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Do you or someone you know need help recovering from the Pressey Fire? CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE is still available! The Custer County Foundation (CCF) is partnering with Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership (CNCAP) to provide monetary assistance to residents of Custer County who experienced agricultural loss due to the fire that hit our county. Financial assistance is available for fence posts, barbed wire, hay, livestock feed, or other needs.

Primary Election Results: County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 6 Democrats - Robert Weatherly, 147; Homer Schneringer, 71. There were no Republicans running in the primary Callaway School Board (top six move on to general election) - Ole Chesley, 263; Ronald L. Jorgenson, 222; Richard Ridder, 218; Karen Stryker, 193; Gail Clay, Jr., 112; Mary Jane Reinhard, 102; Larry Dodge, 69 Callaway Hospital Board (top three were elected to the board) - Homer E. Pierce, 467; Alex W. Schneider, 442; Frances Devine, 383; Raymond L. Kolbo, 341; Zelma Cook, 180 Commencement was held May 17 in Callaway with 22 graduates receiving their diplomas. More scholarships were awarded than ever before when 17 were given out to the students. The valedictorian was Rick Coons and the salutatorian was Duane Hickenbottom.

Gift Ideas For Any Season When buying gifts for seniors, keep in mind that most seniors have more than their share of dusting powder and aftershave, and have run out of room for bud vases and bird feeders. Here are some practical alternatives.

I use Facebook frequently for work. I know, I know, that sounds like an excuse to be on social media - but I really do! School and community pages can be a reporter's best friend! I get on to find out what’s happening that I may need to cover, or what people are talking about that may lead to a story idea. And I use it to double-check name spellings…a LOT.

Seventeen young men and women were celebrated at Callaway High School on Sunday, May 10, in their final activity as a collective body - the CHS Class of 2026. For their class motto, the seniors selected Jeremiah 29:11.

As this week’s election takes place on Tuesday, May 12, it is a good time to pause and reflect on both the privilege and responsibility that come with the right to vote. Whether an election is local, statewide, or national, every ballot cast helps shape the future of our communities and our country. Voter participation often varies from election to election, but the consequences of every race and every ballot measure are real and lasting.

A few years ago, I had the joy of travelling to Africa and the opportunity to see all the exotic “zoo” animals in their native habitats. Both the white rhinoceros and the black rhinoceros impressed me. The two species can live in proximity to each other because they eat different foods. The parks where we saw the various rhinos were all patrolled by armed agents because poaching of rhinos for their horns is a major problem.

The Callaway FCCLA Chapter will host a Stars, Stripes, & Strides 5K Run & Walk on Saturday, May 23. The event will start at the Callaway Community Center with registration at 9 a.m.

Street signs to mark Callaway’s intersections have arrived and are ready for installation, but funds are currently lacking to buy the poles needed for mounting them. It is hoped that residents of the community will help make the street sign project a reality by offering to purchase poles so that the signs may be installed soon. The cost per pole is $10.