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A brief recap of bills heard last week in the committees I serve on: LB 576 introduced by Sen. Myron Dorn was heard in the Transportation and Telecommunications committee this week. This bill would help our rural 911 services by raising the allowable surcharge that wireless carriers can collect, from .70 cents to a dollar for everyone across the state. Currently cities of a metropolitan class only pay .50 cents, while the remainder of the state pays .70 cents. The bill directs the Public Service Commission 'to maximize operational support for all public safety answering points in the state' when determining the surcharge amount. This increase is valuable, especially to rural 911 services, as it equalizes Omaha and Lincoln’s contribution with the remainder of the state.

Tonight (March 13) we will have the opportunity to view another eclipse. A lunar eclipse, which simply means the moon will pass through the shadow of the Earth. It begins with what is called the penumbral phase at 10:57 P.M.

Lenten season is here, and that means it is time once again for the Knights of Columbus fish fry's in Custer County. Here is the schedule for the upcoming events: Serving from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. for all locations March 7- Merna Community Center March 14- Broken Bow, St. Joseph Parish Center (Catholic Daughters Bake Sale) March 21- Callaway Community Center March 28- Anselmo, Winters Library Building April 4-Sargent Community Center April 11- Ansley Community Center

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Callaway Citizen of the Year. The Callaway Chamber of Commerce will host a ceremony announcing this year's Citizen of the Year on Sunday, March 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to Callaway Lutheran Church’s Annual Spaghetti Feed, to be held this year on Sunday, March 16. The feed will be held at the Callaway Community Center and will run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The feed will include spaghetti, salad and ice cream. A free will donation is requested. For more information, please contact Doug Boldt at 308-870-0626.

The Custer County 4-H Council will meet on Monday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Broken Bow.

21 Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn: 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce.

Pastor Mike Garner has been shepherding the flock at Morning Star Church near Callaway for nearly a year, and in that time the Tennessee transplant has made his mark. Through his connections and background in the music industry, Pastor Garner has treated area residents to some fun and exciting entertainment - and in April he will be hosting a very special program.

The Callaway American Legion Auxiliary monthly meeting started at 6:30 at the Callaway Legion Hall on Feb. 10, 2025. Our president was not able to make it to the meeting, so our Vice President Cora Belew conducted our meeting. Our Chaplin Joyce Brestel started the meeting with a prayer. We then followed our Vice President with the Pledge of Allegiance, sang the Star Spangled Banner and recited the Auxiliary Preamble.

The morning of Feb. 10 started out like any other typical Monday for Jodie Wewel, Marcus Blackburn, and their family.