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Custer County 911 Calls The following are 911 calls made to Custer County Communications from the Callaway/ Oconto area Nov. 18 - Dec.

Tuesday, Dec. 6, was a big day for the community of Callaway as ground was broken for a special new home. Funded by the Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund, it is hoped this home will enable a new family to move to Callaway.

The Callaway Legion Auxiliary Unit will hold the 2nd annual 'Wreaths For Veterans' event on Sunday, Dec 4 at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Wreaths will be laid on Veteran graves following a short service explaining the event. Everyone is welcome to attend and to help lay Wreaths if interested.

Each year the rural community of Callaway goes back to its roots - back to the days of good old-fashioned family activities and gatherings. The Chamber of Commerce works diligently to make the Old Fashioned Christmas Around Town an extra special event, and this year will be no exception.

In last week's volleyball season wrap up story, Taylor Ross was inadvertently left off the list of graduating seniors. The writer apologizes and regrets the error..

Donna McFate of Callaway doesn’t like the idea of anyone being alone on a day like Thanksgiving, which prompted her to do something about that. Ten years ago, McFate - with the help of her husband Merlin and daughter Jessica Larson - launched a community Thanksgiving dinner in Callaway.

Callaway Public School has released their first quarter Honor Roll. Students who qualified for the Honor Roll are listed below. An asterisk next to the name indicates the student is listed on the All A Honor Roll.

The Callaway Board of Education met on Monday, Nov. 14, with a fairly short agenda. Prior to diving into the business at hand, the board got a treat as members of the school’s 5th grade class presented their “Shark Tank” program.

On Friday we embarked on our first trip to Colorado in three years and encountered a substance we haven’t seen much of for over a year – snow. We were headed to Denver to celebrate the 100th birthday of Don’s Aunt Vaunia Miyoshi.

Giving parents an option when it comes to educating their children, is what Steve Sommer said motivated him to finally pull the trigger on something he has wanted to do for a long time - start a faith based school. n September, the families of 10 youngsters took advantage of the opportunity for an...