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At the Falls City EDGE Annual Board Meeting in January, Kevin Malone was elected President of EDGE. Kevin is the Vice President of Frontier Bank in Falls City, Nebraska. “Kevin’s experience in the banking industry and as past President of EDGE will be valuable as we continue our mission to improve the business conditions in Richardson County,” said Lucas Froeschl, Executive Director of EDGE. EDGE Executive Board Joining Kevin Malone on the Executive Committee are Vice-Presidents Rod Rowland, F&M Bank President, Ray Joy, Vice President of Southeast Communications, Steve Kottich, Miller Monroe Company consultant, and Bart Keller, Farm...

In January, Falls City EDGE held an Annual Banquet where they recognized community and business leaders who have made an outstanding contribution to Falls City. During the banquet Bosselman Pump & Pantry received the Investor of the Year Award and Ken Kunce and Charlie Radatz were inducted into the EDGE Wall of Fame.  “Falls City is an incredible community that has been made even stronger by Bosselman Enterprises opening Pump & Pantry,” said Lucas Froeschl, Executive Director, Falls City EDGE. Bosselman Enterprises, headquartered in Grand Island, NE is a fourth-generation company with roots in Nebraska. They were one of...

For many years, it has been the objective of Falls City EDGE to create convenient access to diesel fuel for our ag community and transportation professionals. With the addition of Missouri River Bridge at Rulo in 2013 and Consolidated Grain & Barge’s rail-served grain-handling facility south of town around the same time, data shows an increase in semi-truck traffic through Falls City. In an effort for the City of Falls City to capture tax revenue generated by fuel sales and provide convenient fuel access in the community, Falls City EDGE began meaningful discussions with Bosselman Enterprises executives in 2019...

Charles Radatz, 26-year owner/operator of KTNC radio station (1230AM), was a champion for the grassroots economic development movement in Falls City. As the inaugural Falls City Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) President, Charlie approved many Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects in Falls City. Widely regarded as the most-important tool for economic development, these TIF projects will have generational impact for Falls City and its citizens. Charlie organized the annual KTNC Farm and Home Show, featuring businesses and organizations from around the tri-state area, that brought 2,000 people to Prichard Auditorium over the weekend. As co-chairman of the Tri-State Corridor Alliance,...

The late Ken Kunce was an extraordinary entrepreneur, pharmacist, and business owner for four decades in Falls City. In 1976, Ken purchased Shestak Drug in Falls City and renamed it Ken’s Pharmacy; a welcoming environment for daily coffee drinkers and downtown lunch crowd that once included a JC Penny’s Catalog store and Radio Shack. Ken was President of the Nebraska Pharmaceutical Association, recognized as the National Retail Pharmacist of the Year, and later recognized with the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia award in 2007. He retired from Ken’s Pharmacy in 1998, but unretired when he started Falls City Pharmacy in 2004,...