Callaway's own Morgan Kessler competed in the Mid-States Rodeo Association season finals at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Hastings, Sept. 18-20.

BEN BECKMAN, UNL EXTENSION After several dry falls in a row, this year may be shaping up a little differently. With recent rains and cooler weather, cool-season pastures like brome, bluegrass, and fescue could put on some extra growth.

BILL SCHA AD, CUSTER COUNT Y AMERICAN LEGION The 98th Annual Custer County Convention was hosted by Oconto Post 250 on Sept. 20, at the Community Center in Oconto.

Next week is South Loup Homecoming Week, and the Callaway junior class will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts as a fundraiser during the Oct. 2 Homecoming football game.

The Callaway Village Board announced that they have hired a new town marshal. He is 21-year-old Dave Magnuson from Rio Hando, California. He has attended 10 weeks of police academy training and has received certification for police work.

Nebraska corn harvest began last week, with 3% of the crop harvested, although maturity remained behind its typical pace and winter wheat planting also trailed the five-year average. Dry conditions continued to strain the state: Half of topsoil and 61% of subsoil were rated short or very short, while 59% of pasture and range was in poor or very poor condition. Producers had 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 13.

The Callaway Legion Auxiliary’s September meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2026, at the Callaway Legion Hall. We started the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the Auxiliary Preamble. The secretary then read the minutes from last month. The minutes were approved as read.

Rich Jorgenson of the Jorgenson Well Drilling has announced the sale of his business to Bill Lynch and Tom Holm of Broken Bow. Both plan to move to Callaway at a later date. The new name of the business is Seven Valleys Well Works.