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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Callaway Citizen of the Year. The Callaway Chamber of Commerce will host a ceremony announcing this year's Citizen of the Year on Sunday, March 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to Callaway Lutheran Church’s Annual Spaghetti Feed, to be held this year on Sunday, March 16. The feed will be held at the Callaway Community Center and will run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The feed will include spaghetti, salad and ice cream. A free will donation is requested. For more information, please contact Doug Boldt at 308-870-0626.

The Custer County 4-H Council will meet on Monday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Broken Bow.

21 Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn: 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce.

Pastor Mike Garner has been shepherding the flock at Morning Star Church near Callaway for nearly a year, and in that time the Tennessee transplant has made his mark. Through his connections and background in the music industry, Pastor Garner has treated area residents to some fun and exciting entertainment - and in April he will be hosting a very special program.

The Callaway American Legion Auxiliary monthly meeting started at 6:30 at the Callaway Legion Hall on Feb. 10, 2025. Our president was not able to make it to the meeting, so our Vice President Cora Belew conducted our meeting. Our Chaplin Joyce Brestel started the meeting with a prayer. We then followed our Vice President with the Pledge of Allegiance, sang the Star Spangled Banner and recited the Auxiliary Preamble.

The morning of Feb. 10 started out like any other typical Monday for Jodie Wewel, Marcus Blackburn, and their family.

Community Blood Drive A scholarship blood drive will be helad at the Callaway High School (business classroom) on Friday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m.

This week in the Transportation & Telecommunications Committee, Senator Brandt introduced LB561, a bill that would add raw milk as a qualifying commodity under existing law, allowing agricultural commodity transportation exemptions from overweight penalties. The committee also heard testimony from candidates for the Underground Excavation Safety Committee.

The Nebraska State Board of Education held its monthly meeting on February 7 in Lincoln. Nebraska Literacy Project After two months of delay, the board approved the plan for increasing literacy proficiency across the state which focuses on phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.