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Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 65 impaired drivers during the holiday season. During the final two weeks of 2023, troopers participated in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

The Seven Valleys Senior Center in Callaway hosted a celebratory event on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in recognition of a Community Challenge Grant the center received from AARP. The grant provided the Senior Center with a computer, projector, and internet for one year!

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The Callaway Board of Education conducted a special meeting Monday evening, prior to the regular meeting of the board in the school library. The special meeting was for the purpose of reviewing candidates for the superintendent position being vacated by Bryon Hanson at the end of the 2023-24 school year. No action was taken during the special meeting.

A small boy was asked what he had been taught about the human body. This was the result: “Our body is divided into three parts, the brainium, the borax, and the abdominal cavity.

Tuesday, Dec. 19 0.000 Wednesday, Dec. 20 0.000 Thursday, Dec. 21 0.000 Friday, Dec. 22 0.000 Saturday, Dec. 23 0.000 Sunday, Dec. 24 0.680 Monday, Dec. 25 0.150 Tuesday, Dec. 26 0.150 Wednesday, Dec. 27 0.000 Thursday, Dec. 28 0.000 Friday, Dec. 29 0.000 Saturday, Dec. 30 0.000 Sunday, Dec. 31 0.000 Total for Week 1 0.830 Total for Week 2 0.150 Total for December 0.981 Total for 2023 32.513

* Editor’s Note: The following tribute to those we lost in 2023 were featured in the Callaway Courier. They are listed in order of publication, not in chronological order of death.

* Editor’s Note: The following babies of 2023 were featured in the Callaway Courier. They are listed in order of publication, not in chronological order of birth.

As we ring in a new year, we at the Leader wanted to take a moment to remind you of some of the stories that made our headlines in 2023. It was a big year in Callaway with lots of exciting things happening. Last week we reflected back on the first half of 2023, and we conclude our look back in this week’s edition.

The Callaway Chamber of Commerce works diligently to make the Old Fashioned Christmas Around Town an extra special event, and this year was no exception. Activities for Christmas Around Town, which was held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 6, were spread throughout various locations in the community.