The Badger Cheer squad attended the Nebraska Coaches Associaton State Cheer & Dance for the 2nd year and made school history by earning a 4th place finish in the C2 Large Squad Game Day division. Team members: Seniors: Sari LaDeaux and Rylee Ward; Sophomores Madysyn Bopp, Reegan Eggert, & Mali Morrison; Freshman: Taylie Fletcher, Ara’Vani Johnson, Isabella Johnson, Wakely Sargent, & Alison Weller. The Valentine High School Dance Team took first place at state in pom cla

Valentine Wrestling Club Results from Gordon Rushville Stampede PreK - K 47-49 - Knox Nelson's placed 1st 1st - 2nd grade 48-50 - Klay OKief's placed 3rd 51-54 - Collins Arnold's placed 3rd 52-55 - Watson Michalek's placed 1st 80-82 – Kash Nelson's placed 1st 83-90 – Taven Urban's placed 1st 43-44 - Hattie Wright's placed 2nd 3rd - 4th grade 75-82 – Maxx McSweeney's placed 1st 75-77 - Coy Anderson's placed 2nd 79-83 - Jake Kime's placed 2nd 90-98 - Kade Arganbright's placed

Jehki Williams finished his Senior season with a 48 and 3 record and a 2nd place medal at the state championships in Omaha. Deklin Titus finished 4th with a season record of 37 and 12 as a Junior. Parker Chavez at 165 finished his Junior campaign with a win at state taking 5th place and a record of 43 wins and 11 losses. KVSH would like to thank Shane Allison and Robert Joseph for providing play-by-play and Brenda Allison and Loranna Eggert for pictures. The team finished i

Bryan Groehler is considered armed and dangerous. According to a Gregory, SD Police Department social media post, law enforcement is seeking the help of the public locating Bryan Groehler. He is a wanted fugitive from Colorado and is known to have been in the area recently. If you see him or the vehicle, do not approach, as he is considered armed and dangerous. Dial 911 to notify law enforcement immediately. A picture of Bryan Groehler's vehicle, per Gregory PD photo credi

The deadline to register for the March 21st convention is quickly approaching. We had a good chat with Cherry County GOP Chair Craig Miles and Secretary Joy Miles on Thursday here on KVSH Radio. The Miles’ wanted to remind our listeners that the Cherry County Republican Party convention will be held on Saturday, March 21 st with several speakers including candidates for the upcoming primary election in Cherry County. Any registered Republican is welcome and encouraged to a

Several fire departments worked to fight a fast moving fire in northern Brown and Rock counties. Photo by Brown County Sheriff's Department Multiple fire departments from north central Nebraska have been confirmed to respond to a fast moving fire that started near Long Pine around the old drive-in theater off of Highway 20. The blaze was fueled by high winds that roared through the region beginning around 8pm. Shortly before 9:30, Wood Lake firemen were requested to assist

Valentine FFA competed in their last round of CDE contests February 11. We were back in North Platte today for our last round of CDE contests on February 11th. Our chapter was well represented yet again and results are as follows: Agriscience- DISTRICT CHAMPS State Qualifiers Gage Sandoz- Purple Lily Kornely- Purple Ali Weller- Purple Bayley Burdick- Blue Ag Biotechnology- DISTRICT CHAMPS State Qualifiers River Doyle- DISTRICT CHAMP Landen Mooney- Purple Duncan Mosner- Blue

Among the 12 Badger wrestlers that have qualified for individual state championships, there are two sets of siblings that will compete in Omaha this week. Bayley Burdick, a freshman on the girls’ team, has qualified for her first championships, while older brother Trevor is a returning state medalist as a junior. The Burdicks are the children of Byron and Julia Burdick from Wood Lake. Bayley will wrestle at 115 and Trevor at 157. The other siblings are returning qualifiers

Josh Turner Will Headline At O'Neill Summerfest KBRX Radio: The O’Neill Summerfest Concert Committee is excited to announce that country artist Josh Turner will be performing at O’Neill’s Summerfest on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Turner will take the stage at 10 pm after opener Tegan Nissen, who starts at 8:30 pm. Tickets are now on sale and are just $35 each. CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS Known for his unmistakable, buttery baritone and timeless songs like “Long Black Train” an

The 25th annual Bull Bash on Valentine’s Main Street enjoyed unseasonably warm weather on Saturday. Numerous area residents turned out to enjoy the day with over 20 pens of bulls, horses and commercial exhibits. Garrett Leonard won the Ruger model 77 rifle which was given away by the Bull Bash committee with proceeds going to Valentine and Cody Kilgore FFA groups. Doug Kroeger won the $2,500 certificate for the purchase of a bull which was handed out by Sonderup Angus, one

