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The ninth annual Callaway Fall Kids Carnival is scheduled this year for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center. The Carnival will have games, activities, prizes and other surprises for children from preschool age to sixth grade. There will also be a Cake Walk and the American Legion Auxiliary will be providing free concessions.

The Village of Callaway’s Trunk-or-Treat will be held along Main Street on Monday, Oct. 31, from 4 - 5 p.m. You are invited to bring the whole family for treats, costumes and spooky decorations. There will also be an award for the best decorated trunk. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be offered, as well.

With average precipitation four to six inches below normal in Dawson County during 2022 and the region having received less than a half-inch of precipitation during October, the harvest fire danger is high.

On Sept. 19, 2022, Unit 59 of the Callaway Legion Auxiliary met at the American Legion Hall in Callaway.

As of October 24, there are four males, one female, and no others in Custer County Jail. Winston Cha Chi – Booked September 20 for failure to appear.

The following cases were heard and closed by the Custer County District Court during the month of September 2022: September 1: Corrin Rendon V. Samuel Rendon - Dissolution Of Marriage Granted; September 16: State Of Nebraska V.

Fall sports season may be winding down, but fine arts season is just getting started. For smaller schools like Callaway and Arnold, many of the students participate in both.

Two older ladies, Dolly and Ruby, were talking about their grandchildren. Dolly said, 'Each year I send each of my grandchildren a card with a generous check inside.

Callaway residents will be given one more opportunity before the General Election to receive information and ask questions about the pool bond scheduled for vote on Nov. 8. A Community Pool Information Meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center. Need clarification on how the pool bond will work? Want to know all the hooplah about the pool project straight from the source? All the information you want to know, and an opportunity to ask any and all the questions, will be provided at this meeting.

The General Election is less than three weeks away, and one of the items to appear on the ballot for Callaway voters is something we have been talking about for the past few weeks. The LB840 plan and sales tax will appear as two separate items on the ballot, and the Economic Development committee reminds voters that you must mark the “For” box on both for the tax and utilization of the funds to continue as it has for the past eight years.