A third case of New World Screwworm has been reported near the US border. Billings, Mont., Dec. 4 – Media reports indicate that on Dec. 2 the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the third case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in close proximity to the United States border. This is the third case reported in Nuevo León, Mexico. The first case was detected in September within about 70 miles of the Texas border, the second detecti

Joe Farmer, Jr., age 50 of Mission, passed away in Rapid City November 30th   Wake Service: 6pm Sunday December 7th at Antelope community Building in Mission. 1pm caravan from the Rosebud Casino   Funeral: 2pm Monday December 8th at the Antelope community building. Burial at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery in Mission       Survivors:   Children: Ariel, Tyler, Chloe & Jesse Waukechon, Michael Farmer, Christina & Chrystalina Moccasin and Revyn Fallis   Father: Joe Farmer, Sr.   Si

Word has been received of the death of James L. Strong age 87 of Ainsworth, NE. Jim Strong passed away Tuesday (Dec. 2, 2025) in the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. Per his wishes, no services will be held. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Wife: Leota Strong of Ainsworth Daughter: Angela Niere of Gilbert, AZ Son: Bill Strong of Batavia, IL Son-in-law: John Hockenbary of Wood Lake, NE Hoch Funeral Home of Ainsworth is in charge of arrangements. To leave an online condolence, p

For the third time in the past five months, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, moved slightly below growth neutral.  The Business Conditions Index, dropped slightly to 49.5 from 50.5 in October.   The November employment index increased to 47.6 from 46.9 in October, marking the eighth consecutive month below the growth-neutral threshold of 50.0. The Novem

A 76-year-old man from Ashby found guilty of shooting a friend following a night of drinking will be spending at least five years behind bars. A firearms charge carries a mandatory 5 year minimum. Following a three-day trial last week, a Grant County District Court jury took about two hours to find Duane Meester guilty on several charges. District Judge Travis O’Gorman continued the Ashby man’s bond of $500,000 ten percent and ordered a pre-sentence investigation, with senten

After completing the Big Ten’s first 20-0 campaign since 2009, the Nebraska volleyball program was well represented in the Big Ten Volleyball Postseason Honors announced on Tuesday.  Junior setter  Bergen Reilly  was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year. Head Coach  Dani Busboom Kelly  was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and media.  Reilly was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by  Rebekah Allick ,  Andi Jackson  and  Harpe

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the receipt raffle and window decorating contest from this past week.  The events took place from Holiday Preview on the 22nd to Shop Small Town Saturday on the 29th.  In the business window decorating contest, first place went to Broken Spoke Boutique with 51 votes.  Second place was Craig Beman Fine Art gallery with 23 votes. 3rd place was Heart City Rock & Blue Persuasion Nails.  Honorable mention went to Flowerlan

LB 650 allows disabled veterans to apply for tax exemption on their primary transportation. LB 650 recently passed the Nebraska Unicameral allowing disabled veterans an opportunity to receive a tax exemption for their primary transportation vehicle.  According to Veterans' Service Officer Ashley Blume-Vackiner, veterans with any disability rating of 0%-100% can stop by or call the Veterans’ Service Office in Valentine to be updated in the DMV system.  The system updates every

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Barbara Schmit, age 103 of Cody, NE on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at 10:00 AM MT at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nenzel, NE. The burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Nenzel. A rosary will be recited on Thursday, Dec. 4th at 7:00 PM MT at the Church. The visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the rosary. Survivors Daughters-Patricia Vanderwege of North Platte, NE Priscilla Wobig of Gering, NE

Funeral Service for Ardith A. Vobr age 90 of Springview, NE will be held on Friday (Dec. 5, 2025) at 10:30 AM in the New Hope Community Church at Springview. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Ardith Vobr passed away Monday, (Dec. 1, 2025) in Ainsworth, NE. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Husband: Al Vobr of Springview Along with nieces, nephews and other family members Visitations for Ardith Vobr will be held on Thursday (Dec. 4, 2025) from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Hoch

