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The accident was reported at about 7:15 Wednesday night. At about 7:15 Wednesday night, emergency crews were called to the report of a car versus semi motor vehicle accident about 3 miles southeast of Valentine on Highways 20 and 83 involving a car and semi loaded with a cattle pot.  According to Cherry County Emergency Management officials, the accident happened between the river and the “Y” and reduced traffic to one lane for about 2 and a half hours before being restored a

Nominations for 2026 are due December 31 Time is quickly running out for the public to submit nominations for the 2026 Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame. Nominations are due by December 31, 2025. Started in 2006, the Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame continues to honor the men and women who have made a lasting contribution to the Sandhills and our cowboy way of life. Nomination forms are available by contacting any Board Member or Executive Secretary Rod Palmer at P.O. Box 1

The Nebraska Firearm deer permits are disappearing rather quickly with the season a little over one week away. The season begins on November 15th.  KVSH has been monitoring the remaining permit numbers through Nebraska Game and Parks.  In the Sandhills Unit there are only 86 remaining permits out of 1,020 allotted.   In the Keya Paha Unit, there are currently 710 permits remaining from the total of 2,000.  Calamus West has 215 permits left from an allotment of 1190.  That num

Multiple Fire Departments were Involved, Battling A Grass Fire North Of Thedford Fire officials in Thedford requested mutual aid from Valentine Volunteer Fire Department at about 3:15 on Tuesday afternoon.  Amid critical fire weather conditions including temperatures in the low 80s, humidity readings around 10% and gusty winds, a grass fire just off of highway 83 north of Thedford near Cap Creek Road was moving quickly and threatening structures just south of the Court Hamilt

KVSH Radio has made arrangements to carry the Sandhills Thedford Knights playoff game against St. Mary’s in O’Neill this Friday. The Knights take an 8 and 2 record into the quarter-final game against St Mary’s who are 10 and 0. Kick off will be at 5PM on KVSH with Birk Burge calling the game. Spread the word to listen on KVSH.com if you can’t pick up the signal off air.

Only one arrest announced for the past week by Valentine Police Department On October 30th, at 3:40 AM, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Lodi Street. A 39 year old Nebraska woman was arrested for Third Degree Domestic Assault and booked at the Cherry County Jail. During the week of October 26th to November 1st, the police department responded to 38 calls for service, including: -9 traffic stops -3 disturbances -2 welfare checks -5 animal compl

Nina Nelson Photo The Valentine Lady Badgers wrapped up a fantastic Volleyball season on Saturday in the district final in West Point Nebraska.  Despite the season ending loss to Guardian Angles Central Catholic, the girls completed what may be the best volleyball season on record with 23 wins and only 10 losses.  The Badgers will graduate 1 senior in Ashlyn Hutchinson who was a leader and big hitter for the Badgers.  This year’s team had two juniors, and the rest of the team

It was the roughest week so far in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest.  With losses by Auburn, Tennessee, Boise State and Nebraska, it took a card with only three wrong to win.  There were 18 cards with 4 wrong, 26 cards with 5 misses and another 26 cards with 6 wrong.  Numerous people missed seven or even 8 on the card. Winning first place this week with the only card with three wrong, is Duke Dautherty.  From the 18 cards with 4 wrong, the closest to Nebraska’s 286 yards o

Swede and Charlene Lolley with Greg Arendt from VLA The Weber Family of Valentine and Connealy angus of Mullen, purchased the set of three handmade toy construction pieces to benefit the Sandhills Cancer fund for $7000.  Each year Swede Lolley makes the pieces and donates them to be auctioned off at Valentine Livestock Auction to benefit the foundation. This year the pieces included a dozer, belly dump truck and a scraper. In its over 15-year history, the Sandhills Cancer Fu

The University of Nebraska and Head Coach  Matt Rhule  have agreed to a two-year contract extension that extends Rhule’s agreement through the 2032 season.  The restructured deal does not change Rhule’s base salary but does include salary escalators for College Football Playoff appearances.   “Coach Rhule has shown he is the right leader at the right time for Nebraska Football. Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen said. Rhule is in his third season leading the Nebraska

Congratulations to all the participants and winners at the recent Achievement Night The 2025 4-H year wrapped up on October 19 with the annual Achievement Celebration at the White Elephant Hall in Cody. After enjoying some yard games and a potluck meal with over 80 people in attendance, special awards were presented and top achievements for the year were highlighted. 4-H Council Mini Grant Winners – Madysyn Bopp, Emeran Tenhouse, Jenalee Garwood, & Matthew Prewitt Horsem

