

#1 Howells-Dodge (8-0), 45.3750 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT #32 Hyannis (3-5), 37.1250   #17 Elgin Public/Pope John (6-2), 40.5000 Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT #16 Overton (5-3), 40.6250 H   #9 Lawrence-Nelson (7-1), 42.6250 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 7:00 PM CT #24 Osceola (4-4), 39.2500   #25 Bancroft-Rosalie (5-3), 39.2500 Thursday, Oct 23rd 7:00 PM CT @ @ Elmwood #8 Elmwood-Murdock (7-1), 43.1250 H   #5 Anselmo-Merna (7-1), 44.1250 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT @ @ Merna

The construction project on West 4th Street (HWY 83 North) is nearing completion.   Placement of the concrete roadway and sidewalks is complete. Soon the countdown traffic signals will be retired, and normal traffic conditions will resume. Expect the remaining work, grading to finish slopes and placement of erosion control, to be completed under work zones along the shoulder. Use caution and reduce speeds when workers are present.   City Steets used for the project detour, 3r

A benefit Spaghetti Feed and silent auction for Brooklyn Coyle will be held on November 9th at Niobrara Valley Vineyards South of Nenzel.  This free will offering feed will have all proceeds going to Brooklyn and her family to help with medical expenses.  The event will be held 2 until 6PM Mountain Time on the 9th. A recent minor car accident sent Brooklyn to the hospital for a checkup, where they found a brain tumor that had previously been undetected.    If you would like t

Authorities say a forensic examination of the skeletal human remains discovered Friday on the north side of the Scotts Bluff National Monument has yet to take place, but circumstantial evidence suggests the body may be that of a missing Moorcroft, Wyoming man. In a news release issued Thursday through the Gering Police Department, the Scotts Bluff County Attorney says “during the searches, several items were located that family identified as belonging to Chance Englebert when

The Cherry County Hospital is celebrated its 50th anniversary at the location on Green Street Wednesday afternoon with coffee and cookies. Members of the public were invited to reminisce with former staff, doctors and administrators during the event.  They also had several displays from the hospital over the years. Documents from the 70’s showed that a C-section cost 60 dollars, a spinal tap would cost 15 dollars.  Registered nurses made up to 3.80 an hour and the head cook m

Teyunna Walking Eagle-Spears, age 39, passed away in Minnesota on October 7, 2025. Wake will begin at 10am Friday October 17th at the St. Francis Community Building Funeral 2pm Saturday October 18th at the St. Francis Community Building Burial at St. Patrick Cemetery in Spring Creek Survivors: Siblings: Tamara Spears Anderson, Brandon Derriso, Tyrell Spears, Terran Walking Eagle, Tyrhonda Shumpert, Trent Tye & Broderick Tye HOLMES FUNERAL HOME is in charge of service a

The Cherry County Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the location on Green Street this afternoon with coffee and cookies from 4 to 7PM. The original Sandhills General Hospital was a two-story building run by Father Blaire and operated by two sisters in 1912.  Over the years that hospital was also operated by a private doctor, a local Methodist church and other entities.  From 1912 until 1930 the hospital was under five managements, but each was to no avail in kee

The North Central Nebraska RC&D has partnered with communities to offer on-site shredding on October 20th. A truck from Security Shredding Services will be stopping in Ainsworth, Springview, Naper, Butte, Spencer, and Lynch. The truck starts its day in Ainsworth from 8:30 until 9:30 at the Ainsworth City office, then goes to The Turbine Mart in Springview from 10:15 till 10:45. This is an opportunity to safely dispose of financial papers, medical records, and other sensitive

J.T. Adamson of Cody won the Calf Roping average at the Badland Circuit Finals Pro Rodeo this past weekend in Minot North Dakota. JT tied for 4th place in the first go-round with a time of 9.8 second. He was also 4th in the 2nd go with a time of 10 flat.  Adamson won the third round with a time of 8.1 to seal the average title with 27.9 seconds on three head. JT was able to pocket over $6,000 for the weekend. This was just a week after the funeral for his grandfather, and nam