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Body Callaway Public School welcomes students and faculty back to the building to kick off the 2026-27 school year today, Aug. 20. Helping educate the kiddos this year will be two teachers new to the CPS district.

Body Today, Aug. 20, is the first day of classes for students at Callaway Public School. As a new year gets underway in the classroom, extracurricular activities are also kicking off this week. This evening the South Loup Lady Bobcats volleyball team will host Burwell beginning at 6 p.

Body 50 YEARS AGO: The Callaway men’s softball team won the Callaway Chamber of Commerce men’s softball tournament Aug. 13-15, by defeating Pleasanton 12-6.

Body Producers can get an up-close look at 14 warm-season forage varieties and compare their performance side by side during the Warm Season Forage Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 27, near Broken Bow.

Body Weather tried to stop it, but perseverance prevailed. Even without the big stage, the bright lights, and the booming sound system, Livin’ Out Loud 2026 happened.

Body Nebraska is heading toward another difficult budget conversation this session.

Body The Eastwood name has been associated with the auto body trade for many years in Callaway, and now the next generation and a new business will carry on that legacy. On Aug.

Body Friends, residents and landowners of the Callaway Fire and Rescue District are invited to the Annual BBQ Fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Callaway Community Center. Pulled pork and BBQ beef sandwiches will be served from 5-7:30 p.m.

Body Weather may have delayed the start of the 2026 Sandhills Open Road Challenge (SORC) road race on Saturday morning, Aug. 8, but once the thunderstorm had rolled through, the drivers were ready to roll as well.

Body Sometimes the most memorable adventures in life begin by taking the road less traveled and, in the words of my beloved grandmother, taking time to “stop and smell the roses.” That's part of what makes the Nebraska Passport program so beneficial.