The topic of quality childcare in the Valentine community has been discussed for a number of years. Some exciting news from The Valentine Children and Families Coalition, the Heart City Childcare facility will open soon.  According to coalition director Jill Austin, Andrea Egger has been hired to run the facility which will be located at the Episcopal Church on Main Street.  Egger is former teacher in the Cody Kilgore school system. To begin the facility will be able to accep

College football conference championship schedule, matchups All times ET Friday, Dec. 5 Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State (Conference USA Championship Game), 7 p.m. \ Troy at James Madison (Sun Belt Championship Game), 7 p.m. North Texas vs. Tulane (American Athletic Championship Game), 8 p.m. Boise State vs. UNLV (Mountain West Championship Game), 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 BYU vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, Texas), 12 p.m. Western Michigan vs. Miami

The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team capped an unbeaten regular season with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 sweep in front of 8,461 at  John Cook  Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.  Nebraska (30-0, 20-0 Big Ten) finished the regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.   The Huskers became the first Big Ten team to go 20-0 in conference play since Penn State in 2009. Wiscons

There were a couple of twists in the final week of the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest.  The first hurdle that tripped a lot of participants was the Texas win over Texas A&M.  Another hurdle was Vanderbilt beating Tennessee and the final step was Nebraska losing to Iowa. Still there were 7 people who missed only one game. Nebraska had 300 yards of total offense during the game against Iowa.  Wade Daugherty of Valentine had predicted 300 yards for the Huskers, so he wins the $

The Cherry County Visitors Promotion Board continues to raise funds for a new events center which would be connected to the South side of Mid Plains Community college campus in Valentine. The total cost of the project is about 4.5 million dollars.  At this time, they have 1.5 million dollars from the county promotion fund and have raised over $600,000.  They will need to raise another 1 million dollars before some foundation grants will kick in additional funding.  Mid Plains

Phillip Stands And Looks Back, age 63 of White River, passed away November 26th Wake service: 6pm Friday, December 5th at the Horse Creek Community Building 3pm caravan from the Rosebud Casino Funeral: Noon Saturday December 6th at Horse Creek Community Building Meal immediately following Burial 2pm at St. Mary's Garden, Wood, SD Survivors: Children: Gwendolyn Ferris, Jennea & Sylvia Stands And Looks Back, Sherleena Bordeaux & Heavenly Barrera Siblings: Bill,

Matt and Ashley Sandoz opened the new Huskerland Hardware on Wednesday Matt and Ashley Sandoz have re-opened the recently shuttered True Value Hardware store in Valentine on Wednesday. The new store, Huskerland Hardware was purchased from John and Lila Miller several months ago, starting the long process of refreshing and restocking. Matt Sandoz told KVSH News that when it was announced that the Miller's would be retiring from the business after several decades of serving t

Chlorination Began November 14 According to Valentine City Manager Shane Seiwart, the chlorination of the city’s municipal water system has come to an end.  KVSH News reported earlier that the City of Valentine began adding chlorine to the municipal water supply on November 14. According to a release from the city, recent routine testing had identified a limited number of positive results for coliform bacteria in the distribution system.  However with the testing coming in at

Winter sports Badger Highlights begins this Saturday at 9:05.  Listen to interviews with Valentine coaches about the upcoming seasons of Boys and Girls Basketball and Boys and Girls Wrestling. On this week’s program, hear from girls basketball coach  Ian Bish, boys basketball coach Randy Kluender and wrestling coach Marcus Nelson.   Boys and Girls Basketball on KVSH begins on December 5th at North Platte Saint Pats. We plan to bring you plenty of basketball and boys and girls

State Transportation officials say 17 people lost their lives on Nebraska roadways in the month of October, down significantly from the 25 fatalities recorded the same time last year. Of the 12 vehicle occupants killed, five were not restrained, two were using a seat belt and five others were unknown. Two fatalities were pedestrians, two were motorcyclists, and one was riding an electric tricycle. To date, 182 people have died on Nebraska roads, nearly 18 percent fewer than t