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Two weeks ago today I received a phone call that rocked me to the core and was a grim reminder of just how fragile life can be. Shortly after 8:30 a.m.

The high school One Act season is well underway, and though it is a short season, team members put a lot of time and effort into their production. Callaway High School has had a couple of opportunities to perform in front of an audience so far this year, and hosted a show for the community in the high school auditorium last week.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of Nov. 17, 2025, there are six males and one female incarcerated in the Custer County Jail.

The following cases have been reported Closed by the Clerk of the District Court of Custer County for the month of October 2025. Oct.

An important early literacy effort is making progress thanks to Arnold High School senior Eli Rogers. He has devoted his time to expanding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL), a program that mails free, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five. Eli helped establish Nebraska Early Reading Development (NERD) and built a partnership with Link to Literacy, a Lincoln-based nonprofit. Through this model, DPIL now reaches one-third of Nebraska, with a framework designed for long-term, statewide growth.

It’s deer season and my cousin Scott was lamenting that, contrary to the State’s motto, everything isn’t always bigger in Texas. His lament was that Nebraska’s white tail deer were larger than those he was hunting in Texas. He is correct. Nebraska bucks can be 50 to 100 pounds heaver than those from Texas.

Bells will start ringing this week in Custer County as the Salvation Army kicks off their annual bell ringing campaign on Friday, Nov. 21.

The Callaway junior high band and senior high choir performed patriotic numbers during the Veterans Day program on Nov. 11.

*Editor’s Note: As the Courier pays tribute to our veterans, we decided that it should warrant more than just one day or one week. We continue our series of veteran profiles this week with reflections from lifelong Callaway native Raymond Kolbo.

The Callaway District Hospital Foundation, with the generous support of community member Mark Buss, has provided a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Seven Valleys Senior Center. This donation highlights the Foundation’s mission to enhance community health and safety throughout the region.