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Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body Arnold residents will double-down their donations at the upcoming ‘Be A Game Changer’ fundraiser. This event is on June 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Arnold Community Center with the purpose of improving Arnold.

Body It was 25 years ago that a Halloween night tornado ripped through Oconto, leveling a good share of the town including the fire hall. The next June a fundraiser BBQ was hosted by the Oconto fire department to raise money to rebuild.

Body Reviewing and updating school policies is one of those parts of the school board’s job that is not glamorous, or sometimes even fun, but it is necessary.