FFC awarded funding through Communities for Kids initiative

Nebraska Children and Families Foundation has awarded additional funding through the Communities for Kids initiative to Fremont Family Coalition to increase the number of children able to access childcare. Fremont Family Coalition will be dispersing funds to

Trausch named YMCA chief operations officer

Julie Trausch has been named the new chief operations officer for the Fremont Family YMCA. Trausch has 12 years of YMCA experience at three different associations across Nebraska and Iowa. She has worked in customer service, marketing

Former Columbus para-educator appears in court

News Channel Nebraska COLUMBUS — Wednesday afternoon, Emily Kratochvil appeared at the Platte County Courthouse on her charges of sexual abuse during her time at Columbus Public Schools. The 26-year-old former para-educator is facing charges of sexual abuse by a school employee, selling

Walnut Media awards Sportscasters Club scholarships

Walnut Media Sportscasters Club scholarship winners include Macy Bryant and below: Drew Sellon, Adisyn Mendlik, Carson Ortmeir, Amy Crawley and Scott Tatum. — The Walnut Media Sportscasters Club has awarded six scholarships to student-athletes in Fremont.   

Dean D. Varilek

Dean D. Varilek, 85, of Fremont died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Nye Legacy in Fremont. Dean was born May 12, 1937, in Geddes, S.D. to Jerry and Ethel (Newman) Varilek. Dean served in the U.S. Army