Flag Day is Sunday June 14. Our program begins at 10:15 Friday June 12. Flag Day will fall on a Sunday this year, so KVSH Radio will have the annual Flag Day program on the Comment show this Friday starting at 10:15am. Mike and Zach will be joined by Ginny Nelson who has $395 worth of flags of all sizes to give away over the hour. Listeners of all ages will be asked to answer patriotic questions or maybe even sing a song or two. Some questions will be simple, others may be

The fire was reported just before 8am MT Tuesday The Kilgore Fire Department was paged to the report of a grass fire south of Kilgore on East Anderson Bridge Road just before 9am Central Time on Tuesday morning. Mutual aid was requested to Cody and Valentine departments shortly after, and the initial attack plan involved aerial support as well. Fortunately the Kilgore firemen, who were first on scene, were able to get the head fire extinguished quickly and began working on

No this classic will not be cruising. Over 35 years ago, a group of car guys got together and decided there needed to be a classic motor club in Valentine. Several of the Valentine Classic Motor Clubs founding members have since passed away. To honor those members, like Jack Monroe, Bruce and Gerry Shleve(shlee-vee) it was decided there should be a memorial cruise. This year’s inaugural cruise will be June 20th and will travel from Valentine to Springview, then to Ainsworth

Several inductees were inducted into the hall of fame over the weekend. The 21st Annual Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony was held Saturday evening at the 4-H Building at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine. Following a Social Hour was the Benefit Auction and then induction Banquet.. There were several inductees from the area including · Deloris Adamson Cherry County · Jerry Adamson Cherry County ·

The accident took place early June 6th According to the Valentine Police Department, on June 6th, at approximately 1:20 AM, the Valentine Police Department, along with the Cherry County Sheriff's Office, responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of West 3rd Street. Additional assistance was dispatch by the Valentine Fire Department and the Cherry County Ambulance service. The investigation into the accident concluded that a pickup truck traveling westbound on W

There were no arrests in the past week, according to the latest Valentine Police report There were no arrests reported by the Valentine Police Department last week. During the week of May 31st to June 6th, officers responded to 29 calls for service. This included: 4 welfare checks 2 city ordinance violations 2 reports of a suspicious person or vehicle 1 domestic disturbance 1 disturbance 2 animal complaints 1 theft 1 runaway juvenile 1 non-injury accident 1 injury accide

The parade starts at 10 on Saturday, July 4, 2026 Liberty's Fireworks will be sponsoring the 4th of July Parade again this year with the theme "250 years of Liberty" Offering $250 first place, $150 second place, $100 third place. Entry forms will be available at KVSH Radio starting next week. Thanks for your interest in the parade and helping to celebrate this nation's 250th birthday!

There will be 5 performances for the Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals in Valentine next week, June 11th through the 13th at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. An estimated 170 contestants an d their families will start to arrive on Wednesday the 10th with a welcome dinner and back-number ceremony at the former Shopko building at 5:30. Guest speaker will be Steven Dent. The public is invited to join for the ceremony and speaker. Queens competition will start on Wednesday at 9AM

The Valentine Chamber of commerce will host their annual fund-raising golf tournament on June 13th at Frederick Peak golf Course. Currently there are still some openings for teams and some available sponsorship opportunities. The tournament will be a 4 person scramble with flag prizes and door prizes. Rules meeting and check in will be at 9AM with play to begin at 10AM. If you would like to help sponsor the event, contact Kim Jeffers at 402 322 1391. If you would like to e

The "soft launch" will be June 20 in Valentine The newly revived Valentine Farmers Market will open for the season on June 20 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CT at the Prairie Commons parking lot (which is Bomgaars/IGA/Pizza Hut). June will be a “soft launch” for the market as produce won’t start rolling in until sometime in July. But there will be cottage foods, value added products, eggs, and more available! Markets will be held Saturdays through October, excluding the July 4th h

Cherry County Assessor Melissa Bancroft reported that the 2026 tax assessment roll is complete and notice of valuation changes have been mailed to property owners. Valuation protests may be filed with the Cherry County Board of Equalization until June 30th. Statute states that these ratios be made public on or before June 6th. The 2026 measures for Cherry County will mean property will be valued for tax purposes at the following rates Residential property will be taxed at

The 2026 Heart City Cattle Battle will be this Friday and Saturday at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. This annual youth centered event includes a fitting clinic, judging clinic, showmanship for senior intermediate, junior and peewee categories. A highlight is the adult showmanship for mom and dad with $100 buy -in and winner takes all prize. That competition takes place Friday evening at 9PM. On Saturday will be market animals and breeding animals with buckles awarded for t

Mid Plains Community College Campus in Valentine will be able to begin offering the Registered Nurse Theory classes this year at the local campus. In the past they only offered LPN classes. In the past, students would have to attend classes in North Platte to pursue the RN degree. Local students may still have to attend clinicals in North Platte. There are some prerequisites for the RN class that can be taken this fall to be ready for the RN class. Some of the prerequisites

The fire was thought to have been caused by a power line issue. Another grass fire around midnight Monday night led to another outing by the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department and Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service. According to Chief Terry Engels, the fire was likely caused by power line issues, and burned only a small amount of grass near Birch Street on the southwest corner of Valentine.

Multiple departments responded to the fire Sunday south of Highway 12. Just after 2pm, the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report of a large, fast moving fire in the canyon area south of Highway 12 just off of Smith Falls Road. A quick response in addition to mutual aid response kept the acres burned at a minimum. The Valentine firemen were assisted by Springview, Mission, Kilgore, Cody, Ainsworth, and Woodlake departments. The state of Nebraska also m

Valentine Police Department responded to a total of 35 calls for service in the past week. During the week of May 24th to May 30th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department On May 25th, at 1:00 AM, a call of a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of West 3rd Street lead to the arrest of a 36 year old South Dakota man on the charge of Domestic Assault. On May 25th, at 10:35 PM, officers responded to a disturbance complaint in the 800 block of Dowden

The scholarship reception will be Tuesday, June 10 Valentine, Neb. — The Sandhills Area Foundation (SAF) invites the public to attend its annual Scholarship Reception on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Mid-Plains Community College. The reception will recognize this year’s scholarship recipients and celebrate the generous donors who make these awards possible. SAF will award $68,000 in scholarships this year, bringing the organization’s total scholarship support to m

Coverage begins Sunday just before 5pm. KVSH Sports will have live coverage of Senior Legion Post 90 baseball this Sunday starting with some pregame information just before the 5pm first pitch. Zachary Dean will be describing the action on the air alongside Jill Tetherow for KVSH Sports as Valentine plays their first home game of the season hosting Tri-County. That matchup will begin shortly after the Junior Legion game also against Tri-County. That game starts at 3pm. KV

Cool temperatures prevented the pool from opening on Memorial Day. Cooler temperatures last week prevented the water at the Valentine City Pool to warm up enough to allow the Aquatic Center to open on their regularly scheduled opening day on Memorial Day Monday. However with warmer-than-average temperatures this week, city manager Shane Siewart stated that the pool should be ready for swimmers on Monday, June 1st. Siewart stated that the fee schedule has not changed from la

The best odds for rain in the KVSH are will be Saturday into early Sunday The National Weather Service in North Platte is predicting some relief from dry conditions this weekend. After a conversation on Wednesday with forecasters, KVSH learned that while the odds are not high for precipitation Thursday and Friday, the forecast models are indicating that the chances of significant rain Saturday into Sunday morning are quite high. Officials at the North Platte office that is