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The high school One Act season is well underway, and though it is a short season, team members put a lot of time and effort into their production.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of Nov. 17, 2025, there are six males and one female incarcerated in the Custer County Jail.

The following cases have been reported Closed by the Clerk of the District Court of Custer County for the month of October 2025. Oct.

An important early literacy effort is making progress thanks to Arnold High School senior Eli Rogers. He has devoted his time to expanding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL), a program that mails free, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five.

It’s deer season and my cousin Scott was lamenting that, contrary to the State’s motto, everything isn’t always bigger in Texas. His lament was that Nebraska’s white tail deer were larger than those he was hunting in Texas. He is correct.

Bells will start ringing this week in Custer County as the Salvation Army kicks off their annual bell ringing campaign on Friday, Nov. 21.

The Callaway junior high band and senior high choir performed patriotic numbers during the Veterans Day program on Nov. 11.

*Editor’s Note: As the Courier pays tribute to our veterans, we decided that it should warrant more than just one day or one week. We continue our series of veteran profiles this week with reflections from lifelong Callaway native Raymond Kolbo.

The Callaway District Hospital Foundation, with the generous support of community member Mark Buss, has provided a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Seven Valleys Senior Center.

The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department was called to the Chuck Schoene residence in Callaway on Nov. 13, where a fire completely destroyed the original part of the house. The Schoenes were in the new addition of the house sleeping when the blaze occurred, and were not injured.