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Man With An Axe To Grind: Armed Suspect Arrested in Downtown Fairbury

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:12pm

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a call the afternoon of Tues., Dec 11, from the Fairbury City Offices, alerting them that a man armed with a crowbar and an axe had entered the building and, according to the Sheriff's office, was making threats and looking for city officials.

The suspect was identified as Gerald A. Meyer, age 62.

When Meyer learned the officials he was looking for were not at that office, he reportedly stated that he was going to go to the Jefferson County Courthouse to find the County Officials. He then left.

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Accident on Thursday

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:11pm

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City's chemical feed systems

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:10pm

by Gordon Hopkins

The Fairbury City Council voted unanimously to approve a proposal for improvements to the City's chemical feed systems from Hawkins Water Treatment Group.

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Accolades At School Board

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:10pm

By Gordon Hopkins

Numerous accolades were presented at the Fairbury Public School Board meeting the evening of Mon., Dec. 9.

The School Board recognized NCPA/NSAA Fall Academic All-State students. Each student was presented with a letter of congratulations from the NSAA (Nebraska Schools Activities Association) and a certificate. The students recognized were:

Josephine Blatny, Student Council Representative, for Girls Cross Country

Erica Mosier, Girls Cross Country.

Jaelle Johnson, Softball.

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In District Court

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:08pm

District Court was held in Jefferson County on Thurs., Dec. 5. Vicky L. Johnson was the presiding judge.

Luke S. York, 46, of Endicott was arraigned on a charge of DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs), fourth offense, which makes the charge a class 2A felony punishable by 20 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and a 15 year revocation of his operator's license.

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Rose Coyle Appears In County Court

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:08pm

Rose Coyle Appears In County Court

Rose M. Coyle, 27, appeared in County Court via videoconferencing from the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center at the Nebraska Dept. of Corrections in Lincoln the morning of Wed., Dec. 11. Linda Bauer was the presiding judge.

She was one of three individuals taken into custody after Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Search Warrant on a residence in Fairbury on Tues., Dec. 3, 2019. The other two individuals were identified as Matthew D. Koss, age 33, and Caelee Coyle, age 30.

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On The Criminal Docket In County Court

Published by admin on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 1:07pm

Defendants on the criminal docket appeared in Jefferson County Court on Wed., Dec. 1. Linda Bauer was the presiding judge.

Dillion G Barnett of Fairbury pleaded guilty to a count of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, an infraction. He was fined $300. A second charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, also an infraction, was dismissed.