Cherry County Sheriff's Office

08/20/2026

Congratulations to the newest member of the team, Deputy Ashton Dehart! Deputy Dehart graduated today from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center after completing 15 weeks of training.

Deputy Dehart will now move into the field training portion of his training and will be out and about in Cherry County with training deputies. Job well done Deputy Dehart and welcome home!

08/13/2026

Suspect has been located and taken into custody

07/30/2026

SCAM ALERT 🚨

We are again receiving reports from community members that they are receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be an Investigator or Deputy with the Cherry County Sheriff’s Office. They then claim you have missed jury duty or a court date and will be arrested if you don’t send money.

Another reminder, deputies cannot and will not solicit or accept payment from you in any form. Not cash, not check, not credit card, and certainly not gift cards. All money is handled by the court for fines, bonds, or costs, and by our administrative assistant at our office for VIN inspections and gun permits. If you miss a court date and have a warrant, you will be taken to jail. If you miss jury duty, we will come notify you of a court date in person and in uniform.

Another reminder, if you are ever contacted by someone claiming to be a member of our office and you’re questioning their true identity, hang up and contact us directly at 402-376-1890.

06/05/2026

Update:Tornado warning has expired. Still calling for 70 mph winds and nickel size hail possible with this storm.

Keep an eye on the weather tonight! There’s a tornado warning in effect moving through the middle of Cherry County currently heading towards the McKelvie/Merritt area. Tune into local radio or the US National Weather Service North Platte Nebraska for immediate updates. Deputies are monitoring the storms and are available if needed.

04/16/2026

Thank you to all 911 dispatchers this week, and a special thanks to our very own in Cherry County! Dispatchers have a very stressful and often thankless job but we have so many who show up every day and do the job well. If you see one of them around this week, stop and say thanks for the long hours in the box keeping us, and you, safe.

Thank you to our 911 Dispatchers who show up for every shift not knowing what their day may entail. They are the first line between the public and any emergency services needed. We want to recognize those who serve Cherry and Keya Paha County citizens during Telecommunicators Week.

04/07/2026

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04/05/2026

The smoke visible south of Valentine is a controlled burn. Valentine FD is aware.