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Prepare to be a safe driver in this 4-week class from the Community Assistance Office.
A sign up and orientation event will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. in the Crete Carrier Community Room at Crete Public Library, 1515 Forest Ave.
The class will have lessons on road safety and traffic signs and the rules of the road in America. (Note: This is not intended as an official Driver's Education Course.)
For more information, contact Marilyn Schacht, Community Assistance Director at City Hall, 243 East 13th Street, 402.826.6405.
Crete Police Chief Gary Young presented service medals to two officers at the City Council regular meeting on Tuesday evening (March 5) at City Hall.
Young read each award and presented the certificate with Mayor Dave Bauer. Officers received congratulations, appreciation, and applause from the Mayor, Council members, city officials, and fellow officers in attendance.
Officer Noah Zach joined the Crete Police Department in 2023. He graduated from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in September. Officer Dawn Jonas joined the department in 2003 and has served as the School Resource Officer since January 2014.
Zach received the department's Life Saving Medal. The award narrative reads:
"On January 5th, 2024, Officer Noah Zach responded to several calls of a person, dressed in black, sitting on the rail of the Blue River Bridge on Highway 33. When he arrived, he found the person sitting on the railing facing the river. Officer Zach began a dialog with the individual. While attempting to communicate, Officer Zach noticed the person was sliding toward the edge of the railing, appearing to be preparing to jump from the railing to the rocks and river 30 feet below. While attempting communication, Officer Zach moved closer to the individual. Believing the person was at the edge of the rail and ready to jump, Officer Zach quickly moved to grab the individual and pull them to safety on the highway side of the bridge. Officer Zach’s actions undoubtedly saved the individual from serious bodily injury or death by preventing the person from jumping from the bridge.
Officer Noah Zach’s actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of law enforcement and reflect great credit upon himself, the Crete Police Department, and the law enforcement profession."
“The Crete Police Department and the Crete Fraternal Order of Police have teamed to create and run Operation Under the Tree for many years. During that time, Officer Dawn Jonas has been the driving force behind the effort. Beginning with 43 families and 106 children in 2015, Officer Jonas has built the program to such that, in 2023, 168 families and 612 kids were provided toys and necessities such as coats and shoes. The impact on the people in and around our community is monumental and, as a result, the reservoir of good will the community has for the Crete Police Department is overflowing. These positive results would not have been possible without Officer Dawn Jonas’s leadership, personal relationships, and organizational skills. Organizing these toys into bags to be distributed to specific families and children is a significant task each year, which she made seem effortless from the outside looking in."
Crete Police Department, Mayor, City Council, City Officials.
The City of Crete is taking applications for the following seasonal positions: 1) Cemetery Laborer in the Public Works Department, seasonal, full-time hourly position; 2) Parks Seasonal Laborer in the Parks and Recreation Department, seasonal, part-time hourly positions.
Cemetery Laborer, General Functions: Maintain the Departments of Public Works designated buildings, grounds, and equipment. Full-time hourly, seasonal position. This position will include mowing, weed eating, and general upkeep of designated areas and buildings. Reports to: Cemetery Sexton; Street Supervisor.
Parks Laborer, General Functions: Assists groundskeeper and parks and recreation staff in a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and operation of Park and Recreation programs, buildings, grounds, open spaces and parks for the City of Crete.
See full job descriptions for more information.
Minimum qualifications include:
pass criminal background check
Applications will be accepted until this position is filled and may be obtained from the link below or by contacting Human Resources at City Hall. The City of Crete is an equal opportunity employer. Applications should be completed and submitted in one of the following ways:
View/download the job descriptions and employment application:
For additional inquiries, please contact: