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the short go I was sitting back behind the bucking chute throwing up, but I had to get on.” He held on in the short go for seven seconds, despite suffering from a concussion, and finished in second place in the state finals. That qualified him for the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming.

The following cases were closed by the Custer County District Court during the month of June 2023. June 1 - Joshua Bumgarner v Elsie Bumgarner - Dissolution of marriage granted June 6 - Charles Sargetn Irrigation v Randall Peterson - case dismissed June 6 - Rachael R.

The following calls were received by Custer County dispatch between June 9 and June 15 for the Callaway/Oconto area. July 2 - Hwy 40, Oconto; Caller reported a black calf out on Hwy 40.

As of July 10, there are two males, one female, and no others in Custer County Jail. Glen Willard Jenkins - Booked Aug.

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The community of Callaway hosts a special Independence Day celebration each year that not only includes lots of fun and fireworks, but also pays tribute to those who maintain our nations freedom. The celebratory evening begins with a somber ceremony where members of the Callaway American Legion dispose of American flags which have become worn or tattered.

Congratulations to Joselyn Reiff of Callaway for being selected to play in the Masonic All-Star Marching Band. The Masonic All-Star Marching Band Camp is a one-week camp held in conjunction with the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Kearney.

The Callaway Board of Education met on June 12, with a fairly light agenda. The only item on the agenda requiring action from the board involved a new locking system for the building.

On Wednesday, June 28, state and local dignitaries and approximately 500 citizens from across the region gathered at the Gothenburg Industrial Tract, in the large brand-new Wearparts Tillage Tools building still under construction, for the announcement of a new business that will impact the ag community in the entire region.

In just six short weeks thousands of people will be converging on our area and gathering at Gothenburg’s Lake Helen for the annual Livin' Out Loud concert. Those people will be buying food, fueling up their vehicles, staying in area hotels and campgrounds, and visiting stores in surrounding communities. The event is a huge boon to the economy of our entire region - and takes a host of volunteers to pull off.