Oglala Sioux Tribe Department Of Public Safety Shared The Following Information. MISSING PERSON Name: Chelsea Stone Age: 27 Height: 5'3" Weight: Approximately 160 lbs Hair: Light brown Eyes: Brown Last Known Clothing: Unknown Last Seen: December 11, 2025 Reported Missing: December 29, 2025 Location Last Seen: Kyle Teacher Housing Chelsea Stone was reported missing by her mother, who last saw her on December 11th, 2025. Chelsea is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Several area students honored in academics at CSC From CSC - Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students on the Fall 2025 President’s and Dean’s Lists. The President's List consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students met the requirements for the Dean’s List by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. To qualify for either list, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, pursuing thei

VPD responded to a total of 32 calls in the past week. During the week of December 21st to 27th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On 12/24/25, at 2:22 PM, an officer responded to a shoplifting complaint in the 700 block of East Highway 20. A 44 year old South Dakota man was arrested and charged with theft. On 12/25/25, at 4:40 PM, a disturbance in the 200 block of South Helen Street led to the arrest of 35 year old Nebraska man for disturbi

Tuesday evening The Valentine Children and Families Coalition unveiled the new childcare facility in Valentine.  Afternoon two years of planning and construction, Director Jill Austin told KVSH news that the facility will open on January 5th at the Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Valentine.  The state licensed facility will start with 8 children and expand to 12 soon with employees coming on board. The facility will have a kitchen, baby napping room, play area, bathr

Senator Sasse made the announcement on social media today. From Ben Sasse "X" post - "Friends- This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do. I’m blessed with amazing siblings and half-a-dozen

For only the second time in 2025, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed above growth neutral 50.0, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy. The region’s overall reading for December increased to 50.1, its highest reading since July 2025, and was up from November’s 44.0.  For only the second time in the past 20 months, farmland prices expanded above growth neutral. The region’s farmland

Classes will return around the region during the week of January 5th. School’s out for most all KVSH area students for Christmas break.  Most schools wrapped up for the year on Friday the 19 th  and will be out until 2026. Mullen and Cody Kilgore Unified Schools will have classes back in session beginning on Monday, January 5 th , but students at Sandhills Thedford and Valentine Community Schools will not be back in class until Tuesday, January 6 th due to a strategically pl

Multiple businesses and organizations will be benefiting from this year's grants from the Sandhills Area Foundation. From the Sandhills Area Foundation: The Sandhills Area Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 community grant awards, recognizing local organizations whose projects strengthen the vitality, enrichment, and well-being of Cherry County and surrounding communities. This year’s awarded organizations include the Valentine Teammates Chapter, Cody

No arrests last week. Here's the breakdown of the Valentine Police Department's "Week In Review" For the first time in a long time, there were no arrests to report in this week’s Valentine Police Department week in review.   During the week of December 14th to 20th, the police department responded to 28 calls for service, including:   8 traffic stops 6 animal complaints 2 alarms 1 non-injury accident

The case in Cherry County District Court on Friday in the litigation filed by Bluestem Sandhills Kilgore against Cherry County, turned out to be a non-event.  Scheduled for an 11:30 start time, the case had to be postponed because of technical issues.  The “remote” hearing, linking all the parties did not come together as planned. A new date has been set for January 16th at 10:30AM for another Zoom link hearing.

The Sandhills Area Foundation announced the recipients of its 2026 community grant awards, recognizing local organizations whose projects strengthen the vitality, enrichment, and well-being of Cherry County and surrounding communities.   This year’s awarded organizations include the Valentine Teammates Chapter, Cody Cowboy Grit, Valentine Chamber of Commerce, Valentine Community Schools Music Department, American Legion Post 90, Valentine Children and Families Coalition (VCFC

The 82nd Coronation “Hearts in Wonderland” is set to crown its royalty on Sunday, February 1st at 5:30 PM at Valentine High School. Royalty candidates and participants have been chosen from the Valentine Community Schools K-12th grade. Our Royal Herald (Mad Hatter) and St. Valentine (Alice)lead the program, Landen Mooney and Praise Maunu.   Candidates from the senior class, the Queen/Princess and King/Prince nominees are Aubrey Benson, Katelyn Dorsey, Aiden Hand, Ashlyn Hutch

Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott announced the following sentences Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott has announced that in Cherry County District Court on Friday, December 19, 2025, the following sentences were issued: Victor Ortega, age 36 of Phoenix, Arizona, appeared and was sentenced to 9-18 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for the crimes of Terroristic Threats and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Nicholas Hamling, age 43, of Valentine, Nebraska, a

Nebraska farm and ranch families are invited to attend a free educational workshop focused on succession and estate planning. Hosted by the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline, these workshops are designed to help producers prepare for the future of their operations. The Farm & Ranch Succession Workshops will take place:• Mullen: Jan. 5th from 11 am to 3 pm MT at the Methodist Church• Valentine: Jan. 6th from 10 am to 2 pm CT at Mid-Plains Community College• Ainsworth: Jan. 6th

The annual KVSH Christmas Light Tour will be held on Monday, December 29th at 6pm. Residents can start submitting their nominations of who you think has the best Christmas Light display. KVSH Radio and our sponsors will pick from those nominations and tour the town on the evening of the 29th.  Stop by the KVSH studios for hot chocolate and a Christmas cookie, then jump on the bus or in your personal vehicle and follow along as we broadcast live.  Our judges will describe the

District Judge Mark Kozicek will hear some familiar information Friday morning when the lawsuit by Bluestem Sandhills Kilgore LLC against Cherry County Board of Commissioners, the Cherry County Board of Adjustment and Jane Stolzenberg in her former capacity as Cherry County Zoning administrator. The suit was filed in September by BSH Kilgore asking the court to uphold the Conditional Use Permit that it had previously granted for construction of a small wind farm near Kilgore.

The accident took place just before noon on Wednesday. Emergency crews responded to a one vehicle accident about 5 miles east of Mission Wednesday morning.  According to Mission Fire officials, a pickup truck struck a power pole at about 11:45 Wednesday, which led to a small grass fire which was quickly contained by area firemen.  Apparently, a good Samaritan pulled the driver from the wrecked truck prior to the arrival of fire crews and the Rosebud Ambulance Service.  The dr

Winds were gusting at over 60 miles per hour in parts of the KVSH listening area Thursday. High winds have wreaked havoc in the KVSH listening area.  Several branches were reported down around Valentine.  A representative at KBR Rural Public Power in Ainsworth stated that so far there was only one “very localized” power outage that affected the KBR service area.  There were also small sporadic outages caused by the high winds in the Cherry Todd service area.  Luckily, Cherry

Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Hwy 20 & 83 southeast of Valentine Wednesday around 5:45 The Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service responded along with the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department after a two vehicle accident was reported around 5:45 Wednesday evening.  According to Cherry County dispatch, the accident was reported at the “Y” intersection of Highways 20 and 83 southeast of Valentine.  Both vehicles had only a driver with no other occupants.  The co

Do you know someone who shows love through service? Nominate them for the annual Heart City Heart Award! If you know someone who show love through service in the community, you’re asked to nominate a community hero!  Each year, the Heart City HEART award recognizes an individual that makes Valentine stronger through kindness, dedication and helping others.  Whether your nominee helps youth, schools, volunteers in churches, advocates for those in need, or just shows kindness