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Human trafficking plaguing millions While our energy, attention, and concerns have been focused for the past 12 months on a deadly virus and respiratory illness, there has been a seeping of an equally deadly crime which has little to do with airborne droplets, masks, and hand washing. It is the practice of human trafficking. For the full story, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Crofton Celebrates National FCCLA Week By: Ashley Tramp, CCS Journalism Across the nation, people engaged in activities to celebrate National FCCLA week. The festivities lasted from February 9th to February 12th. To find out how Crofton celebrated, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Warriors Dominate at Wausa Speech Meet By: Abby Steffen, CCS Journalism Crofton Speech Team conquers the Wausa Speech Meet on February 13. The Speech team placed runner up as a team and had many personal victories. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal for the full story.

Extreme cold grips Nebraska Winter Weather descended quickly on northeast Nebraska this week with frigid temperatures pushing into the -20s or below in some local communities. As temperatures plummeted, the area was also hit with additional bad news, the power might be cut off for forced rolling blackouts. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal for the full story.

"State 8" qualified for tournament The Crofton-Bloomfield wrestling team captured a fourth-place Class C-1 District tournament finish at Boone Central in Albion, and qualified eight wrestlers for the State Tournament at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The full story can be found on the front page of the Crofton Journal, available now.

Crofton Speech Team takes runner up at Wayne Classic By: Quinn Schieffer, CCS Journalism The Crofton Speech Team traveled to Wayne despite the weather for the Wayne High/Wayne State Classic on Saturday, February 6. To find out how the team did, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Marilyn's family would love to have you help celebrate her 80th birthday on February 19 by sending cards to Marilyn Tramp 55219 892 Road Crofton, NE 68730 or give her a call at 402-388-4690.

New Youth Wrestling program seeing success The Crofton-Bloomfield Youth Wrestling program is in full swing this winter with youngsters from Crofton and Bloomfield practicing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the gym of the old St. Joseph's School building in rural Constance. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal for the full story.

Crofton FFA takes first in Livestock Judging By: Abby Steffen, CCS Journalism Crofton FFA dominated at District Livestock Judging by placing first as a team in both the Senior and Junior levels. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal to find out who competed.

Lady Warriors crowned Conference Champions By: Roy Knapp, CCS Journalism On Thursday, February 4, the Crofton Lady Warriors played O'Neill in the Mid-State Conference semifinals at Battle Creek. For the full story, including how the ladies did versus GACC, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Battle of the Bands-"We Only Have One Volume" By: Abby Steffen, CCS Journalism The Crofton Warrior Band performed at the Battle of the Bands on Friday, January 29 at the high school gymnasium; due to Covid restrictions other bands were not able to come. For the full story and even more photos, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Pool Account now open... School counselor Bridget Schumacher accompanied the Crofton Elementary Student Council to Farmers & Merchants State Bank on Wednesday, January 27 to open an account to help finance a new swimming pool in Crofton. Students from grades kindergarten through grade six donated money from their own resources to open the account with $780.24.

Bringin' Back the Old: Lettermen Jackets By: Brittany Tramp, CCS Journalism A long lost tradition has been brought back into the light at Crofton High School. Lettermen jackets have made their reappearance for the first time in many years. To read all about the lettermen jackets, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Boys basketball continues to struggle By: Jada Schmidt, CCS Journalism The Warriors traveled to West Point on Saturday, January 30 to take on the Guardian Angel Central Catholic Bluejays. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal to find out how the Warriors did, including their game against Pierce.

Kloster worked security at 2021 Inauguration Crofton resident Eric Kloster is known to his friends and neighbors around town as the "Nebraska State Patrol guy." But, Master Sergeant Kloster took on a new role when his Air National Guard unit was summoned to Washington, D.C. to assist with security during the Presidential Inauguration on January 20. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal for the full story.

FCCLA youth show in virtual STAR By: Ashely Tramp, CCS Journalism The Crofton FCCLA Chapter submitted their 2021 STAR projects to be judged for District FCCLA. Crofton has five competitors in three events this year. To find out who competed in which events, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Wrestlers win Plainview Invite By: Wayne Bilka, CCS Journalism The Crofton-Bloomfield wrestling team competed in two meets on January 28 and 30. The first meet was the MidState Conference Tournament in Pierce. Crofton-Bloomfield took first at the Plainview Invite. For the full story, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

Crofton Speech Team Off to a Hot Start By: Roy Knapp, CCS Journalism On Saturday, January 23, the Crofton High School Speech Team competed in their first meet of the season at Boone Central High School in Albion. Students competed in various events throughout the day and had many finalists. To find out how the students did in Albion and Hartington, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.

National Gamestop story has local twist and impact Frank Schnabel, who owns a salvage business north of Crofton, never imagined himself getting caught up in the middle of some notorious stock-selling chaos. Pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal to read the full story.

Unity supper to have online auction Plans are quickly falling into place for the 2021 St. Rose of Lima Unity Supper and Grand Auction. Although there won't be the theme-decorated hall for dining and socializing as in past years, the annual fundraiser for the St. Rose Catholic School expects to maneuver pandemic precautions for another successful event in February. For the full story, pick up the latest edition of the Crofton Journal.