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

The Valentine Children and Families Coalition has been working on opening a new childcare facility in Valentine for several years.  Director Jill Austin stopped by the KVSH Studios this morning to announce 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. Andrea Egger will be the coordinator. The Coalition is a 501c3

Revitalizing the grassland will benefit plant and animals and open spaces for hunting, fishing, birdwatching and hiking. Starting in mid-December, contractors hired by Nebraska Game and Parks will remove eastern red cedar and Rocky Mountain juniper from the prairie and shelterbelts at the wildlife management area and state recreation area near Valentine. Shelterbelts of pine and deciduous trees on the WMA and SRA will be maintained to provide shade and cover for campers, picn

Retails sales in Valentine and Cherry County finally seen a decent increase over last year’s numbers in September. For the first time this year, Cherry County retail sales hit 10.1% improvement over 2024.  The Valentine community was not quite as strong with an 8% increase. By comparison, Ainsworth was up only 4.1%, Chadron up 2.8%, Gordon was down 5.8%, O’Neill down 10.3%, Broken Bow up 4.9%. Bigger communities like North Platte, was only up 1.1% and Grand Island up 2.4%. Th

Funeral Service for Ila Mae Blake age 82 of Bassett, NE will be held on Friday, (Dec. 19, 2025) at 2:00 PM at the Sybrant Community Church south of Bassett. Burial will follow in the Sybrant Cemetery south of Bassett. Ila Mae Blake passed away Monday (Dec. 15, 2025) at her home near Bassett. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Son: Dean Blake of Bassett Daughter: Ronda (Mike) Davis of Ainsworth, NE 8-GC & 9-GGC Brother: Arlo (Esther) Sybrant of Bassett Nieces, nephews and other family

CCH appears to be in a good position financially and in regards to staffing going into 2026. Cherry County Hospital and Clinic is celebrating a milestone year marked by measurable progress, strengthened performance, and meaningful investments in the future. In early 2025, the hospital launched a new Strategic Plan focused on four key pillars: Workforce Development and Retention, Financial Resilience, Growth and Community Engagement, and Infrastructure and Technology Optimizat

The initial call came in just after 1:30 on Saturday. Two flare ups following the initial call left the home a total loss. According to Valentine Volunteer Fire Chief Terry Engels, the fire at the Hammond place south of Valentine on highway 97 left the house a total loss.  The initial call came in just after 1:30 on Saturday for a garage fire at mile marker 132 on the highway.  By the time first responders arrived, the fire had fully engulfed the garage and was spreading int

Rapid City Invitational Results for Valentine boys. There were 50 teams from multi states.   113 Deklin Titus (6-4) placed 6th and scored 12.0 team points. 132 Jekhi Williams (11-2) placed 4th and scored 23.0 team points. 165 Parker Chavez (8-3) placed 5th and scored 20.5 team points. Valentine boys were 17th out of the 50 teams participating.   Rapid City Girls Invitational Results for Valentine Girls   120 Danika Janssen (7-4) placed 6th and scored 18.0 team points. 135 Had

- A memorable comeback attempt fell just short for the Nebraska volleyball team Sunday afternoon in a five-set loss to No. 6 Texas A&M in front of 8,650 fans at  John Cook  Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Texas A&M won the first two sets to become just the third team this season to win two sets against the Huskers. Facing a 2-0 deficit, Nebraska fought back to win the third set then fought off three match points en route to winning the fourth set, 37-35. But the Huske

During the week of 12/7/25 to 12/13/25, the following arrest was reported by the Valentine Police Department:   On 12/11/25, at approximately 2:15 AM, a 31 year old Nebraska woman was arrested in the 400 block of North Ray Street.  She was charged with Disturbing the Peace and transported to the Cherry County Jail.   During the week, officers responded to 24 calls for service, including:   10 traffic stops 5 non-injury vehicle accidents 1 vehicle accident with injury 1 distur