The North Central Nebraska RC&D recently hosted its annual paper shredding routes, drawing strong participation from community members eager to dispose of outdated records. The event offered individuals and businesses the opportunity to safely destroy paperwork on-site, helping prevent identity theft while supporting local recycling efforts. Stops were made in eleven communities along Highways 20 and 12, in Cherry, Brown, Rock, Holt, Keya Paha, and Boyd counties. In total, al

The Valentine Lady Badgers Volleyball squad defeated Perkins County in the Sub-District final on Wednesday evening at Valentine High School gym.  The Lady Plainsmen won the first two sets in close scores, but Valentine came back and won sets 3, 4 and 5 to win the match and qualify for District final this Saturday. Scores were 25 to 27, 23 to 25, 25-13, 25 to 16 and 15 to 9.   Valentine advances with a 22 and 10 record to take on the number 2 seed Guardian Central Catholic at

Phone scams have been reported, requesting funds for the local police department. VPD Facebook page: "It has been reported to us that phone calls are being received that claim to be raising money for the police department. Rest assured we are most certainly not calling anyone requesting donations directly for the police department. There is a representative of LAW Publications who is in Valentine. We work with her to raise donations to pay for booklets and other public inform

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Moonlight Madness Thursday from 6:00–9:00 PM.  Moonlight Madness will feature a Scavenger Hunt and Receipt Match Raffle. Shoppers can complete scavenger hunts to enter a drawing for Chamber Bucks. Receipts entered in the receipt raffle will be matched with a gift certificate, rounded to the nearest $5 — up to $500!   The Kiddie Costume Parade & Scare in the Square will be Friday, October 31st at 4:00 PM. Meet at the corner of

The Nebraska Firearm deer hunting season is only a couple weeks away beginning on November 15th. KVSH checked into the remaining permit numbers through Nebraska Game and Parks.  In the Sandhills Unit there are only 158 remaining permits out of 1,020 allotted.  This was a reduction in the total number of permits for the unit.  The unit has sold out in previous years as many hunters are seeking a mule deer buck in that unit. There are still about 33 whitetail buck only tags for

Violators Are Subject To Fines As a reminder to Valentine residents, the City of Valentine does not permit the parking of any boats, pontoons, or other vessels such as jet skis or other recreational watercraft or their trailers on any local streets from the first of November through the month of March.   Anyone found to have a boat or boat trailer parked on the street for any amount of time for any reason risks a ticket by the city.  Camper trailers and RVs may be parked on t

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. If you are 17 or older and in good health, you're probably eligible to donate blood and save lives. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They don’t wear capes or special suits, and their badge of honor is the bandage that shows they gave the gift of life. The community is invited to become a hometown hero and answer the call of patients in need by donating blood on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at St. Nicholas C

Valentine Police Department report for October 19 to October 25, 2025. During the week of October 19th to the 25th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On October 23rd, at 10:00 PM, officers responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of West Third Street. A 30 year Nebraska woman was arrested for Third Degree Domestic Assault. On October 24th, at 4:25 PM, officers responded to a disturbance on the west side of town. Two South Dakota men, age

Do you or someone in your family make a pretty good salsa? The 3 rd annual KVSH Salsa Showdown, hosted by The Bull Market, will be held on November 12 th  at The Bull Market in Valentine.  Contestants can start submitting their homemade salsa at the studios of KVSH Radio.  All salsas are welcome to compete for $50 in first place money and $25 for second place, along with other prizes from KVSH and The Bull Market. There are no entry fees and You can submit more than one if

There were three perfect cards this week in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest, despite some upsets in college football. There were fifteen people who missed only one game. With one of those perfect cards, Mick Hartwig will take first place this week, only 6 yards off Nebraska’s 331 total yards of offense against Northwestern. Mick had guessed 337 yards.  Taking second place, also with a perfect card, Deb Jackson had a guess of 345 yards for Nebraska.  The other perfect card

Two days after a U.S. senator from South Dakota said he was encouraged by the desire of President Donald Trump to “do right” by American ranchers, Trump outraged many of them by rolling out a policy to import more beef from Argentina. A White House official told Reuters on Thursday that the Trump administration will quadruple the amount of beef that can be imported from Argentina at a lower tariff rate. The policy announcement came amid a sudden and rapidly escalating feud be

December 13th will be National Wreaths Across America Day. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 90 will organize the local program to honor heroes. Listeners can purchase a wreath for $17 and it will be placed on a veteran’s grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine on the 13th.  You can purchase a wreath for a specific grave site or donate to make sure all veterans’ graves have a wreath. You can scan a QR code on fliers around town or write a check to Unit 90.  If you write a

