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There are five males, one female and no others in the Custer County Jail as of Sept. 19, 2022.

The following is a record of 911 calls received by the Custer County Sheriff’s Department from Sept. 9 - 15, 2022.

The Callaway Chamber of Commerce hosted an official welcome reception for the new administrator and director of nursing at Callaway Good Life. A large crowd gathered at Henry’s Bar on Friday, Sept. 16, for a meet and greet.

The children and grandchildren of Charles and Kitty Nansel gathered at the home of Terry and Melanie Sheen in Grand Island for their annual Labor Day Reunion. The festivities began on Wednesday when Linda Lawrence, Lance and Diane Stryker arrived and the Strykers along with the Sheens attended a concert at the State Fair. Others started arriving on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until all had arrived, a total of 49.

The Loup Basin Public Health Department has reported a positive mosquito finding for West Nile virus in Garfield County. At this time, no positive human cases have been reported in the district. August and September are typically the months in which most human West Nile cases are reported.

The Callaway Sons of the American Legion will host a Poker Night fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 24.

A doctor that had been seeing an 80-year-old woman for most of her life finally retired. At her next checkup, the new doctor told her to bring a list of all the medicines that had been prescribed for her. As the doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized Grandma had a prescription for birth control pills.

The Custer County Foundation presented a check to the Callaway Public Schools Music Department on Aug. 26.
The school used the grant to help purchase a new tuba. Foundation members said they are “pretty sure” this is
the first grant that has been awarded for a new tuba!

Having just returned from a wonderful nine days in Europe to attend the wedding of a former exchange student and visit friends, Hubby and I would like to share some tips to encourage more of you to travel there – or wherever the travel bug leads.