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The Callaway Community Foundation Fund committee elected new officers in their monthly meeting on Monday, April 20. President is Lucy Kimball McWhirter, Vice-President is Jenn Hickenbottom, Treasurer is Levi Griffith and Secretary is Michael Reiff.

For most people, other than accountants, budget season is not a favorite time of year. Yet it is a very necessary one.

Chamber Banquet The Callaway Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to the Citizens of the Year banquet on Sunday, April 26, at 6 p.m. in the Callaway Community Center.

Wayne Witthuhn, Post Commander of American Legion Post 59 in Callaway, was notified that the post had won a Certificate of Most Distinguished Service Award. The certificate was presented to the post by department officials.

As pastures green up this spring, there may be an opportunity for producers to get some early forage and manage weeds, flash grazing. This can be particularly beneficial for early weeds like cheatgrass or downy brome.

The Callaway American Legion Auxiliary’s monthly meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. at the Callaway Legion Hall on April 13, 2026.

In August of 1960 my family moved to Chadron, and I remember how excited I was when my mother and I sat outside our new home and watched Echo 1 move across the sky above us. Echo 1 was a mylar balloon whose purpose was to bounce radio signals back to earth in the first attempt to create a communications satellite. It not only worked, but because it was a shiny balloon 30 yards in diameter, it reflected a lot of light and was easily visible from our backyard.

Senior Facebook For those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook exists — I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. Therefore, every day I walk down the street and tell passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later and with whom.

The Nebraska Press Association (NPA) celebrated the best in Nebraska journalism during its annual convention held April 17-18 in Lincoln, and the Callaway Courier was proud to bring home eight awards during the annual Better Newspaper Awards contest Saturday evening.

Let me ask you a serious question. Where do you get your news and information? How do you stay up-to-date on what is happening across the world, nation, Nebraska… Callaway? In this age of AI-generated photos and content, that is a very legitimate question. We all need to be very aware of where the information we are receiving and passing on is coming from.