Cherry County Extension Board

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2026 Cherry County Extension Board Members:

President: Ryan Sexson (District 2)
Vice President: Jan Smith (District 4)
Secretary: Ann Neiffer (District 5)
Directors: Kristina Blackford (District 3), Vicki Simmons (District 6), Dale Bowlin (District 1)
4-H Council Chair: Sarah Schumacher
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Cherry County Extension Board Meetings

Agendas:

May 4th, 2026

6:00pm - Extension Office located at 202 N Main St; Valentine, NE

*Requires a Motion

Call To Order

  • Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum
  • Announcement of location of Nebraska Open Meetings Act
  • Announcement of publishing date & location of Extension Board Meeting
  • Additional items to place on the agenda

Minutes of Previous Meeting

  • *Motion to approve previous meeting minutes

Financial Reports

  • General Tax Fund
  • *Motion to approve financial reports for Q2

Unfinished Business

  • Storage Unit

New Business

  • *2026 - 2027 County Budget Discussion & Approval

Updates from Councils/Boards/Staff

  • Accountability Region Educator Printed Reports/Updates
  • Cherry County Staff Reports
    • Ryan Benjamin - Livestock Systems Educator
    • Blaire Speck - 4-H Educator

Adjourn


Next Extension Board Meeting will be held in October

Minutes*:

*These minutes are not approved until the following board meeting.