Craig, NE

FREMONT, Neb. — Henry Bishop is not your average 17-year-old. The Fremont native took home gold and bronze medals during June's U.S. Special Olympics in Orlando, Florida. Bishop was one of 35 athletes and four swimmers representing Nebraska during the games. He won gold in the 200 meter freestyle, bronze in the 4x50 meter relay and finished seventh in the 100 meter freestyle.

It was in the early 2000s when Ron Vlach found out that Fremont’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show was in jeopardy. “Whoever was putting on the show at Fremont decided it was too much work and too much planning,” said Vlach, a military veteran. “We figured that all of the smaller communities around Fremont have a fireworks show so I talked to a few of my friends and they said we should just resurrect it.”

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of threatening to kill a U.S. wildlife officer who cited him for fishing and hunting violations. Twienty-three-year-old Cody Cape, of Blair, also pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Omaha to a count...

On Tuesday, the Beemer Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a violation in Beemer. After further investigation the driver, 40-year-old Edward Schmitz of Stanton was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and open alcohol container. Schmitz was...

A Fremont man faces various charges following an incident at 1:59 Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of North Grant Street for a physical disturbance. Upon arrival, officers contacted an individual causing the disturbance. The individual was placed under arrest and resisted. An investigation determined he had...

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 and membership. She also has served as a branch director. Additionally, Trausch spent...