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Community Blood Drive A scholarship blood drive will be helad at the Callaway High School (business classroom) on Friday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m.

This week in the Transportation & Telecommunications Committee, Senator Brandt introduced LB561, a bill that would add raw milk as a qualifying commodity under existing law, allowing agricultural commodity transportation exemptions from overweight penalties. The committee also heard testimony from candidates for the Underground Excavation Safety Committee.

The Nebraska State Board of Education held its monthly meeting on February 7 in Lincoln. Nebraska Literacy Project After two months of delay, the board approved the plan for increasing literacy proficiency across the state which focuses on phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Nebraska Owners Insurance Agency in Callaway hosted an Open House and customer appreciation gathering on Thursday, Feb. 20, in celebration of 10 years at their Callaway location.

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM SANDHILLS EXPRESS Monday, Feb. 24, was a busy day for area fire departments as calls began pouring in of fires throughout Custer County.

From the respite of his Callaway office, after a cold January day spent working cattle, Jim Jenkins wrangled with a question: Do you think much about meat products cultivated from cells? “No, I don’t,” he answered. “Maybe I should.” After researching, he made up his mind: He’d be very surprised if “lab meat” could compete on quality or price with Nebraska beef – like what comes from the Angus he raises – in the near future.

Sheriff Dan Osmond reports that as of Feb. 17, 2025, there were 10 male and one female in the Custer County Jail.

When I woke up this morning I saw the outside temperature was -15*F, making it the coldest day of the winter so far and I was relieved. Why? Because an early forecast was for -21*F.

The interplay between mental health and physical health is well-documented, and in older adults, this connection becomes even more pronounced. The heart, a vital organ, is particularly susceptible to the influence of mental well-being.

Summer Roberts and Jeydon Snyder of Gothenburg announce the birth of a son on Feb. 14, 2025, at Gothenburg Health.