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...
![The journalism class reviews Steffen's apple tart](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_5a944516-29b3-4ea4-b668-1847cce5e7b3.jpeg)
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...
![Last week, the two younger daughters of Carl and Nancy Schieffer were struck while crossing Highway 12 on their way to school. Starting bottom left: Breanna, Carl, Katelynn, Nancy, Hannah and Ashlynn Schieffer in a recent family photo.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_b5f136c6-a6af-4763-a395-93abe85f13aa.png)
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 ...
![Toastmasters hear speech on Wind Energy](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_1d8c2dcf-adc5-4bf2-82d9-1468dfa401c4.jpeg)
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...
August 18, 2024
The City of Crofton has contracted with Five Rule Rural Planning to conduct a Residential Household survey to complete a survey for the Economic Development board. The surveys ca...
July 29, 2024
“Dear Young Nebraskan” by Jeff Yost My sincere hope is that I am just one of many people in your life saying this: we need and want you here in Nebraska. Generation Z will have ...
![The State Champion 18-and-Under girls’ softball team included teammates and coaches, top row (l to r): Coach Lonnie Tramp, Leila Barta, Alexa Suing, Ellie Tramp, Emily Guenther, Caitlin Guenther, Cameryn Fiscus, Annabelle Poppe, Coach Tony Guenther; and bottom row: Megan Tramp, Rebecca Leader, Emma Wuebben, Kayden Acuff, Kaylee Mauch, Ella Reifenrath, Rylie Arens](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_7e0fc32a-f2ee-49ba-83a2-38a2796c8438.jpeg)
July 18, 2024
The 18U Crofton Lady Warriors softball team won the USA Softball of Nebraska Class D State Tournament during the weekend of July 12-14. This marked the first softball state champi...
![James Kaiser was on the mound for the Jays last Wednesday night, July 3 against Wynot. The Jays took the victory in front of a big crowd, although the fireworks scheduled after the game had to be postponed due to thunderstorms rolling through.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_ccc0d918-3499-4aba-abcd-39f2f5457d36.jpeg)
July 13, 2024
The thunder rolled and in perfect timing, just as the last Wynot batter went down on strikes looking at the top of the ninth inning, threatening rain clouds opened up and poured on...
![TOP ROW--Laura Morrison, Angie Connot, Cody LaCroix, Ava Pautler, Grace Morrison, Camry Michael, Bella Hetzel, Avery Arens, Lauren Connot, Jayden Tramp, Jamie Tramp, Scott Morrison; and BOTTOM ROW--Baileigh Sailer, Paige Nohr, Charlee Wiebelhaus, Hadley Becker, Ella LaCroix, Brielle McCoy, Layla Foxhoven](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_83b664f4-2261-4b1f-a9a8-935c897715c2.png)
July 9, 2024
The Crofton Lady Warriors 12U softball team finished tied for 13th in the USA Softball of Nebraska Class C State Tournament in Hastings during the weekend of June 28-30. The team p...
![8U Wuebben Has Another Great Week](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_36c1f24a-acc5-4b07-a6de-fc8bf183f535.jpeg)
June 20, 2024
Crofton Volunteer Fields had another great week from June 10 through June 16. The week included a mix of practices, games, and tournaments. The 12U Mueller baseball team had a grea...
![Sister Charlotte pictured with a group of students in 2004.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_b870c992-6282-4cbe-8f13-e5ce8ad82e0e.jpeg)
May 5, 2024
That day back in 2007 was special. It was the end of an era at St. Rose School, but for Sister Charlotte Schuele, SSSF, who had been a teacher at the school since 1978 and serv...
![Samantha Strunk](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_b59c2000-44f8-4584-a7cd-7b934d2481aa.jpeg)
March 25, 2024
Samantha Strunk of Crofton has been selected to attend the American Legion’s Cornhusker Girls’ State event on June 2-8 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Strunk was sel...