The Crofton Journal -

The D-1 Crofton Warriors overcame the D-2 Bloomfield Bees 16 - 2 on the road in Bloomfield on Friday, September 1. In the first quarter the Warriors had early success running t...

Crofton’s football field was featured on News Channel Nebraska this week as school officials dealt with a light tower at the field that had toppled over onto the field following wh...

Ballots for the special election for residents of Crofton were mailed on August 21, and should be arriving in the mail for those voters that have registered in the next few days. T...

The Crofton Bluejays ended the 2023 season on a high note, playing well into the state tourney; and next year they will also have a new manager. The Bluejays ended their regular s...

After four years and more than 3,700 students surveyed, Nebraska Community Foundation’s Greater Nebraska Youth Survey affirms young Nebraskans’ desire to include the state in their...

The Knox County Assessor’s office recently released the 2023 taxable valuation listings for property in Knox County – marking a just more than 6% increase overall. Knox County’s va...

New members were voted in at the July meeting of the Crofton Rescue team (l to r): Niels Anderson EMT, Jana Hutchmeier EMT, Mike Hutchmeier EMT, Jason Wavrunek EMT, Brett Luebbe EM...

The Crofton Board of Education has begun revisiting a bond issue for expansion and repair projects at the Crofton Community Schools building. The Board has updated its “Facility Im...

The Knox County 4-H Fashion Show was held at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bloomfield on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. Trophy winners in the Beyond the Needle Area were: Advanced ...

A health warning was released late last week from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) about an E-Coli warning for the waters and beaches at the Weigand Beach o...

The Talent Contest for the Knox County 4H Fair was held July 27, 2023, at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield. The Talent Contest consists of a Dance Division, Instrum...

With times all under or around 1 hour, 30 minutes – the top three finishers in the individual category of Crofton’s Dam Race polished off the annual triathlon in good fashion last ...

The Crofton Senior Legion team made a strong run at the C-1 Seniors Area Tournament that ended for the local boys on July 24 with their second loss in the double-elimination tourna...

The 2023 Knox County Fair is coming up, starting next Wednesday, August 9, at the fairgrounds near Bloomfield – with musical headliners Chris Cagle and Quiet Riot headed to the sta...

Racers, runners, bikers and kayakers will arrive from "most" corners of the earth this weekend for the 2023 Dam Race in Crofton. As of Tuesday, July 25, with just three days left t...

Family Dentistry and Dental Hygiene of O’Neill and Spencer announces Dr. McKenzie Brown has joined Jessen’s Family Dentistry & Dental Hygiene effective July 10th, serving in both t...

Over 300 Knox County youth used their critical thinking skills to take part in solving a real-world agriculture challenge through the 2023 4-H Ag Innovators Experience (4-H AIE) Ae...

Lots of drama. There is something about the Crofton Legion teams. They seem to always hit their stride in dramatic fashion when it counts - Area tournament time. Last week, Croft...

Crofton held local baseball and softball camps for area youth from late May through June. The camps were well attended on both the boys’ and girls’ sides and were a lot of fun. S...

It was a night of celebration in Crofton. Many gathered to watch a 13-inning classic South Central League baseball contest between Crofton and Wynot before the lights went out and ...