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Giving parents an option when it comes to educating their children, is what Steve Sommer said motivated him to finally pull the trigger on something he has wanted to do for a long time - start a faith based school. n September, the families of 10 youngsters took advantage of the opportunity for an alternative school, and enrolled their kids in the Callaway Christian Academy. It is not technically a private school, but rather a cooperative of home schoolers.

All ballots in Custer County have been counted, and Election Commissioner Constance Gracey has released the official results of the 2022 midterm general election. Like several counties across the state, Custer had a respectable voter turnout for a midterm election. Of the 7,781 registered voters in the county, 4,524 cast a ballot resulting in a 58.14% voter turnout.

She would have been 68 the year she passed away. That’s 19 years older than I am now. It seems so young, especially knowing that this month she would have been 90. That’s 22 years that life has been lived without my grandma.

The need for quality childcare is not just a big city issue. Every community is struggling with finding daycare providers for our youngest residents, and Callaway is no exception.

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As of October 31, there are four males, two females, and no others booked in the Custer County Jail. Winston Cha Chi - Booked September 20 for failure to appear.

The following calls were received and processed by Custer County Sheriff’s Department for Callaway and Oconto. October 28 - A call was received from HWY 40 in Callaway.

Thank you to everyone that helped out with and supported this year’s Callaway Kids Fall Carnival – we couldn’t have done it without your time, donations and support. Thank you to Kate and Gracie Brennan, Karla Pandorf, Georgia Guthrie and Doug and Mary Ann Boldt for their help setting up in the morning and thank you also to those that helped with clean-up after. Thank you to the American Legion Auxiliary for providing free popcorn, drinks and treats.

Ballots have been cast in the 2022 midterm election, but it could be up to two weeks before final results are announced. While all of the Custer County races other than District 7 County Commissioner were decided in the primary in May, there were several local races of interest.

The Nebraska School Activities Association honored Callaway’s Ken Pitkin for his 40 years of service to Nebraska high school volleyball. Ken has refereed countless games and assisted at state tournaments throughout the past four decades. Thank you for your service Ken!