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Members of Nebraska LEAD Program’s Class 43 recently embarked on a 10-day National Study/Travel Seminar, gaining firsthand exposure to national and regional agricultural systems, policymaking and advocacy. One of those LEAD class members is Lucy Kimball of Callaway. The seminar, held Feb. 5-14, took Fellows to Kansas City, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Moline, Illinois, for a series of immersive experiences. “This seminar broadens the perspectives of Nebraska’s agricultural leaders by exposing them to key institutions, industry leaders and policymakers,” said Nebraska LEAD Program Director Kurtis Harms. “By seeing and engaging with agriculture beyond our state, Fellows gain knowledge that helps them advocate for the industry in new and meaningful ways.”

The Livin’ Out Loud Board of Directors is excited to announce the lineup for the 2025 concert event, which once again includes some of the biggest names in Christian contemporary music. Music fans of all genres gather yearly in Gothenburg for an uplifting outdoor music festival.

An honest man was being tailgated by a stressedout woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing and stopped at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

Callaway Public School is dedicated to providing the best quality education possible for its students. The district is proud to boast that the percentage of CHS graduates who go on to some type of post-secondary training, whether college or vocational, is one of the highest in the state.

A brief recap of bills heard last week in the committees I serve on: LB 576 introduced by Sen. Myron Dorn was heard in the Transportation and Telecommunications committee this week. This bill would help our rural 911 services by raising the allowable surcharge that wireless carriers can collect, from .70 cents to a dollar for everyone across the state. Currently cities of a metropolitan class only pay .50 cents, while the remainder of the state pays .70 cents. The bill directs the Public Service Commission 'to maximize operational support for all public safety answering points in the state' when determining the surcharge amount. This increase is valuable, especially to rural 911 services, as it equalizes Omaha and Lincoln’s contribution with the remainder of the state.

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The Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) has released the names of the all-conference basketball selections for boys and girls basketball for 2025. The South Loup girls’ team has one selection, while the boys’ team has three players named to the list.

Last Thursday it was the lunar eclipse and now today (Thursday the 20th) it is the Vernal Equinox, also called the Spring Equinox. As most know, this is the time when the number of minutes of daylight equals the number of minutes of darkness, at least on the equator. For those of us in this area of Nebraska, because we are a long way north of the equator, the “equinox” was Monday the 17th at which time the sun rose at 7:49 A.M. and set at 7:49 P.M.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of March 17, 2025, there were eight males and one female incarcerated in the Custer County Jail. Anthony Paul Elder Booked Feb.

The following cases have been reported as closed by the Clerk of the Custer County District Court for the month of February 2025. Feb.