Frickes aim to provide quality, trustworthy diesel repair

At 50 years old and with more than three decades of experience in the industry, Glen Fricke has finally taken the plunge into business ownership. He and his wife, Kyra, opened High Plains Diesel Repair in Amherst last week, providing everything from air conditioning repair to major overhauls and service calls if needed.

Glen is the mechanic in the operation, and Kyra is the business manager.

In explaining the guiding principle by which he does business, Glen referenced a Proverb that says the Lord detests unequal weights and measures. At High Plains Diesel Repair, they aim to provide quality, trustworthy work and when something goes wrong, they fix it and make things right.

“I just want to do an honest day’s business for an honest day’s pay,” Glen said.

Over the years, he has worked on everything from lawn mowers to combines. In the agricultural industry, he worked at Leon Atkins Motors and Dudden Implement Company. He also worked at CHS Grainland’s Downtown Auto & Diesel and later Rudy’s Tires when the company purchased the car care center.

Kyra spent the last few years working toward becoming an elementary special education teacher. She had hoped to student teach this fall, and was disappointed to find out it was no longer an option.

When the couple started talking about opening their own business, it became clear to them that God had his hand in the timing of it all.

“God’s got this under control,” Kyra said. And Glen agreed, “He works things out.”

Now they’re ready to serve the community. In running a business that people can trust, the Frickes are confident that they will have a loyal customer base in the community that they’ve long been a part of.

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