The call went out in the early morning hours on Friday, September 18. At about 2:20 Friday morning, the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department and Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service were called to Elm Street in Crookston for the report of an oven fire. The oven was removed from the home. There was no other damage, and no injures were reported, according to Fire Chief Terry Engels. Valentine firemen returned to the fire hall after just a short time on scene.
Hopefully area residents are doing more local shopping which resulted in higher retail sales in Valentine in June. Summer visitors also contributed to the increase of 11.5% over 2025 June figures. Valentine had sales of over 10.6 million dollars in retail sales in June compared to 9.5 million the previous year. Ainsworth had a decrease of 3.2%, Broken Bow was steady with a year ago, Gordon was down only slightly and Chadron was off by over 12%. Larger communities such as Om
The City of Valentine is issuing an important drinking water notice. Nitrate was measured at an average concentration of 11 milligrams per liter in two samples collected from Well 501 on August 26 and September 9, 2026. This exceeds the nitrate maximum contaminant level of 10 milligrams per liter. Adults and children older than six months can drink the tap water. However, nitrate at this level is a con cern for infants because they cannot process nitrate in the same way old