Bassett native Nick Lyman will be memorialized when the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission renames the Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area in his honor. Bassett native Nick Lyman will be memorialized when the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission renames the Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area in his honor. The public is invited to attend the event at 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the south lake access (middle parking lot) of the WMA located 18 miles south of Bassett in Rock County

Jennifer Henry named tow Head Start Director by NCAP NCAP - Northwest Community Action Partnership (NCAP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Henry as the new Head Start Director, effective immediately. Jennifer has been a valued member of the NCAP team for more than three years, most recently serving as the organization’s Nutrition and ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance) Coordinator. Her strong leadership, collaborative spir

Firemen were turned around before arriving at VES. The Valentine Volunteer Fire Department was paged out after a fire alarm sounded at Valentine’s Elementary School just before 2:30pm on Tuesday.  According to radio traffic from the Cherry County Dispatch, emergency response was cancelled after it was discovered that one of the students at the school had pulled an alarm.  There was no threat to anyone at the school, and the incident was discovered before firemen arrived at th

Valentine and Cherry County finally had two months in a row where retail sales were on the positive side. In July, the latest month figures are available, Valentine retail net taxable sales were reported at 9.7 million dollars compared to 9.2 million in 2024. This is an increase of 5.7%.  June sales were reportedly up only 3.4%. Some retailers reported these numbers were barely above inflation figures. Other area comparable retails sales reported by the Nebraska Department of

President  Donald Trump  said the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. Trump promised days earlier to address the issue as part of his efforts to keep inflation in check. U.S. beef prices have been  stubbornly high  for a variety of reasons, including drought and reduced imports from Mexico due to a flesh-eating pest in cattle herds there. Also ranchers who have not been able to rebuild herds. Trump has been working

Loyalty in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction contest this week cost almost everyone at least one wrong on their card.  There were sixteen cards that only missed the Nebraska game, so kudos to them for staying loyal.  The Penn State loss to Iowa and Cody Kilgore loss to Sioux County were a couple of the most missed games on this week's card.  There was one perfect card this week.  Only two cards that picked Minnesota to beat Nebraska.  The only perfect card was submitted by Ann Neif

Week In Review, October 12 - October 18 During the week of October 12th to October 18th, the following arrests were made by the Valentine Police Department: On October 18th, at approximately 4:00 PM, officers responded to a welfare check request in the Valentine City Park. A 47 year old South Dakota woman was arrested for Possession of a Controlled substance and booked into the Cherry County Jail. On the 18th, at 7:30 PM, officers responded to a disturbance in the north east

Two bright green comets are  streaming through the skies  and are  visible to skygazers  in the Northern Hemisphere. Comet Lemmon will have its closest brush with Earth on or around Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2025). The other cosmic snowball, Comet SWAN, should have its flyby with Earth on Monday, but it’s headed away from the sun and will likely grow dimmer as the days pass. To see the pair, go outside just after sunset and look to the northern sky for Comet Lemmon close to the horiz

#1 Howells-Dodge (8-0), 45.3750 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT #32 Hyannis (3-5), 37.1250   #17 Elgin Public/Pope John (6-2), 40.5000 Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT #16 Overton (5-3), 40.6250 H   #9 Lawrence-Nelson (7-1), 42.6250 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 7:00 PM CT #24 Osceola (4-4), 39.2500   #25 Bancroft-Rosalie (5-3), 39.2500 Thursday, Oct 23rd 7:00 PM CT @ @ Elmwood #8 Elmwood-Murdock (7-1), 43.1250 H   #5 Anselmo-Merna (7-1), 44.1250 H Thursday, Oct 23rd 5:00 PM CT @ @ Merna

The construction project on West 4th Street (HWY 83 North) is nearing completion.   Placement of the concrete roadway and sidewalks is complete. Soon the countdown traffic signals will be retired, and normal traffic conditions will resume. Expect the remaining work, grading to finish slopes and placement of erosion control, to be completed under work zones along the shoulder. Use caution and reduce speeds when workers are present.   City Steets used for the project detour, 3r

A benefit Spaghetti Feed and silent auction for Brooklyn Coyle will be held on November 9th at Niobrara Valley Vineyards South of Nenzel.  This free will offering feed will have all proceeds going to Brooklyn and her family to help with medical expenses.  The event will be held 2 until 6PM Mountain Time on the 9th. A recent minor car accident sent Brooklyn to the hospital for a checkup, where they found a brain tumor that had previously been undetected.    If you would like t

