EUSTIS - The 2024 Eustis Fair & Corn show started at the beginning of this week and will run through Saturday, August 10. Pictured on the top left is the pedal pull, and on the top right is the Blue Rock Shot hosted by the Eustis Gun Club. To the left is a picture taken from Sunday’s BBQ in the park. More information can be found on the Eustis Fair & Corn Shows Facebook page. Head on down to Eustis sometime this week to enjoy the 108th annual fair!

Due to maintenance at the printing press in Mc-Cook, the Valley Voice has been produced at a different press this week and has returned to a larger sheet of newspaper. This change, while welcome for some, is not permanent.

INDIANOLA - The 123rd annual Old Settler’s celebration is this weekend, August 8-11, in Indianola. This year’s festivities start with the 1891-1969 Indianola High School Alumni Reunion at 4:30 PM in St.

For over three decades, thousands of pioneers traveling westward by prairie schooner trekked through the corner of present-day Gosper County, taking advantage of the pristine drinking water provided in the crystal-clear creeks.

The Arapahoe Deja Blue Choir has received the $25,000 award check from American Endowment Foundation. This money will help fund their trip to Carnegie Hall in May 2025. A few choir members were available to accept the grant.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department’s (SWNPHD) annual Walk to Health Team Challenge 2024 was recently completed. The program lasted for 12 weeks and included 285 residents of all ages. “The goal of the Walk to Health program is to get people to increase their activity level,” states Myra Stoney, Health Director of SWNPHD. “The results of the challenge were amazing, with 173,649,190 total steps taken by participants of the Walk to Health Team Challenge.”

Glow Swim at Arapahoe Plunge.

August 5, 2024 Anyone notice that it’s been hot? And that we need rain? If you haven’t noticed, you’re not reading this in The Valley or its surrounding area. But, there are some cooler temps and rain in the forecast for later this week.

Many people commonly associate hospitals with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and surgeons. What many people don’t commonly associate hospitals with are teenagers, especially as employees. Sure, the occasional athlete shows up with an injury, but as a majority, teenagers tend to distance themselves from healthcare as much as possible. Tri Valley, though, employs eleven high school and college students who fill positions in five different departments. Though we lack the necessary degrees and licenses to work in the previously mentioned jobs, jobs in healthcare aren’t limited to medicine nor a certain age.

Arapahoe Neb., August 1, 2024 – Ag Valley and the Land O’Lakes Foundation are proud to announce a joint donation of $5,000 to the Mission Mall in Arapahoe. This generous conag tribution underscores our commitment to supporting our local communities.