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Dolores (Driewer) Friesen

Dolores (Driewer) Friesen

Dolores (Driewer) Friesen

Obituaries
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Dolores Joan (Driewer) Friesen passed away on February 18, 2023, in Geneva, Nebraska at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 11 days. She was born January 7, 1934, to Werner & Ruth (Isernhagen) Driewer in Agra, Kansas, the third of four children.
Sen. Curt Friesen

Sen. Curt Friesen

Friesen signs off as senator

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Eight years after first being elected to the Nebraska Legislature, Curt Friesen is preparing to drop the word senator from his title this week, offering insight and reflection as he steps away from a role he said he has no regrets about leaving.
Jason Friesen, owner of Friesen Ford in Aurora, stands on the cement foundation where a new parts distribution warehouse will be built to the north of the dealership. He hopes the facility will be completed “before the snow flies.”

Jason Friesen, owner of Friesen Ford in Aurora, stands on the cement foundation where a new parts distribution warehouse will be built to the north of the dealership. He hopes the facility will be completed “before the snow flies.”

Friesen Ford expanding parts operation

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The foundation is poured and a new structure will go vertical soon at the Friesen Ford dealership near Aurora’s I-80 interchange, paving the way for an expanded parts distribution operation. Owner Jason Friesen reported this week that the 12,000 sq. ft.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen converses with Aurora City Administrator Rick Melcher after his town hall speech at the Bremer Community Center Friday. Friesen is nearing the end of his final session, since he is being term-limited out at the end of the year.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen converses with Aurora City Administrator Rick Melcher after his town hall speech at the Bremer Community Center Friday. Friesen is nearing the end of his final session, since he is being term-limited out at the end of the year.

Friesen focused on budget fights

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Sen. Curt Friesen delivered perhaps his last town hall speech in Aurora Friday before being term-limited out of office later this year.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen will report to Lincoln next week for the start of his final legislative session, which he predicts will be different in a lot of ways.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen will report to Lincoln next week for the start of his final legislative session, which he predicts will be different in a lot of ways.

Sen. Friesen ready for final year

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen will report to Lincoln next week for the start of his final legislative session, which he predicts will be different in a lot of ways.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen doesn’t expect his district boundaries to change during a special legislative session which begins Monday.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen doesn’t expect his district boundaries to change during a special legislative session which begins Monday.

Sen. Friesen previews special session agenda

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen doesn’t expect his district boundaries to change during a special legislative session which begins Monday, though he and others do expect some adjustments based on population trends reflected in the 2020 Census.
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Friesen gives Nebraska lawmakers a B for 2021 session

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Now back at home on the family farm in rural Henderson, Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen paused to reflect this weekend on the 2021 legislative session, grading Nebraska lawmakers for work done in what Gov. Pete Ricketts called “an historic session.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen visits with constituents after Friday’s town hall forum in Aurora, including, from left: Jim Ediger, Cyndi Muilenburg and Brock Wyatt.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen visits with constituents after Friday’s town hall forum in Aurora, including, from left: Jim Ediger, Cyndi Muilenburg and Brock Wyatt.

Friesen warns of ‘false economy’

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen aired concern Friday with Nebraska lawmakers’ temptation to spend millions of dollars in federal COVID relief funds now pouring into the state, explaining that it could create a false economy leading to higher interest rates and severe budget issues in three or four years.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.

Friesen reports strong support for broadband expansion bill

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.