October 7, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services is sending out expungement letters for unused Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) funds. Federal requirements deem that Summer E...
October 6, 2024
Beginning this week, county election offices are mailing early voting ballots to voters who completed early voting applications and fulfilled the new voter ID requirement. County...
October 5, 2024
The 1930 Model A Ford fire truck is the one everyone waits for during the annual Homecoming parade at Crofton every fall; and it has been a treasure of the Crofton Volunteer Fire ...
September 25, 2024
Tammy Matuska with Modern Woodman of America has named Cheri Leader Crofton’s 2024 Hometown Hero. Cheri Leader has been an active volunteer in her community for many years. She ...
September 25, 2024
IMT Insurance, a leading provider of personal and commercial insurance products in the Midwest, recently announced its list of 48 Community Contest winners. Among those winners w...
September 22, 2024
The Nebraska State Patrol is urging Nebraskans to exercise caution when communicating online. In the past several weeks, NSP has received multiple reports of scammers impersonatin...
September 21, 2024
The Crofton Community Club and Crofton Community Schools has made plans for the annual Homecoming parade to celebrate the end of the week’s festivities, on Friday, Oct. 4. This y...
September 19, 2024
The curtains are getting pulled back on Crofton’s One Act Play Production. As the new school year gets underway, Crofton High School is setting the stage for an exciting One Act p...
September 18, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services is sending out expungement letters for unused Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) funds. Federal requirements deem that Summer E...
September 14, 2024
Continued updates from the family for Breanna and Katelynn Schieffer, who were injured in a car accident while walking to school two weeks ago, have indicated that the girls have ...
September 11, 2024
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed law enforcement veteran, John Shaver, as their newest deputy. Shaver is also the current Chief of Police in Ewing. Shaver grew up in...
September 10, 2024
Since fall is getting closer, it’s the season of apple desserts. Apple is a staple of fall flavor so the Crofton Journalism class tested an apple tart made by Anthony Steffen on ...
September 7, 2024
Crofton Community Schools and St. Rose Elementary have both offered assistance to any youth in Crofton affected by the Schieffer’s accident. From the school’s social media: “Tha...
September 7, 2024
The Crofton community was staggered last week with reports an accident involving two young girls that were struck by a vehicle as they were walking to school last Friday morning, ...
September 2, 2024
Those who have made plans to travel to Memorial Stadium, Bob Devaney Sports Center, or any other sports complex in Lincoln to watch one of the Nebraska Cornhusker athletic teams c...
September 1, 2024
The Nebraska State Patrol has released the identity of the pilot who died in Monday, August 26th’s plane crash in Knox County. The pilot has been identified as Joseph Rudloff, 73...
August 26, 2024
A local Nebraska Firearm Hunter Education classroom course will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8 at the Crofton Senior Citizens Center. Any youth 11 years of age by Sep...
August 23, 2024
Staffing shortages, difficult print deadlines and some slowdowns in mailing delivery times may, temporarily, delay readers receiving their news in the coming weeks. Readers may e...
August 22, 2024
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Staff were able to fingerprint 175 children at the Knox County Fair between 4 P.M. Friday, August 9th and 4 P.M. Sunday, August 11th. Each child ...
August 19, 2024
The Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Toastmasters Club met on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Toastmaster Jason Orr presented Steve Anderson with the award for Best Speaker for his speech o...