Man who died in Bennington barn fire remembered as 'funny, smart, stubborn, loyal'

Aman described as free-spirited, talented and loyal has been identified as the person killed Thursday in a fire at a Bennington horse barn. Nathan Dietrich, 32, died of smoke inhalation, the Nebraska State Fire Marshal Agency said. Dietrich was an employee of Heartland Farms, 23203 Dutch Hall Road, where the fire occurred. "Funny, smart, stubborn, loyal," is how the staff at the Nebraska Equine Veterinary Clinic described Dietrich in a Facebook post. "We loved him like a brother," they wrote. "Nate’s death weighs heavily on our hearts, and we know that our […]