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St. Rose of Lima School hosted a Scholastic Book Fair Oct 1-7 in the parish Hall, earning just over $4,000 in new books for the preschool and grades 1-8 classrooms and the school ...

From the LCNRD Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District will receive $132,425 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Bow Creek Watershed Project.” The Trust Bo...

NOTE: In our ongoing series called, “Veteran Stories,” this week we feature Walter “Walt” Wiebelhaus, who is probably best known around Crofton for opening Wiebelhaus Recreati...

By: Nancy DeBlauw Journal Staff No doubt the national news everyone has been hearing in regard to changes in the US Postal Service has given us all one more reason to wo...

The 2020 Knox County Valuations were released by the Knox County Assessor this past week, marking about a 2 percent increase in overall property valuation for the residents. Ea...

The Wakefield City Council unanimously approved opening Graves Park to the Public including the bathrooms, playground equipment, and concession stand. With football season loom...

Sophia Wortmann, from Lucky Livewires 4-H Club, Crofton explains the heritage, Standards of Perfection and poultry care information with the judge during the 4-H Poultry Show on S...

Beginning Division: Cecilia Wortmann of Crofton. She is the daughter of Chris and Holly and a member of the Lucky Livewires 4-H Club. The trophy was sponsored by Main Street T...

Berkley, Braxton, and Addison Hames, wearing their face masks, get ready to board the school bus operated by Curt Steffen at 7:10 a.m. Parents are Jamie and Chelsi Hames. ...

By Tim Hofmann Nebraska News Service Since the pandemic started disrupting businesses across Nebraska in mid March, 284 people from Knox County have filed for unemployme...

Veda Chase, Sharon Keck, and Mike Chase of the Community Bible Church packed boxes of appreciation to distribute to law enforcement officers in Crofton, Bloomfield and Knox County...

Sidebar for e-editions With the new website, there has also come a new E-Edition login, but the same access to the current week as long as all prior weeks of the Crofton Jour...

Throughout the years, Crofton has been blessed with an active American Legion – veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, and G...

Game and Parks continues to reopen pools, education centers and state park facilities The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced recently the continued reopening of sever...

Larry Stallbaum working on 2nd Street resurfacing. Leon Wakely applies a new layer of asphalt to 2nd Street south of Highway 12. Residents will notice several streets in C...

It’s clear to see when one spends any amount of time in Upper Missouri Trading Company with JW “Doc” Carlson, his first love is the art of gunsmithing. His place o...

Runners, bikers and kayakers can celebrate the news that Crofton’s Dam Race, set for July 25, 2020, has been approved by the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, as well as the North...

After right at six and a half hours, punctuated by more than an hour of executive session, the Niobrara Board of Education voted unanimously, 6-0, to allow James Parks to continue...

Enjoy July 4 th Celebrations – But be Safe! Fourth of July is a major day of celebration with traditional fireworks displays. When it comes to shooting off yo...

Same great service with a few tweaks. That’s what Gary Guenther, new owner of Steffen Service is saying about the gas shop and convenience store on Highway 12. Guenther of...