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The Tribune contacted five current and former members of the Fremont City Council to inquire with them whether or not they were ever informed of the prohibition on playing Keno

Despite more than an hour of passionate pleas from more than a dozen local residents, the Fremont City Council voted 5-3 on Tuesday night, May 9, to keep “This Book

Once again the six councilmen (James Vaughan, Sally Ganam, Lori Lathrop, Dev Sookram, Tad Dinkins and Mark Jensen himself) have denied another councilman’s ability to discuss a matter that concerns

The Fremont City Council has placed an item on its Tuesday, Feb. 14, meeting agenda submitted by Ward 2 Council Member Glen Ellis requesting the eight-member council censure council President

A proposal to limit the public’s ability to comment on certain agenda items at Fremont City Council meetings was axed on Tuesday night, Dec. 27, after public outcry that the

The City of Fremont has agreed to take over jurisdictional control of a more than 3-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 77 inside city limits from the State of Nebraska as

The Fremont City Council unanimously approved a contract with Sawyer Construction Company to start making permanent repairs to a levee southwest of the city at its meeting Tuesday.

Fremont City Council voted in favor of issuing a letter of termination to the Dodge County Humane Society during its Tuesday meeting. The letter, signed by Mayor Joey Spellerberg, outlines several sections of the city’s contract with DCHS that have been in violation and have not been remedied since a Notice of Cure toward the end of October. In the letter, the city established that, due to the lack of action to remedy the noted violations, the city has the right to exercise the right to te...

Fremont City Council members outlined their personal goals over the next two years during a Saturday workshop. Councilmembers highlighted a number of goals to accomplish, ranging from a desire to rebuild a working relationship between councilmembers to completing long-term projects such as rebuilding the Unified Development Code and completing the Comprehensive Plan. For Councilmember Michael Kuhns, restoring a communal relationship between city workers and staff is a priority for him heading i...

The first regular meeting of the 2020-22 Fremont City Council convened Tuesday night, swearing in three new council members and Joey Spellerberg as mayor. Spellerberg replaced former Mayor Scott Getzschman, who served in the position for the last decade before announcing his decision not to run for re-election last December. Additionally, Councilmembers Sally Ganem, Dev Sookram and Vern Gibson filled seats previously occupied by former Councilmembers Matt Bechtal, Susan Jacobus and Linda McClai...