Casey Heinen, an Arapahoe man who pleaded no contest to and was convicted of sexual assault and child abuse in February, was sentenced in Furnas County District Court Thursday. After about 45 minutes of testimony from an OB-GYN, Dr.

Cambridge City Council began their regular meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021 by approving two ordinances. Ordinance No. 780 updated rates for sanitation collection. Council waived three readings and approved the ordinance. Ordinance No. 781 adds a $5.00 fee for fowl permits. A motion passed to waive three readings and Council approved the ordinance. Resolution 2021-04-05 authorizing the sale of the old roping chut from the arena was also approved.

BEAVER CITY – Mayor Leighton Schmidt presided over a well-attended regular City Council meeting in Beaver City on April 19, 2021. With all City Council Members present except Russell Rickert, others in attendance were City Employees—Teresa Youngquist (Clerk), Jackie Mayberry (Deputy Clerk), and Grant Jorgensen (Utility Director); Furnas County Fair Board Members—Cory Tegtman and Phil Mcinturf; Miller & Associates Representatives—David Blau, Mason Herman, and Terrin Williams; Walking Trail Proponents—Meredith Williams and Raquel Dringman; Beaver City Manor Board Members—Bob Brown, Debbie Gregg, Terry Slama, and Mary Brown; Manor Administrator and Employee—Angie Woodrind and Tracy Hunt, R.N.; private citizen Kassie Jorgensen; and Valley Voice Reporter Guyla Mills.

BEAVER CITY - Casey Heinen, an Arapahoe man who pleaded no contest to and was convicted of sexual assault and child abuse in February, was sentenced in Furnas County District Court Thursday.

After about 45 minutes of testimony from an OB-GYN, Dr. Ann Sjulin, and Heinen’s sister, Catherine Bowers, as well as closing arguments from Furnas County Attorney Morgan Farquhar and defense attorney Justin Daake and a statement from the defendant, District Court Judge James Doyle sentenced Heinen to 30-40 years in prison for each count with the sentences to run consecutively.