The public is invited 11:20 until 2pm this Friday to take a tour of the new facility.

Keywords to listen are “Heart City Radio”, “KVSH”, and “nine-forty”

KVSH Radio and Tehrani Motors hosted the 2nd annual Salsa Showdown Wednesday morning live on KVSH.

Time to “Fall Back” Saturday night.

Who done it?  It was Lady Cadenza at Nelsen Furniture with a Sword. $250 in Chamber Bucks were awarded to three lucky winners.

Join KVSH and Tehrani Motors for the Great Salsa Show Down on Wednesday the 30th at 10:15.

The mentoring program for 3rd through 12th graders can always use more mentors.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

Any ballot received after 8pm on November 5th will not be counted.

OPT will be the Nebraska Coordinator for all thirty-nine eligible counties within Nebraska.

The International Cold Climate Wine Competition recognizes the top wines in the Cold Climate wine industry.

After hurricane damage to Baxter, the leading manufacturer of IV fluids in the nation, CCH will gradually resume elective surgeries while continuing to monitor IV supplies.

The new ambulance, pictured, will replace a 1999 E-Series 4-wheel drive unit.
Photo credit: Duane Lamb

Some bushings needed replaced. Testing of the sirens followed on Thursday morning.

Dr. Frank Patterson donated the properties to the non-profit “End Poverty Now” this summer.

The event will be rebroadcast on Wednesday evening after Sports Nightly.

KVSH Radio teams up with Tehrani Motors for 2024 Salsa Challenge.

It was a rough week for prediction in the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest

All candidates have been invited to attend the forum which will be broadcast live at 7pm on Monday. The event at MPCC is also open to the public.

While the Valentine area only received a couple hundredths of an inch, a quarter of an inch fell to the south.

National retailer True Value announced Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy. It announced a sales agreement with Do-It Best Hardware on Wednesday. Terms were not released. Locally, however, customers will notice very little change.

Nebraska Affordable Housing Grant makes new homes possible.

Medicare will NEVER directly call you unless you have initiated contact with them.

KVSH Radio hosted a Valentine School Board candidate forum.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

Over 90 people attended the Cowboy GRIT banquet, raising over $12,000 toward the construction of a new school in Cody.

A couple of upsets this week made harder choosing on the card.

Cody Kilgore’s 2024 homecoming royalty was crowned during the half time festivities held during the Cody Kilgore football game vs. Hay Springs.

If you captured any images of the Northern Lights on Thursday night that you would like to share, send them to news@kvsh.com
Featured image courtesy of Michelle Garwood

The council voted to approve support for a 4-H archery range, discussed a car rental business, and will be taking bids on municipal power. The council will also work with Good Life Associates to get design concepts for a wellness center at another location after attempts to use the old ShopKo building failed.

The meeting, originally slated for October 15 has been cancelled. No make-up date has yet been announced.

The Sandhills Area Foundation announced the award of a $25,000 grant from Union Bank and Trust on behalf of the Heart City Theater group.

Purchase tickets from any GRIT Board member or their website: cowboygrit.org/events

According to Winner School District, Winner middle and high schools were placed on a precautionary lockdown earlier on Wednesday, with a 1:15 early dismissal.

NDOT Highway Safety Office awarded a $14,313.30 grant to purchase the eCitation and eCrash equipment.

BSH Kilgore provided information regarding the beginning of construction planned for proposed wind generators. County Clerk Brittny Longcor submitted her resignation from the board effective November 22, 2024.

Three officers rescind verbal resignations.

It appears that a vehcile damaged a natural gas line to the St Mays building.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

Former Cherry County GOP Chair Kathy Morris stated that the resignation stemmed from “badgering” by the Tony Tangwall campaign for Nebraska’s 43rd District Senate seat. Tangwall denies the claim. Vice-Chair Miles stated that he had never felt bullied by the campaign.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

There were only 2 cards that missed one game and 13 people that missed two games on the card.

The new “Type 3” Ambulance will be on a 2024 Ford F-450 and is scheduled to arrive in early October. This ambulance will replace the 1999 Ford E-Series shown.

The Valentine Classic Motor Club is hoping to get an event brought back to Valentine in 2025, but they will need help.

The North Central RC&D is bringing paper shredding from 11:30 to 12:30 at the NRD parking lot in Valentine.

Dave Dorsey received the Nebraska Life Art Award at the June Association of Nebraska Art Club’s 2024 conference

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

The morning portion of the meeting addressed the tax request, the proposed convention center with MPCC and traffic through the detour zone east of Valentine.

Local Sparks Spurs compete well in championships.

Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service was requested to the report of a two vehicle accident south of Merriman. The Valentine Volunteer Fire Department responded to a back yard grass fire in Valentine.

Expect congestion in and around Lincoln as well as construction on the way to the game.

The screening of the documentary film “My Ascension” will be held at the high school from 5:30 to 8:30 on September 23rd during Suicide Awareness Month.

The accident was reported at about 7am just North of Valentine Wednesday morning.

Preparations have started to make room for the upcoming 3rd street detour in the spring.

There were nine perfect cards for the KVSH Pigskin Prediction Contest this week and 18 people missed just 1 game.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

The property tax request will be unchanged at $430,000

White River Fire now estimated at over 10,000 acres.

Housing and a new theater for Valentine are some of the projects Economic Development is working on.

The Cherry County Commissioners will hold a special meeting Thursday September 19th at 3pm to conduct job interviews for the Cherry County Assessor position.

Firefighters from Valentine, Kilgore, and Cody Volunteer Fire Departments are responding to mutual aid requests. The first request to a fire 1 mile north of White River, the others to a fire east of Okreek.

Four ambulance units from Cherry County Hospital Ambulance Service and Rosebud Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service responded to the accident.

Tribe will use funds for electric charging stations, electric garbage truck and more.

Valentine Volunteer Fire Department Chief Terry Engels stated that keeping fire trucks on the road and in the field takes a lot of work and care.

The fire at the Cumbow place burned 45-50 acres.

Three titled matches to be held in Valentine. 100 gunfighters expected to compete.

Weekly update from the Valentine Police Department

Valen and Gehlsen win Cornhole tournament at cook off.