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Mark your calendars for the upcoming annual event in Callaway that brings families together and fills the sky with color. The Kite Flight happens every Labor Day weekend at Foster Smith Field, four miles southeast of Callaway on Highway 40. This year’s event will be Aug. 30 and 31.

This Sunday, Aug. 17, the Callaway Volunteer Fire & Rescue will host their Annual BBQ Fundraiser. Please come out and support our Fire & Rescue District! They will be serving pulled pork & BBQ beef sandwiches from 5 – 7:30 p.m. Home deliveries can be arranged by contacting any fire department member or by calling 308-870-5255. If you are unable to attend, yet desire to send a donation you can mail it to: Callaway Volunteer Fire & Rescue, PO Box 73, Callaway NE 68825. .

Jordan and Quina Hamilton of Callaway announce the birth of a daughter on Aug. 3, 2025, at Gothenburg Health. Verabelle Lanora Hamilton was born at 2:17 p.m. weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce and measuring 19.5 inches in length. Verabelle is being welcomed by a brother, Gideon Cooper Hamilton, and sister, Nyx Cia Hamilton. Grandparents are Mark and Joan Hamilton of Nampa, Idaho, and Michael and Jayna Porter of Orem, Utah.

Grandma's Off Her Rocker In the dim and distant past when life’s tempo wasn’t fast, Grandma used to rock and knit, crochet and babysit. When we were in a jam, we could always count on Gram.

A minister was walking along a river bank admiring the beauties of nature, when he came upon a small boy fishing. “Say sonny, don’t you know it’s Sunday?” “Yep.” “Don’t you know you aren’t supposed to go fishing on Sunday?” “Yep.” “What do you think your father would say if he knew you were fishing on Sunday?” “I don’t know.

Summer is a lot like waiting in line for a roller coaster ride. Some of our kids just can’t wait to get in and start the ride and some are looking for the side exit hoping summer might last a little bit longer. The school year, like a roller coaster, is going to have its ups and downs.

This past weekend saw hundreds of people with the need for speed converge on Arnold and Callaway for the 25th annual Sandhills Open Road Challenge. Along with the road races, the drivers also got a chance to show off their prized automobiles - and though I don’t understand all about horsepower and mechanics, I do appreciate a pretty car.

The final step in the process of changing ownership of a Callaway business has been completed. At their regular monthly meeting on July 22, the Callaway Village Board unanimously approved a request for a liquor license for Sand Creek Bar, formerly Henry’s Bar.

50 YEARS AGO: Over 80 persons from Callaway, Arnold, Stapleton, Oconto, and Eddyville attended a meeting at the Callaway fire hall in a fight to keep the Kearney railroad branch open between Stapleton and Arnold. Larry Mowrey of Callaway Ag Service presided over the meeting.

With the help of our amazing community and the Custer County Foundation, the Callaway Good Life Center was able to raise $18,731.82 during the Breakfast Fundraiser held in conjunction with the 2025 Pioneer Picnic. These generous donations will be put towards the new building plans. Pictured above is CGLC board president, Mary Ross, receiving a generous donation from Tammy Schall representing the Custer County Foundation. (Photo courtesy Callaway Good Life Center)