David Golbitz

1 week ago | fremonttribune.com | David Golbitz

Despite his previous experience as a public servant, for State Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont, the first legislative session of his first term was very much a learning experience. “This was all kind of new for me,” Wordekemper told The Tribune. “I had served the public in a different realm as a firefighter/paramedic for Fremont, but you really don’t know what to expect down there.

1 week ago | fremonttribune.com | David Golbitz

Over the course of two hours Saturday afternoon, more than 300 Fremont residents lined East 23rd Street from North Bell Street almost to the USA Steak Buffet building as part of a nationwide protest of the policies of President Donald J. Trump.

2 weeks ago | fremonttribune.com | David Golbitz

Less than a year after she moved to Fremont to work at The APT Store, the owners asked Connie Vitek if she wanted to buy the business from them. Now, 42 years after she put up her car as collateral for a loan to do just that, Vitek said she’s ready to snip her last stray thread. “People have said for years, ‘you’ll know when it’s time,’ and I have that deep down gut feeling that it’s time,” she said. Vitek, 77, has sold and repaired sewing machines for more than half of her life.

2 weeks ago | fremonttribune.com | David Golbitz

It appears that online rumors of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out raids at Fremont-area workplaces today are simply that — rumors. A post made on the Telemundo Nebraska Facebook page on Tuesday night said they had “received information about rumors of a possible ICE RAID IN FREMONT for tomorrow,” but also pointed out that the information received could not be verified.

3 weeks ago | fremonttribune.com | David Golbitz

Fremont residents who have recently taken to social media to voice their displeasure at the disheveled state of the empty lot at the corner of North Main Street and East Military Avenue will be pleased to know that the future site of both RVR Bank and the Fremont Police Department will be getting a much-needed trim in the near future. “We have it scheduled to be mowed on a somewhat regular basis,” City Administrator Jody Sanders said.