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Fremont man sentenced in rollover death
A Fremont man was sentenced Tuesday for a 2023 rollover accident that resulted in another man’s death. Bradley R. Drews, 39, entered a plea of no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of motor vehicle homicide for the accident that claimed the life of Kyle T. Shipman, 37, also of Fremont.
Driver in Colfax County rollover death gets 2-day sentence
A 39-year-old Fremont man was sentenced to one year of probation and a 48-hour jail stay by a Colfax County judge on Tuesday, July 23, in relation to a rollover accident that resulted in the death of another Fremont man in July 2023. Bradley R. Drews, 39, of Fremont, pleaded...
Health alert issued for Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake
The state of Nebraska has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake near Leigh in Colfax County. Samples taken earlier this week at the lakes on alert measure above the threshold of eight parts per billion of...
Getting involved: Community and Heartland Workers Center team up to educate about taxes and empower women
The concepts behind property tax, levies, assessments and taxes in general are confusing to many, but can be especially so when English is not your first language. The larger issue, Colfax County Assessor Bill White said, is the need for the Spanish-speaking community in the county to be heard. That's where his partnership with the Heartland Workers Center came into being - to help residents understand exactly what their taxes are doing and be part of that process.
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