Over 50 people enjoyed the KVSH Hometown Holiday Christmas program at the Veterans Hall at the Valentine Vets Club Sunday evening.  The Vets Club staff provided chili, corn bread and lots of cookies and candies to help set the stage for the evening event. Chris Beckby, Janette Peterson and Kim Burge acted as hosts for the evening introducing the songs with stories.  Eve Miller set the tone for the evening with some great songs like “It wasn’t his child” and What child Is this

The fire was reported at the home near mile marker 132 on south hwy 97 just after 1:30 Saturday. Just after 1:30 Saturday afternoon, the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department and Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service were requested to the report of a garage fire at the Justin and Kathy Hammond place at mile marker 132 on south Highway 97.  First responders got on scene a couple minutes later and advised that the garage was fully engulfed in flames.  The fire in the attached

Several students at VHS were selected to Kearney and Chadron honor bands, choirs. The Valentine High School Music Department is excited to announce that several students have been chosen to be a part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Honor Music Festival on January 26th, 2026. Roman Dillon (Trumpet), was chosen for the Festival Band. Praise Maunu (Soprano), was chosen to participate in the Honor Choir. Allen Ward (Bass), was chosen for the Festival Choir. Sari La

R-CALF USA commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for intervening in the King Ranch case in Washington state. In a letter   to the Washington Department of Ecology and the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins raised concerns about excessive penalties, revoked grazing leases and what she described as secretive criminal proceedings brought without due process. In 2023, the ranch was fined more than $250,000 after the Depa

The event is still scheduled for Saturday. Dress warmly! National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, December 13.  Wreaths have been ordered and will be placed on veterans’ graves at Mount Hope cemetery Saturday.   Folks are invited to be at Mount Hope by 11 for a short program followed by the placement of the rest of the wreaths.  There were about 730 wreaths ordered for 2025, just over the total from last year. The public is invited to attend this event, but with cold

The City Council held its regular monthly meeting Thursday, December 11. The Valentine City Council pushed through a busy agenda at last nights regular monthly meeting.  Some meeting highlights included authorizing applying for a CDBG Tourism Grant on behalf of Mid Plains Community College and the Cherry County Visitors Promotion Board for help on the new events center. The council also approved an extension to the agreement for electric wholesale services between Heartland E

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 in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit and Negotiations Programs, Nebraska Extension, and the Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation, these workshops are designed to help producers prepare for the future of their operations. The Farm & Ranch Succession Workshop

Samantha Black Bear, age 34 of St. Francis, passed away December 6th       Wakes:   7pm Saturday & Sunday at the St. Francis Community Center   3pm caravan Saturday from the Casino       Funeral:   2pm Monday December 15th at the St. Francis Community Center   Burial at St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, St. Francis       Survivors:   Children: Raquel, Rai'Lynn & Rai'May Good Shield   Mother: Eileen Roan Eagle   Grandmother: Violet Mousseaux   Siblings: Antoine & Jeremy Black Bea

The North Central Resource and Conservation District was informed this week that they have had two tire amnesty recycling grants approved for 2026.  One grant will cover an event in Springview and the other will be in the O’Neill area.  Last year the tire recycling was held in Valentine, and the response filled the 200-ton limit in less than one day, meaning some interested parties did not get to drop off their old tires. The RC&D hopes that these two locations can serve the

A Memorial Service for Christina Lynne Cook age 50 of Anchorage, AK will be held on Saturday (Dec. 20, 2025) at 1:00 PM at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Ainsworth, NE.  Inurnment will follow in the East Woodlawn Cemetery at Johnstown, NE.  Christy Cook passed away November 10, 2025 in Anchorage.   SURVIVORS INCLUDE: 2 Children:  Jessamyn Lorene Cook & Decker Rodney Cook of Anchorage Parents:  Keevin and Dottie Arent of Ainsworth 3 Stepchildren: Cheyenne (Cody