Steve Axtell, senior track ace at Callaway High School, scored all of CHS’s 20 points during the Nebraska State Boys’ Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke. The CHS triple threat took first in the triple jump with a glittering mark of 45’ 6”, which bettered the existing state record in that event. The new mark was not allowed, however, because of weather conditions. Axtell also placed second in long jump with a 21’ 5.5” leap, and fifth in the low hurdles in a time of 21.1.

Westmar College awarded 180 baccalaureate degrees at spring commencement on May 22. Kenneth Paul Pitkin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitkin, received a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences degree.

In something of a twist, Callaway has hired a new village police officer. Local plumbing business owner and village board member Ivan Phelps became the top candidate for the job among eight applicants and was hired on a vote by the board. Phelps replaces Troy Smith, who resigned recently to become a Custer County deputy sheriff.