The Crofton Journal -

Knox County Sheriff Don Henery had sent a letter and attempted to get on the agenda for a new investigation his office has opened, concerning the recent request for him to dischar...

Crofton High School Principal Johnnie Ostermeyer has been named the 2026 High School Principal of the Year by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals (NSASSP...

From the Knox County Sheriff - 12-30-25 Rolando Jaimes, 21, and Clifford Yost, 21, both residing in Santee, Nebraska, are being held in the Knox County Jail in connection with th...

From the Knox County Sheriff At approximately 5:01 a.m. on December 26, 2025 the Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the owner of the Bohemian One Stop just North o...

In their final week before the holiday moratorium, the Crofton/Bloomfield Warrior boys and girls wrestling teams got to work as they competed in a total of two invites and one dua...

The Crofton Warriors girls’ and boys’ basketball teams went a combined 7-1 this past week to improve both of their records greatly as they enter the holiday moratorium. Most rece...

Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour effective January 1, 2026. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage has incre...

Submitted by Nancy Dowling Facing a significant reduction in funding from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Cedar County Transit has found it necessary to raise fares fo...

A Crofton Alum recently contacted the school about making a donation with a specific request to improve athletics – and added $100,000 to help that goal. After several discussi...

By: Knox Hegge - CCS Journalism The Crofton/Bloomfield Boys had a solid performance on the mat with five placing top 6 in their weight classes at the O’Neill Invite on Saturday, ...

By: Trevor Allen - CCS Journalism The Warriors took on the St. Mary’s Cardinals on Thursday, Dec 4. The Warriors unfortunately lost but were able to execute on both sides of the...

By: Macy Baker - CCS Journalism Crofton-Bloomfield’s young girls wrestling team placed five wrestlers at the O’Neill Invitational, placing 10th as a team with 83 points. Kicking...

Submitted by: Nancy Dowling Paralleling the concept of the free library boxes in downtown Crofton, the city now has a community food pantry box located on Iowa Street between the...

By: Charles Steffen - CCS Journalism New head coach Ethan Poppe has high hopes for the Crofton-Bloomfield girls wrestling team. Poppe looks for specific characteristics in his w...

The Nebraska Department of Education released the annual “district snapshot” of its AQUESST review program this past week for the state and individual school districts in Nebraska...

The Knox County Board of Supervisors gathered on November 26 for a meeting that ended up reversing decisions made in August concerning a Sheriff’s Deputy and other courthouse staf...

By Cole Miller - CHS Journalism Morgan Stevens was selected to be on the Nebraska all state chorus for 2025. Stevens was also selected last year, which is a huge accomplishment t...

By Scout Nelson - Nebraska Ag Connection USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin accepting applications for several disaster assistance programs on November 24. These programs are ...

By Scout Nelson - Nebraska Ag Connection Nebraska’s November 2025 Crop Production Report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows strong yield performance f...

Crofton Community Schools has released its “Students of the Term” for the first semester of the year. This term’s winners were: High School: Fred Dennis Junior High: Aaron Dick...