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On Friday evening June 13, a few members of the Callaway High School class of 1974 met at Morgan Park at 7:00 in the evening. The purpose of the informal meeting was to pay tribute to classmate Dennis Welch, who passed away in 1977 in a house fire.

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The Callaway Village Board heard an update on a new housing project for the community during the board’s June 10 meeting. TJ Elliott and Justin Mason will be developing property to build 6-8 new homes on the east edge of Callaway.

Callaway’s first Pioneer Picnic was held in 1933 in conjunction with the dedication of the first Custer County Courthouse in the town’s Morgan Park. Since then, only World War II has prevented the celebration from taking place.

Cameron Meyer and Makenna Smith of Brady announce the birth of a son born May 25, 2025, at Gothenburg Health. Morgan Bud Meyer was born at 10:45 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 9.5 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches in length. Grandparents are Brett and Becky Meyer of Brady, Cinta and Riley Anderson of Sutherland, and Shawn and Julie Smith of Arnold.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond reports the following individuals were incarcerated in the Custer County Jail as of June 16, 2025. Anthony Paul Elder – booked May 5, serving sentence for possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.

The Callaway American Legion Auxiliary’s monthly meeting started at 6:30 p.m. at the Callaway Legion Hall on June 9, 2025. Vice President Cora Belew called the meeting to order. Our Chaplin was not present, so MaryAnn started the meeting with a prayer. We then followed our Vice President in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, singing the Star-Spangled Banner and saying the Auxiliary Preamble.

Sen. Tonya Storer June 12, I toured Burwell’s Department of Health facility, where I had an in-depth discussion about the facility’s operations and services.

The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department elected Larry Mowery, Larry Franssen and Robert Edgington to serve as officers for the Custer County Mutual Aid Control at their meeting on Monday, June 2. Mutual Aid is made up of representatives from all fire departments in Custer County. The group meets four times a year with a different fire department providing the officers for each year.

The Nebraska Farmers Network (NFN) is proud to announce the official launch of its new subsidiary, NFN Auctions. NFN Auctions is an online auction platform built to serve the needs of Nebraska's agricultural community.