Unadilla Fire Chief Steve Vodicka was on the fire hose with his son and wife suppressing a fire in a Unadilla trailer Saturday when a neighbor gave arriving firefighters alarming news.

The house owner, Ron Stock, was seen leaving earlier that morning, but the neighbor said his wife might still be inside.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating burglaries at Shur-Save and Do It Best Hardware in Syracuse that occurred early Friday morning, July 3.  Chief Deputy Mike Holland reports that store managers found rear doors open when they went in to open up Friday morning.

District Judge Randall Rehmeier Monday entered an order declaring the suspect in a Syracuse robbery competent to stand trial.

Trial for Ronald Gene Smith, 44, Syracuse, is set for July 6.

A 20-year-old former Nebraska City man was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 to five years in prison on two counts of first degree sexual assault involving a 14-year-old Nebraska City girl from November of 2007 to May 31.