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The Lincoln County Cattlemen will host a meeting on Jan. 21 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in North Platte, featuring educational programming from Nebraska Extension.

Time. It’s something we all think we have, until we don’t have any.

When a new year begins, it is always fun to look back at some of the highlights and events of the past 12 months. We conclude our review of 2025 this week with some of the stories that made headlines in the Courier from May to December.

The following calls were received by Custer County dispatch for the Callaway/ Oconto/Arnold region between Dec. 26, 2025, and Jan.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of Jan. 5, 2026, there are three males and no females lodged in the Custer County Jail. Current incarcerations and their charges, along with arrests made between Dec. 26, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026, are listed below.

As the Nebraska Unicameral prepares to convene on Jan. 7 for the 2026 Legislative session, there is a growing concern that we may be heading toward a repeat of the 2023 session, known for its perpetual filibusters and mudslinging, resembling more of a World Wrestling Federation production rather than an intellectual debate amongst high elected officials. With Nebraska’s two-term limit, this will be the last session for 10 of the 49 Senators, with two more not running for a second term and one whose future service is hanging in the balance, given a recommendation from the Executive board for expulsion. If history is a predictor, many of those serving in their last session may feel the pressure to get issues important to them across the finish line, or at the very least, leave a strong record of their position in the journal, primarily done with comments on the floor.

A snowstorm which blew in just before the new year stopped this area from all action on New Years Day. Around six inches of snow fell with temperatures dropping to 10 below and lower.

Farmers and ranchers from across central Nebraska gathered in Kearney on Dec. 4, 2025, for the Cornhusker Economics Ag Outlook meeting, the first in a series of statewide events designed to help farmers and ranchers prepare for another year marked by shifting policy, financial pressure, and market uncertainty. Hosted by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability, the session brought together experts in agricultural policy, markets, and farm financial management to offer a clearer view of what lies ahead in 2026.

The Custer County Foundation reviewed grant requests for the period ending Oct. 31, 2025, and are awarding a total of $66,054.00 to 14 Custer County organizations.

As another year has come to a close, we remember those we lost. The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the Callaway Courier between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025. They are listed in order of publication.