The Fremont City Council agreed Tuesday night to enter into another agreement with Texas A&M University to help install and teach how to operate two new railroad camera monitoring systems along Union Pacific railroad crossings at Luther and South Johnson roads.
With only one item regarding Keene Memorial Library on the consent agenda for the March 28 Fremont City Council meeting, the raging debate over controversial books in the library was not expected to dominate discussion Tuesday night as the issue has during meetings during the past few months.
The Fremont City Council approved on Tuesday, March 28, the city’s annual one- and six-year street repairs plan, a requirement under state regulations which details projects that the city will pursue in 2023 and the five years afterward.
The Fremont City Council has a busy meeting slated for Tuesday, March 28, with a public hearing about the city’s one- and six-year street repair plans as well as several other agenda items of importance.
Seven community business leaders and other prominent officials – including former Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman – were selected by Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg on Friday to be part of the inaugural inland port authority board.
A request to remove the transgender children’s book “Melissa” from the Keene Memorial Library has been denied, the third rejection of a book removal request since January by Library Director Laura England-Biggs.
Fremont residents in favor of having certain sexual education or LGBTQ-themed books removed from the Keene Memorial Library seem to have an ally in Ward 2 Council Member Glen Ellis, who last week proposed a book selection task force to examine how controversial materials are purchased at the…
Fremont residents in favor of having certain sexual education or LGBTQ-themed books removed from the Keene Memorial Library seem to have an ally in Ward 2 Council Member Glen Ellis, who last week proposed a book selection task force to examine how controversial materials are purchased at the…
Concerns about a new library book relocation policy caused Fremont Ward 4 Council Member Sally Ganem to question her original decision to approve the new policy in mid-February.
The Fremont City Council received a report and hosted a public hearing on the city’s one- and six-year streets project plans last week, with some members of the council irritated at the priority ranking of projects included in the preliminary draft.
Efforts to revitalize and upgrade the Fremont Mall took a small step forward last week when the Fremont City Council approved moving discussion for a request for an enhanced employment occupation tax to the Fremont Planning Commission for a public hearing.
The Nebraska Republican Party State Central Committee met March 17-18 in Gering.
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The arcane inner workings of Robert’s Rules of Order were on full display during the Tuesday, March 14, meeting of the Fremont City Council.
District staff for Congressman Mike Flood will host mobile office hours from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, at North Bend Public Library, 110 E. 13th St., in North Bend.
WinItBack Patriots will be meeting on Thursday, March 23, at Milady Coffeehouse Event Center — East Wing, Sixth Street and Park Avenue, in Fremont. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. Attendees are asked to enter through the south (back) door.
Two Sid Dillon-owned car dealerships in Fremont will get protective canopy structures in the future after the Fremont City Council approved the request in two unanimous votes.
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- This story has been updated as of 8:40 p.m., March 16
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A familiar face is back on duty on Fremont Public Schools campuses.
The Fremont Public Schools Foundation is celebrating its 20th year of fundraising efforts, and on Monday, March 13, was honored with a proclamation and plaque from Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg.
A newly created policy at Keene Memorial Library that allows parents of children age 11 years old and younger to request books they find offensive to be relocated is already facing its first challenge.
- Editor's Note: This article was supplemented with new information at 3:50 p.m., March 15.
Local drivers who use Morningside Road will need to endure the worsening road conditions, potholes and cracks in pavement until at least 2024, as the City of Fremont does not have any repair projects for the road planned in 2023.
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