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    Why Did the Tarantula Cross the Road?

    3 years ago By News Staff
    The question is not a bad version of a “why did the chicken cross the road” joke. The truth is that when traveling in southeastern Colorado in early October, one can easily see more than one tarantula crossing the road. They can grow a leg span of up to 11 inches, so it's hard to miss them.
    Why Did the Tarantula

    Whirlwinds: Dealing With The Creepy-Crawlies

    3 years ago By News Staff
    It froze hard last night – and I’m glad. I knew it was coming because for the last week I’ve been dealing with all kinds of creepy-crawlies trying to find a way into my house when I’d much prefer, they stay outside and die a seasonal death. The flock of cranes flying over Saturday afternoon only reinforced that winter is on its way and it’s as if all those creepy-crawlies heard their haunting sounds and doubled up on their home invasion efforts.
    Whirlwinds: Dealing With The Creepy-Crawlies

    Ninth Annual Callaway Kids Fall Carnival

    3 years ago By News Staff
    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.

    Senior 4-Hers Encouraged to Apply for Scholarship

    3 years ago By News Staff
    The Nebraska Association of Fair Managers will award two special scholarships. Martha and Don Romeo Scholarships worth $500 each will be awarded to one 4-H girl and one 4-H boy who are graduating seniors in the state of Nebraska and who plan to continue with post high school education.

    Tryouts to be Held for new Club Volleyball Program

    3 years ago By News Staff
    Maddie Squiers, graduate assistant for the UNK Volleyball team, is the director of a new club volleyball program in Central/Western Nebraska this year. Nebraska Pride Volleyball is a club that has merged with Nebraska Gold to create a successful and competitive club in this area of the state.
    Tryouts to be Held for new Club Volleyball Program

    Voter ID Required? Increased Minimum Wage? You Decide

    3 years ago By News Staff

    ELLEN MORTENSEN

    (Information provided by Nebraska Secretary of State Robert D. Evnen)

    If you have procrastinated and not yet registered to vote, or relocated and have not yet registered for your new location, you still have about a week to get that done. Deadline for voter registration to participate in the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 21.

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    Trust Along Life’s Highway

    3 years ago By News Staff

    ROXANNE CONVERSE-WHITING

    The 2018 Toyota Tacoma has a few more bells and whistles than Rhonda, the 2011 Honda that I drive. One feature the Tacoma has allows a radar to sense when the vehicle is approaching another vehicle too quickly while set on cruise control. It will automatically slow the vehicle to match the vehicle’s speed ahead of it. Getting used to trusting this feature took me a while. Particularly when driving at high speeds in traffic, I had to learn to trust that the truck would do what it was designed to do.

    An open road surrounded by low green hills and a bright blue sky.

    Whirlwinds: I left my heart in Halsey

    3 years ago By News Staff
    It has been just over a week since another massive wildfire hit Nebraska. This time it was in our beloved Sandhills and swept through our National Forest destroying the Nebraska State 4-H Camp and on through 19,000 acres of Sandhills grazing lands.
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