It was a mad dash for candy during the Crofton Community Club's annual Easter Candy Run, held April 8th in Crofton's North City Park. Over 225 attended the event that attracted kids of all ages, parents, grandparents, and the Easter Bunny. If you'd like to learn more about this story and other news, be sure to follow the link below and sign up to the Crofton Journal: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
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Candy Run held in North City Park
The Easter Bunny gets a hug from cousins, Emery Block and Eden Hegge, granddaughters of Lisa and Dale Van Heek.
Candy Run held in Nor th City Park
Candy Run held in Nor th City Park
Crofton-Bloomfield wrestlers Braeden Guenther, Wyatt Tramp, Robbie Fisher and Annabelle Poppe qualified and competed for Team Nebraska at the AAU National Team Dual tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. For more details, be sure to sign up to the Crofton Journal.
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Crofton youth wrestle at Nationals
Crofton youth wrestle at Nationals
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, was the site of the Nebraska History Day competition on April 1. Six St. Rose School students competed at the state contest with entries expressing the theme, "Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas." For more, sign up to the Journal!
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(left to right): Brooklyn Guenther, Cecilia Wortmann, Kaden Arens.
The Lower Elkhorn NRD may soon find themselves without a general manager. On Monday, the Lowe Platte South NRD announced on its website that Mike Sousek had been named as the lone finalist for its general manager position. For the rest of this story, sign up the Crofton Journal!
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Mike Sousek
The 1915 truss bridge crossing West Bow Creek three and a half miles south of Crofton on old Highway 121 or County Road 550 Avenue is being replaced this summer. Work began about a week ago and will go on for the next few months. For more details, sign up to the Journal!
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Bridge out southwest of Crofton...
The Crofton City Council held a meeting on March 7th! If you missed it, you can still view it on the Journal's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Ja2RkKLEQ
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The Crofton Community Club will be hosting its annual Candy Run this weekend, April 8, with a start time of 10:30 a.m. For more details, be sure to purchase a copy of the Crofton Journal!
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Candy run
Sign up to the Crofton Journal this week if you would like to read the full story of any of these headlines: "State FFA: “It’s up to us!"", "Candy run this weekend, April 8", "Bridge out southwest of Crofton..", "Track is “Underway and Intense”", "LENRD manager finalist in other district", and more! Simply visit the Crofton Journal's website by following the link below and signing up: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
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Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
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A post from the Lewis & Clark MiniMart page was released on March 28, that the Crofton Subway location would be closing its doors on April 4, 2023. For more of this story, please pick up your copy of the Crofton Journal.
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William Blevins of Rural Niobrara, is the newest full time Knox County Deputy. Will has lived in the Niobrara area for a majority of his life. He is a 2010 graduate of Niobrara Public School. For the rest of the story, be sure to read it all in the Crofton Journal!
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Will Blevins
Get your copy of this week's Crofton Journal, and read the articles that accompany these headlines: “Warriors Compete at Indoor Meet in Yankton”, “NHS Inducts 22 New Members”, ““Springtime Garden” Was Prom Theme”, "Wheelchairs for Those in Need, Kube Romania”, and so many more local news stories! Simply follow the link below to view the Journal's affordable subscription fees: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
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Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Keith Kube of Crofton recently represented the Yankton Rotary Club with a trip to Romania to deliver wheelchairs to those in need. If you would like to read about it, then be sure to get your copy of the Crofton Journal or subscribe for your weekly news!
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Wheelchairs for those in need, Kube Romania
Kube at Pele Castle in Sinaia Romania.
Wheelchairs for those in need, Kube Romania
On Thursday March 23, the Crofton High School's National Honor Society inducted 22 new members. The new members are listed as follow: Juniors: Jenna Jackson, Elizabeth Wortmann, Caitlin Guenther... For the rest of this story, be sure to sign up to the Journal and get future news!
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Junior Elizabeth Wortmann presents a speech at the National Honor Society induction ceremony.
NHS inducts 22 new members
The Crofton Elementary Students were "Spreading the Love" during a week in February by hosting a canned food drive. All items were donated to the Yankton Contact Center. The Crofton Elementary Students collected a total of 566 items. For more news, sign up to the Crofton Journal.
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Mrs. Connot's Kindergarten Class collected the most items amongst all other classes. They collected a total of 124 items.
Crofton Elementary Student Council Members. The Crofton Elementary Student Council Members include (bottom - top) Rae Dorney, Bre Schieffer, Dylan Gulbranson, William Babcock, Jarrett Johnson, Emma Birger, Breckin Jansen, Camry Michael, Blake Connot, Brayton Mueller, and Ella Jessen. Student Council members encouraged elementary students to bring items with daily announcements and posters.
On Saturday, March 18, multiple students got the privilege to attend Class C State Band in Kearney! If you haven't read the full story, then please consider signing up the Crofton Journal today, to stay up-to-date on all the latest news. To do so, follow the link below and view the rates offered: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
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Sophomores: Grant Schieffer, Jack Schieffer, Samantha Strunk, and Cameryn Fiscus
Juniors: Carter Steffen, Zac Arens, Nolan Babcock, Jenna Jackson, Kaylee Mauch, Elizabeth Wortmann, and Emma Bilka
Kaija Hess, Lillian Earley, Pamela Dennis, Megan Tramp, Alexa Suing, Ashley Leader, Elizabeth Wortmann, Emma Bilka, Addyson Ostermeyer, Samantha Strunk, Kaylee Mauch, Cameryn Fiscus, Carter Guenther, Jenna Jackson, Zac Arens, Carter Steffen, Nolan Babcock, Sophia Wortmann, Darin Babcock, Cecilia Wortmann, Corbin Burnt, Grant Schieffer, Jack Schieffer, Tyson Jackson, and Luke DeRoos
Band Director Ashley Leader and Megan Tramp after being rewarded the Live Like Nate Scholarship
The Crofton Warrior Speech team made their way to the state tournament in Kearney with eight speakers competing. Jack Schieffer made it to the finals in entertainment; he placed 3rd. For more of this story, then be sure to sign up to the Crofton Journal for your weekly updates!
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Back Row (l to r): Jack Schieffer, Grant Schieffer, Carter Guenther; front row: Elizabeth Wortmann, Megan Tramp, Rori Schmidt, Kaylee Mauch, Katie Neuharth
The Knights of Columbus Regional Hoop Shoot took place on Sunday, March 19th at Crofton High School at 1:00 p.m. The winners of the regional tournament will advance to the state competition in Grand Island on April 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Grand Island Central Catholic High School. If you would like to hear about the state competition, be sure to sign up to the Crofton Journal and stay updated!
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Blake Connot, Harrison Poppe, Lauren Connot, Seanna Pinkelman
Crofton recently participated in an at show in Wakefield! Be sure to check out all the art an possibly purchase photos from the event by following the link below to the Journal's SmugMug: https://paperandink.smugmug.com/The-Crofton-Journal/Art-at-BIG-Show-in-Wakefield-2023/
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Get your copy of this week's Crofton Journal, and read the articles that accompany these headlines: “Second at Districts - 8 headed to State”, “Connot near perfect, wins Division shoot”, “Alumni Tournament this weekend in Crofton gym”, "Blood drive has five marked milestones”, and so many more including sports and speech stories! Simply follow the link below to view the Journal's affordable subscription fees: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
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Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
Read all about it in the Crofton Journal!
If you're interested in learning about Crofton's seniors, the Crofton Journal is putting out weekly updates on every one of this year's future graduates! To read all about it, sign up to the Journal today and get an edition of this week's issue!
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Rebecca Leader
April Kleinschmit
Megan Tramp
Simon McFarland