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50 YEARS AGO:

The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department elected Larry Mowery, Larry Franssen and Robert Edgington to serve as officers for the Custer County Mutual Aid Control at their meeting on Monday, June 2. Mutual Aid is made up of representatives from all fire departments in Custer County.
Love Signs of Norfolk installed Callaway's digital message sign in the mini park, concluding months of planning and fundraising led by the Callaway Bear Boosters.

AG NEWS

The Nebraska Farmers Network (NFN) is proud to announce the official launch of its new subsidiary, NFN Auctions. NFN Auctions is an online auction platform built to serve the needs of Nebraska's agricultural community.
PRESS RELEASE

Be A Game Changer and Help Your Community

Arnold residents will double-down their donations at the upcoming ‘Be A Game Changer’ fundraiser. This event is on June 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Arnold Community Center with the purpose of improving Arnold.
Be A Game Changer and Help Your Community

Oconto Transforms Into BBQ Capital For a Day

It was 25 years ago that a Halloween night tornado ripped through Oconto, leveling a good share of the town including the fire hall. The next June a fundraiser BBQ was hosted by the Oconto fire department to raise money to rebuild. The event was a huge success, and 25 years later it still is.
ABOVE: The grill master team of Limp Brisket was crowned the 2025 overall BBQ Champions at the Oconto Blowin' The Doors Off BBQ on June 7. BELOW: The team of Buk-N-Pig was named the best ribs and also placed in the specialty, pulled pork, and sauce categories to finish in second place overall. (Photos courtesy Brett Eggleston)

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Callaway Good Life Center Board invites everyone to a Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, June 28, from 7-10 a.m. at the Community Center. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, coffee and juice will be served with proceeds going to the New Building Fund.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

This is to the person who cut off my flowering Iris, the day before I was going to cut them and take them to the cemetery to put on my husband’s grave. He had replanted them in four different places. First here in Callaway in 1961, then when we moved to Palmer in
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