The first day of school will be tomorrow, Thursday, August 15th for Presho Elementary and Lyman High School.
The school district would like area residents to know that due to construction taking place at the school, all students should be dropped off at the north elementary door.
The 121st Keya Paha County Fair and Rodeo in Norden, Nebraska is taking place August 16th through the 18th with an auction and raffle included.
The Platte Livestock Market will hold a regular cattle sale tomorrow, August 14th. Sale time will be at 9:30am with weigh-up’s and cattle around 12:30pm. Go to plattelivestockmarket.com for details.
While traveling though South Dakota, an individual stopped at the Lewis and Clark rest area in Chamberlain and lost a grey striped tabby cat, male, large but skinny. He is neutered and does not have a collar but is chipped with the name of “Peter Parker”. The owner is offering a $500.00 cash reward. Please call 865-274-6195 with any information.
There will be a blood drive in the Butte/Naper Community at the Butte Community Center on August 27th from 3PM to 5:30PM. For information please call Phyllis at 402-832-5777
The Atkinson Hay Days will take place August 16th, 17th, and 18th in the town of Atkinson, Nebraska. Food, a parade, and many events will take place.
Today the Gregory County Clerk of Court will be operating out of the Trip County Court House and can be reached at 605-842-2266.
The only volunteers needed today are people with loaders & trucks and people will knowledge of how the debris needs sorted. The city is not ready to have any church groups, youth groups or anyone similar. There will be a time when they are needed. So please be patient. The city truly appreciates all the your willingness to help and wants to thank all surrounding communities and locals for their help.
During the Tuesday evening storm, Rosebud Electric transmission line that supplies power to the City of Burke was severely damaged. Approximately 42 poles were broken. An additional estimated 40 distribution poles were also broken. The Rosebud Electric crews along with help from neighboring Cooperatives have repaired the distribution poles that supply two temporary back feeds into the city of Burke. As of 9 pm Wednesday evening nearly all power has been restored in the Gregory County area. But there are a few individual outages that will be addressed on Thursday. Power was also restored in the west half of Burke late Wednesday evening. This included the hospital and the retirement village. Rosebud Electric will continue to repair the remaining areas within the city of Burke in the next few days. Rosebud Electric would like to thank all our members for their patience and understanding during this disaster.
The Valentine School Board will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 14th at 6PM at the Valentine High School.