Effort to recall Fremont city councilman fails

There will be no special election to recall Fremont City Councilman Mark Legband.    Rachel Tuff filed a petition on April 16 to start a recall effort. From mid-May to Thursday, she needed to collect 574 signatures

Department responds to house fire

The Fremont Fire Department responded to a house fire at about 6:43 this morning at 312 E. 8th St.   Fire Chief Todd Bernt said no one was injured, but some family pets died as a result

Fire Prevention Fun Day set for Saturday

The Fremont Rural Fire Department and East Central Nebraska Fire Prevention Co-op are hosting their annual Fire Prevention Fun Day on Saturday.    The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fremont State

Man arrested on suspicion of assault

A Fremont man was arrested on suspicion of assault on Thursday night.    At about 9:40 p.m., Scott W. Kiger, 51, was arrested following a disturbance at a residence in the 2400 block of east 19th Street. 

Hit-and-run incident damages Nissan Titan

At about 2:40 Thursday afternoon, a hit-and-run property damage accident was reported at a residence in the 400 block of north Clarmar Avenue.    Reported damaged was a 2006 Nissan Titan which had been parked on the

Police probe computer theft

Fremont police are investigating the theft Thursday of a computer.    At about 12:15 p.m., the theft was reported at a residence in the 1500 block of north Clarkson Street. Authorities say a silver-colored Acer brand laptop

Hawaii authorities suspend search for FHS graduate

AP and Walnut Media Police in Hawaii have suspended searches for a Nebraska man until there is new information on his whereabouts. Samuel Martinez was studying microbiology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before he flew to the

Local Sports Update

Tonight: FSB Sr’s @ Grand Island- 5pm (DH)- Ryder Park FSB Reserves @ Elkhorn North Tournament Fremont Moo @ Badlands Big Sticks- 7:05pm- KHUB In Dodge County Baseball League Action last night: Dodge- 11, Scribner- 6 Wahoo-

Local Golfers in Mix at State Match Play

The first two rounds of matches were completed and eight players remain at the 54th Nebraska Match Play Championship at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg, including the No. 1 seed Nate Vontz of Lincoln, who has not