Winds caused the outage late Thursday in Valentine City of Valentine Electric crews were out Thursday night into Friday morning after wind caused a power outage in the northwest part of town. According to city manager Shane Siewart, the initial call came in shortly after 11pm for the outage that affected approximately 20 electric customers. Unfortunately, fixing the problem required that additional power customers be affected as the area had to be shut down. Power was rest
According to documents filed on April 2nd in Cherry County district Court, Judge Mark Kozicek ruled on a suit filed by Bluestem Sandhills Kilgore against Cherry County concerning a permit to construct a wind farm near Kilgore. The hearing was held on January 16th as the plaintiffs filed a complaint appealing the Board of Adjustment action affirming a report by the Zoning Administrator determining that the conditional use permit for the wind tower project expired on October 15
KVSH Radio hosted a candidates’ forum on Wednesday evening at Mid Plains Community College. All four candidates for Cherry County Commissioner appeared on the panel during the 80 minute forum which covered topics including hog farms, wind farms, private property rights, budgets and even the potential for a nursing home facility in Cherry County. Incumbents Nina Nelson and Mike McConauhey along with challengers Duane Kime and Wade Andrews answered questions ranging from the b
R-CALF USA's Statement on Death Tax Changes Affecting Family Ranches As Americans marked Tax Day, R-CALF USA was pointing to recent estate tax relief as a step forward while reaffirming its support for further reform of the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the “death tax.” In legislation passed in 2025, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress, with support from the administration, included provisions that increased the estate tax exemption to $15 million
Nebraska Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund Opens Applications for Assistance to Help Farmers and Ranchers The Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) Disaster Relief Fund is now accepting applications to assist farm and ranch families impacted by the devastating spring wildfires. Recently, major wildfires ignited across western and central Nebraska, collectively burning nearly a million acres and causing widespread damage to pastureland, fencing, and infrastructure. The scale of destructi
Yearling heifers graze on a Sandhills meadow in Nebraska. (Photo: Troy Walz | Nebraska Extension) The program, Nebraska Cattle Health Outlook: New World screwworm update, scours prevention and diagnostics, and UNL research on bovine pinkeye , will be held April 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time (7 to 8:30 p.m. Central Time) via Zoom. The webinar is designed for Nebraska beef producers and allied industry professionals seeking timely, research-based information on late-sp
