The Crofton Journal -

Crofton’s Dam Race volunteer committee recently voted to pledge a total of $50,000 to Nebraska Game & Parks Commission’s projected trail project at Lewis & Clark State Recreation ...

On Sunday, January 18th, Main Street Treasures volunteers were treated to a luncheon at the Argo and a small gift to celebrate the holidays and the store's many accomplishments. ...

Submitted by Nancy Dowling Since the August 2, 2025 fire which destroyed the building which was home to Flippers Gymnastics, owner Sarah Petersen has been fulfilling plans to reb...

The University of Nebraska, partnered with Knox County Economic Development, have begun the acclaimed “Entrepreneurial Committees Activation Process” or ECAP in the Crofton commun...

The Crofton/Bloomfield Lady Warriors wrestling team took its talents to Columbus on Thursday, Jan. 8 to compete in the Norm Manstedt Girls Invite. At one of the largest invites o...

The 2026 Election cycle has now began and candidates are filing at the Knox County Clerk’s Office as well at the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office. February 17, 2026 at 5:00 p...

The Crofton City Council will have a few positions to fill as two resignations were tendered during and after last week’s council meeting. Mayor Bob Evans was first, with a resig...

The Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District (LNNRD) Board of Directors has voted to extend the deadline for Phase II reports for the 2025 growing year to March 1, 2026, due to r...

The 2026 mountain lion hunting season in Nebraska’s Niobrara Unit closed Jan. 6 when the harvest sublimit of three females was met. The mountain lion season remains open in the P...

More details have been released in a string of thefts and burglaries reported in Knox and Cedar counties over the Christmas weekend. According to Sheriff Don Henery, Rolando Jaim...

The Crofton Warriors boys’ basketball team saw their record drop to 6-3 after a loss to Wynot in the first round of the 2025 Crofton Holiday Tournament on Monday, Dec. 29. After ...

The Crofton Lady Warriors were back in action on Monday, Dec. 29 to take on the Wynot Lady Blue Devils in the first round of the Crofton Holiday Tournament. After a long holiday ...

Submitted by Nancy Dowling. Catholic churches in the area combined as All Saints, Holy Family and St. Rose bid farewell to Father Jim Keiter who shepherded the parishes for twelv...

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...