The Valentine Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone the Cork Thorton Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament.  They will shoot for March 6 and 7th depending on ice conditions. This is a major annual fund-raising event that usually brings 40 or more teams to Valentine in the dead of winter.   With unseasonally warmer weather, there is virtually no ice on most, if not all area lakes. At least not safe ice. While some of us hope for a continued mild winter, the chamber is hoping f

Ryan Connot was vacationing in Valentine when he jumped in the water to save a woman who was attacked by a shark. It’s been an eventful week for one KVSH area resident.  About a week ago, Ryan Connot was hunting in north central Nebraska and bagged a large mountain lion, helping to end the season in the Niobrara Unit.  And yesterday (Thursday), Connot was on the beaches of the U.S. Virgin Islands and heroically attempted to save a woman who was attacked by a shark.  In a phon

Richard Joseph One Feather was sentenced to six and a half years in prison According to a press release at justice.gov , United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.  The sentencing took place on January 6, 2026. Richard Joseph One Feather, age 56, was sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison, followed by three of supervised release,