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Document, document, document. That was the key message for both local fire departments and landowners affected by the area’s recent wildfires, shared during a briefing at the Dayspring Bank Event Center in Gothenburg on Friday morning, March 20.

From the Collection of Pat Young Proofreading is a Dying Art • Man kills self before shooting wife and daughter • Something went wrong in jet crash, expert says • Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers • Panda mating fails; veterinarian takes over • Miners refuse to work after death • Juvenile court to try shooting defendant • War dims hope for peace • If strike isn’t settled quickly, it may last awhile • Cold wave linked to temperatures • Enfield (London) couple slain; police suspect homicide • Red tape holds up new bridges • Man struck by lightning: faces battery charge • New study of obesity looks for larger test group • Astronaut takes blame for gas in spacecraft • Kids make nutritious snacks They’re Not Mine It was pouring rain outside and the first grade teacher spent a full 10 minutes tugging and pulling to put boots on one little boy. Finally she succeeded, to hear the little boy say, “Those aren’t my boots.” So, the teacher spent the next 10 minutes tugging and pulling to get the boots off.

Valentine is stepping up to solve a problem that many rural communities face: a shortage of childcare. Families, local leaders, and churches are working together to fill the gap, showing what is possible when a community takes action. This issue directly impacts families, employers, and the ability of communities to grow.

A wildfire that started in Cottonwood Canyon south of Maxwell on Thursday, March 12, raced west across the hills during the afternoon and overnight hours, causing complete devastation in a 25-mile swath. By Friday morning, the fire had traveled to the hills south of Cozad and had forced the evacuations of countless residents in its path.

With Callaway High School’s graduation now less than eight weeks away, we will be spotlighting this year’s senior class each week in the Courier. We thank Callaway High School for allowing us to use the creative spotlight graphics they put together.

Editor’s Note: The following script was written by Callaway student Braxton Anderson for a speech performance. This serves as fulfillment of the requirement of a published work.

March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor the strength, resilience, and contributions of women across generations. It is also a meaningful opportunity to talk about something that often goes unspoken, women’s mental health, especially later in life.

Did you know that there are lizards that don’t have legs? Yep, there are, and there is one species, known as the western slender glass lizard, here in Nebraska. Worldwide there are over 200 different kinds of legless lizards. You might ask, how do you tell a legless lizard from a snake? They are both long and relatively thin, obviously neither has legs, but lizards, ones with legs as well as those without them, have eyelids.

The Callaway Legion Consignment Sale will be held March 20, due to the bad weather last weekend. The Legion Auxiliary members will serve yum-yums, pie, and coffee at the Legion Hall during the event.

The Callaway American Legion Auxiliary’s monthly meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. at the Callaway Legion Hall on March 9, 2026. Those of us that could meet, got together at 5:30 to take on the task of judging our Legion Auxiliary scholarship applications. We had several applications, all were very deserving of winning this honor.