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🌱 Remembering Gene Sic, farmer, electrician and devoted youth coach

Fremont, Nebraska Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Fremont! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Gene Sic, farmer, electrician and devoted youth coach
  • Four Fremont residents face charges in animal neglect investigation
  • Walz gained ground in Dodge County. Why did Pillen prevail?

Also on today's calendar: Lego Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 61 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 24.
  • Friday: Sunshine, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gene Raymond Sic (thebestmix1055.com) — Gene Raymond Sic, a Fremont-born farmer and owner of Sic Electric, is remembered for his family, coaching and community service in North Bend. An Air Force veteran and former First Lutheran Church council member in Fremont, he will be honored at a memorial service Thursday, November 12, at 10 a.m. at North Bend’s United Presbyterian Church.
   

2. Tuesday 11/10 Morning Local News (thebestmix1055.com) — Four Fremont residents face animal neglect charges after police investigated a report of a deceased cat at a North K Street home. Police say three dogs and nine cats were removed for veterinary evaluations. One resident was arrested and three others were cited as the investigation continues.
   

3. Election 2026 by the numbers in Nebraska: a 93-county breakdown (newsfromthestates.com) — Fremont’s Lynne Walz made some of her biggest gains over Democrats’ 2022 gubernatorial performance in her home county of Dodge, but Republican Jim Pillen still won reelection. The county-by-county analysis shows how western Nebraska preserved statewide Republican victories even as eastern districts shifted left.
   

4. Nebraska high school football: NSAA semifinal playoff schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders (maxpreps.com) — Fremont’s Bergan Catholic stands No. 13 in the statewide football rankings with a 10–1 record, down three spots from the previous listing. The Nebraska postseason roundup also includes Bergan players Carter Vrana and Cale Sheets among statistical leaders, alongside Friday’s semifinal matchups across the state.
   

5. Nebraska awarded $219.2M federal grant to bolster rural heath (lexch.com) — Nebraska will receive $219.2 million for the second year of a federal program aimed at strengthening rural healthcare. State officials say the first round helped recruit providers to 51 counties, upgrade technology at 45 rural facilities and create more than 200 positions to help people connect with care.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fremont

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