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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 Nebraska State Board of Education held its monthly meeting on February 7 in Lincoln.

Nebraska Owners Insurance Agency in Callaway hosted an Open House and customer appreciation gathering on Thursday, Feb. 20, in celebration of 10 years at their Callaway location.

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM SANDHILLS EXPRESS Monday, Feb. 24, was a busy day for area fire departments as calls began pouring in of fires throughout Custer County.

From the respite of his Callaway office, after a cold January day spent working cattle, Jim Jenkins wrangled with a question: Do you think much about meat products cultivated from cells? “No, I don’t,” he answered. “Maybe I should.”

Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of Feb. 17, 2025, there were 10 male and one female in the Custer County Jail.

When I woke up this morning I saw the outside temperature was -15*F, making it the coldest day of the winter so far and I was relieved. Why? Because an early forecast was for -21*F.

The interplay between mental health and physical health is well-documented, and in older adults, this connection becomes even more pronounced. The heart, a vital organ, is particularly susceptible to the influence of mental well-being.

Summer Roberts and Jeydon Snyder of Gothenburg announce the birth of a son on Feb. 14, 2025, at Gothenburg Health.

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.