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Everyone who knows me knows that I love snakes. I always have, and I always will.
With prolonged wet weather already complicating Nebraska's harvest, lodged corn can add another challenge for growers. Whether caused by disease, drought, wind or severe weather, downed stalks can slow harvest, increase grain loss and place additional demands on operators and equipment. Adjusting harvesting practices and combine settings can help growers recover more of the crop.
50 YEARS AGO: The Callaway Chamber of Commerce announced they will sponsor a public service meeting with the school board candidates. Questions from the audience will be solicited after each speaker. The candidates are: Gail Clay, Mary Jane Reinhard, Karen Stryker, Richard Ridder, Ronald Jorgenson, and Ole Chesley. On Nov. 2, your ballot will selected three of these candidates to serve on the school board.
Caregiving can shape nearly every part of daily life. Appointments, medications, meals, transportation, household responsibilities, and safety concerns may fill the day. Over time, caregiving can influence how you spend your time, how you relate to others, and how you think about yourself.
CC FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE The deadline to submit grant applications to the Custer County Foundation is Oct. 31, 2026.
Sports
The South Loup cross country team had a long break between competitions, which may be both a good thing and a bad thing. After running at the Ravenna Invite on…
The Schreyer Memorial Monument located northwest of Callaway on the river road was dedicated Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26. The rose colored marble monument was…
The South Loup cross country team had a day of tough competition on Saturday, Sept. 12, as they competed in the Broken Bow Invitational. The Bobcat women’s…
It was a tough week for South Loup volleyball last week, as the Lady Bobcats played four matches but were unable to come out on top in any of them.The stretch…
The South Loup cross country team had their second outing of the 2026 season as they traveled to Cozad on Thursday, Sept. 3, for a highly competitive meet…
The South Loup cross country team kicked off the 2026 season in Burwell on Thursday, Aug. 27, in a big way. The girls’ team came home with a first-place team…
Nicole Recoy is entering her eighth season at the helm of the South Loup cross country program, and she, along with assistant coach Kim Sallach, will be…
to Strong ReturningMichelle Preston returns for her third year at the helm of the South Loup volleyball team in 2026. She will be joined by Assistant Coach…
Obituaries
It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Riata Remund (Snuggs, Little Sis, Tots, Rita, Lata, Ratata, Aunt Riata) announces Riata’s passing on Aug.…
Sherill Joyce Neben, 87 of Lexington, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the Callaway District Hospital. She was born on Aug. 22, 1938, in Eddyville, to…
of Callaway, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Callaway District Hospital. Donna was born on June 15, 1936, to Frank and Muriel (Gray) Harriman…
of Callaway, passed away Feb. 17, 2026, at the Callaway Good Life Center.Memorial services will be held on Sunday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at the Broken Bow…
passed from this world surrounded by a family that loved her, friends who were blessed by her, and a Savior who loved, died, and rose again from the dead for…
of Oconto, passed away on June 16, 2026. Donald “Donnie” Duane Stryker was born on July 21, 1948, in Arnold, to Billy Bruce and Norma Berniece (Shaw) Stryker.…