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We just celebrated the autumnal equinox. The equinox in the fall denotes the beginning of fall and the end of summer. It also signifies that the harvest is soon to come, and of course we celebrated Harvest Festival the weekend before the equinox.

Members of the Cloverette 4-H Club will go from door-to-door in Callaway on Oct. 4 to collect money to buy new spring horses for Morgan Park. Part of the money has been obtained from a recent bake sale. It is hoped to be able to raise $200.

As we enter fall harvest, much of western Nebraska and the Panhandle is facing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions. Additionally, warm and drier- than-normal conditions are expected to persist through the first half of October, which could intensify drought across the state. With weather conditions ripe for quick-moving fires, the risk is heightened by modern farming equipment, which has become larger and more complex over the years. Today's combines — often made with synthetic materials — can easily catch fire, especially when hydraulic leaks or fuel spills come into contact with smoldering crop residue.

The Custer County Recycling Center has been at the forefront of discussions by the Custer County Board of Supervisors recently, with talk of whether to keep the center open looming in the air. During the Sept.

Everyone is invited to attend a special retirement party celebration of honor of Kim Schied’s years of service to Callaway District Hospital. The celebration will be held on Friday, Oct.

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It was mealtime during an airline flight. 'Would you like dinner?' the flight attendant asked John, seated in front.

I would title this month’s corner as “not just a shameless plug.” You know when you read those articles that are really just a commercial dressed up like a story. Well, if you want to stop reading now that is what this is.

This past weekend featured one of my favorite events of the year - Junk Jaunt. Now I understand that not everyone in the area is a fan. There is lots of traffic and jaunters have been known to make sudden stops and turns (not me, of course).

Discussion of Keno in Callaway took up the first half of the monthly meeting of the Callaway Village Board on Sept. 9.