Authorities say a forensic examination of the skeletal human remains discovered Friday on the north side of the Scotts Bluff National Monument has yet to take place, but circumstantial evidence suggests the body may be that of a missing Moorcroft, Wyoming man. In a news release issued Thursday through the Gering Police Department, the Scotts Bluff County Attorney says “during the searches, several items were located that family identified as belonging to Chance Englebert when

The Cherry County Hospital is celebrated its 50th anniversary at the location on Green Street Wednesday afternoon with coffee and cookies. Members of the public were invited to reminisce with former staff, doctors and administrators during the event.  They also had several displays from the hospital over the years. Documents from the 70’s showed that a C-section cost 60 dollars, a spinal tap would cost 15 dollars.  Registered nurses made up to 3.80 an hour and the head cook m

Teyunna Walking Eagle-Spears, age 39, passed away in Minnesota on October 7, 2025. Wake will begin at 10am Friday October 17th at the St. Francis Community Building Funeral 2pm Saturday October 18th at the St. Francis Community Building Burial at St. Patrick Cemetery in Spring Creek Survivors: Siblings: Tamara Spears Anderson, Brandon Derriso, Tyrell Spears, Terran Walking Eagle, Tyrhonda Shumpert, Trent Tye & Broderick Tye HOLMES FUNERAL HOME is in charge of service a

The Cherry County Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the location on Green Street this afternoon with coffee and cookies from 4 to 7PM. The original Sandhills General Hospital was a two-story building run by Father Blaire and operated by two sisters in 1912.  Over the years that hospital was also operated by a private doctor, a local Methodist church and other entities.  From 1912 until 1930 the hospital was under five managements, but each was to no avail in kee

The North Central Nebraska RC&D has partnered with communities to offer on-site shredding on October 20th. A truck from Security Shredding Services will be stopping in Ainsworth, Springview, Naper, Butte, Spencer, and Lynch. The truck starts its day in Ainsworth from 8:30 until 9:30 at the Ainsworth City office, then goes to The Turbine Mart in Springview from 10:15 till 10:45. This is an opportunity to safely dispose of financial papers, medical records, and other sensitive

J.T. Adamson of Cody won the Calf Roping average at the Badland Circuit Finals Pro Rodeo this past weekend in Minot North Dakota. JT tied for 4th place in the first go-round with a time of 9.8 second. He was also 4th in the 2nd go with a time of 10 flat.  Adamson won the third round with a time of 8.1 to seal the average title with 27.9 seconds on three head. JT was able to pocket over $6,000 for the weekend. This was just a week after the funeral for his grandfather, and nam

It’s Time Valentine fund raising efforts continued Saturday night with the reverse raffle held at the former Shopko Building in Valentine.  There were 260 tickets sold, so the jackpot was a total of $11,000.  Tickets were removed from the board in a countdown fashion until the top ten were left. Certain tickets were winners during the countdown. Mary Kay Ford won 125 dollars, Shelly Henderson won $175, Angel Davis won $225, Bill Longcor won $300 and Amy Cox won $450.  In the

You had to have a perfect card to win any money in this week’s KVSH Pigskin Prediction contest.  There were 12 perfect cards turned in. The Oklahoma and Michigan losses cost many participants to lose out. Winning the top prize this week of $25 is a repeat winner, Nila Gierau (Guh-roo)of Springview.  Nila was only 3 yards off Nebraska’s 379 total yards of offense on Saturday against Maryland.  Taking second place was Brian Bopp of Valentine only 5 yards off the total.  Other p

Officers with Valentine Police Department responded to 40 calls for service last week. During the week of October 5th to October 11th, the following arrest was reported by the Valentine Police Department: -On October 10th at 1:24 AM, a traffic stop lead to the arrest of a 52 year old Nebraska woman for the offense of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. During the week the police department responded to 40 calls for service, including: 20 traffic stops 4 reports of suspici

The Sandhills Area Foundation will host its annual fundraiser on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in Valentine, Nebraska. This year’s event...

Wednesday, Valentine FFA hosted District 9 Fall CDE contest which included livestock judging for members 7th-12th grade, Agronomy, and...

Troopers arrest wanted Pennsylvania man after pursuit, Mega Millions Jackpot still climbing, Lawsuit aims to save coal power plant...

The FBLA Krispy Kreme Fundraiser will be held on October 30, 2025. KVSH Radio has been notified of the new date for the VHS FBLA group’s...

The North Central RC&D met on Wednesday in Basett for a regular monthly meeting.  The board discussed the recent tire amnesty project in...

Forms are available at Union Bank and Trust in Valentine Leo Brinda Post & Unit 90 and Sons Squadron of the American Legion in Valentine...