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Custer County 911

Body 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.

Paying Respect To Old Glory

Body 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.
Oconto author Yvette Mannon read her latest children’s book to residents of Callaway Good Life Center last week. She was joined by Cookie the blue heeler, the main character in all of Mannon’s books. The second book has a connection to the nursing home that surprised many of the residents. (Photo courtesy Tammy Coons-CGLC))

CHS Represented In All-Star Band

Body 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.
CHS student Joslyn Reiff, above center, participated in the Masonic All-Star Marching Band which performed during the 65th annual Shrine Bowl game on June 3 at UNK. (Courtesy photo))

Board Approves Upgraded Locking System

Body 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.

New Plant to Create Jobs, Reduce Ag Costs

Body 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...
A standing-room-only crowd listens as Gov. Jim Pillen comments on the $750 million liquid fertilizer plant coming to Gothenburg. Construction on the new plant is set to begin yet this year. (Photo courtesy GIC))

Mannon's Second Book Available Now

Body Around the first of the year in 2022, Yvette Mannon of Oconto released her first children’s book. “Cookie, Where Are You?” is the saga of the Mannon’s blue heeler who set out on an adventure to find his way home.
Oconto author Yvette Mannon read her latest children’s book to residents of Callaway Good Life Center last week. She was joined by Cookie the blue heeler, the main character in all of Mannon’s books. The second book has a connection to the nursing home that surprised many of the residents. (Photo courtesy Tammy Coons-CGLC))
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