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Thank You

Body Our thanks to all of you who came to join in and celebrate on the 4th of July evening of patriotic honor and remembrance.

American Legion Auxiliary Elects New Officers

Body SHIRLEY TROUT, AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Cleaning of veterans’ headstones in area cemeteries, installation of officers, and a Girls State report were among the items addressed at the June meeting of the Callaway American Legion Auxiliary.
New officers for the Callaway American Legion Auxiliary are, from left: Deondra Lashley, Shirley Trout, Jane Lashley, Jo Chesley, Mary Ann Boldt, and Joyce Brestel. (Photos courtesy Callaway Legion Auxiliary)

Motorcycle Fatality Near Callaway

Body On Tuesday, July 4, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a motorcycle crash nine miles south of Callaway on Cozad Road. According to a press release issued by the Custer County Sheriff's Office, 45-year-old Kane W.

LOUP LINES: The Scoop On Our NRDs

Body ALAN BARTELS, INFORMATION & EDUCATION COORDINATOR I’d heard of Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts, but before I joined the staff of the Lower Loup NRD (LLNRD) a couple of years ago, I didn’t know much about the organization’s work.
Harold Benton, a Water Resources Technician with the Lower Loup Natural Resources District, takes samples from a domestic well. (Photo courtesy LLNRD)

'It's The Ropes And The Reins, The Joy And The Pain...

Body Back in 1991 country music superstar Garth Brooks recorded a huge hit song titled “Rodeo”. The song chronicles the life of a cowboy who gets the rodeo bug so deep in his blood that he is willing to sacrifice just about anything for the thrill of the sport.
Callaway teen Kaleb Hurt is heading to the Nathionl High School Finals Rodeo this week ranked as the number 2 bronc rider in the state. (Photo courtey Kelly Warner Photography)

And They Call The Thing Rodeo'

Body the short go I was sitting back behind the bucking chute throwing up, but I had to get on.” He held on in the short go for seven seconds, despite suffering from a concussion, and finished in second place in the state finals.
Bronc rider Kaleb Hurt will compete with the nation's best next week in Gilette, Wyoming.. (Photo courtesy Michael Pintar Photography)

Custer County Closed Cases

Body The following cases were closed by the Custer County District Court during the month of June 2023. June 1 - Joshua Bumgarner v Elsie Bumgarner - Dissolution of marriage granted June 6 - Charles Sargetn Irrigation v Randall Peterson - case dismissed June 6 - Rachael R.
Custer County Closed Cases
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