Sargent Wrestling Club Youth Tournament (Valentine Wrestling Club Results) Pre-K 36-38 - Morgan Knodell's placed 2nd 1st-2nd 76-83 - Taven Urban's placed 2nd 5th-6th 89-95 - Levi Urban's placed 3rd 5th-6th 109-118 - Wynn Sargent's placed 2nd Crete Wrestling Club Youth Tournament (Valentine Wrestling Club Results) 3rd-4th Boys 92-97 - Kade Arganbright's placed 1st 5th-6th Boys 94-101 - Kase Arganbright's placed 1st Battle at the Burg 2026 (Valentine Wrestling Club Results)

Officers with VPD responded to 22 calls for service last week. During the week of February 8th to February 14th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On February 14th at 12:55 AM, a traffic stop in the city park lead to the arrest of a 26 year old South Dakota woman for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol On February 14th, at 7:20 PM, a caller in the 300 block of North Cherry Street reported a male attempting to enter her vehicle. The male s

Gudgel presenting the check to the Valentine Community Schools Foundation. Photo Credit: VCS Facebook Page Mark Gudgel, a graduate of Valentine Community Schools, hosted a marathon last summer during Crazy Days in Valentine. Mark generously chose to donate a dollar for every mile run by the athletes at the event to the Valentine Community Schools Foundation. With over 100 runners taking place in the marathon, the total donation came to $1280. Gudgel plans to make the Vale

Class C District 1 wrestling Results for Valentine. Valentine had one district champion. 106 Brayden Stec (15-11) placed 3rd 113 Deklin Titus (33-11) placed 2nd 126 Rownan Eggert (36-9) placed 3rd 132 Jekhi Williams (45-2) placed 1st 157 Trevor Burdick (16-10) placed 2nd 165 Parker Chavez (40-9) placed 3rd Team Scores only 7 points separated the top five teams with Valentine placing 5 th . 1 Thayer Central 126 126.0 2 Boone Central 125 125.0 3 Cedar Catholic 123.5 123.5 4

Kalli Kieborz will fill-in for Brad Arnold while he is fulfilling military obligations. The City of Valentine held its regular council meeting Thursday evening at the City Library meeting room. Carrie Graham presented the annual library report, highlighting their summer reading program, the 1000 Before K program that gets kids to read 1000 books before Kindergarten, and the Little Free Library that was placed at the corner of 4th and Main by the Episcopal Church that has got

Valentine Bomgaars chose the Cherry County Hospital to benefit from their Ladies' Night promotion. On November 2, 2025, Bomgaars held a Ladies' Night event with storewide sales and discounts. The promotion partners Bomgaars stores around the country with local cancer centers, hospitals, and ladies' organizations to raise awareness of women's health and wellness programs available to them. A donation of the evening's total sales was pledged back into the community to help lo

The accident happened midday Wednesday Emergency crews responded to a midday motor vehicle incident involving a semi-truck south of Valentine around the Brownlee turnoff on south Highway 83. Listener reports stated that Thedford Ambulance, Cherry County Sheriff and Thomas County Sheriff's Department all responded along with the Nebraska State Patrol. Reports to the KVSH newsroom also indicate that this may have been a tanker truck involved in the accident. KVSH did attempt

Photo Credit: Joan Swim The Sand Painters Art Club and Valentine Public Library are the proud hosts of the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs (ANAC) Travel Show throughout the month of February. The exhibit showcases a premier selection of artwork from across the state, bringing Nebraska's finest creative talents to the Sandhills. Leading the exhibition is local artist and Sand Painter Art Club member David Dorsey, who earned the prestigious Best of Show award for his acrylic

Valentine 2026 Football Schedule Week 1 @Summerland Week 2 Battle Creek Week 3 @Ord Week 4 Chadron Week 5 Bridgeport Week 6 @Hershey Week 7 Plainview/Osmond Week 8 Mitchell Week 9 Chase County Cody-Kilgore 2026 Schedule Week 1 @Arthur County Week 2 @Stuart Week 3 Santee Week 4 BYE Week 5 Minatare Week 6 @Morrill Week 7 Crawford Week 8 @Hay Springs Week 9 Sioux County

According to the Nebraska Department of Revenue, retail sales were pretty much stagnant for many communities in November. This is the latest month that figures are available. Valentine had about 5.5 million dollars in retail sales which was down less than a half percent from 2024. Ainsworth dropped 5.7% when compared to the previous year. Chadron was also down slightly over 3%. Hooker County was down 16% and Thomas County Down 9%. Some communities did see an increase with