The Crofton boys track team delivered an outstanding performance at the Knox County Invite in Creighton on Wednesday April 9, claiming the top spot overall thanks to individual events and the relays.
To keep updated with the Warriors track team, stay tuned to the Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
The Crofton City Council gathered for a special meeting on April 3 to discuss recent repairs and view the status of the Crofton water main on Harold Street.
The Council noted that the current main was installed in 1920 and there were samples available of a previously patched pipe and pipe with holes in it, initiating the conversation about the possible replacement of the entire line.
The Council met with Street Superintendent Steve Parr of JEO Consulting and Roger Protzman, JEO engineer, for the presentation.
The water main travels along Harold Street from 8th Street to West 4th.
It was announced that the project, as it stands at this point, was estimated at $1.4 million, and the Council agreed to contact the financing agent for the swimming pool project to see what options and payments are available for the project.
There will be a public hearing in the future once all the “facts are in” so City residents can voice any opinions and comments about the project and funding
selection.
The annual Crofton Community Club’s Easter candy run will be this Saturday, April 19, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Youth aged up to fourth-grade are invited to bring an easter basket and participate.
The Easter Bunny has planned an appearance and there will be door prizes.
The CCC hosts and carries out the event with the cooperation of the Crofton FCCLA.
Twenty-six Crofton band students participated in Class C All-State Band in Kearney on Saturday, March 29.
Row 1: Jack Schieffer, Mrs. Leader, Grant Schieffer
Row 2: Alexa Suing, Ella Reifenrath, Sophia Wortmann, Addyson Ostermeyer
Row 3: Darin Babcock, Carter Steffen, Kaija Hess
Row 4: Tyson Jackson, Jazzmyn Wieseler, Emily Guenther, Olivia Walter, Madelyn Buschkamp
Row 5: Corbin Bernt, Hudsyn Stout, Keisha Strunk, Cecilia Wortmann
Row 6: Collyns Stout, Meredith Wortmann, Isaac Steffen
Row 7: Lauren Connot, Kaydence Jansen, Claire Marsh
Row 8: Ella LaCroix, Alexis DeRoos, Jake Jackson
A Special City Council Meeting will be held April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the water main on Harold Street.
Steve Parr City Street Superintendent will be here to advise the Council on solutions.
By: Brook D. Curtiss - Publisher
The Knox County Supervisors have appointed a special counsel to “conduct an investigation” at the Knox County Courthouse, but limited details were included in the ‘release’ that accompanied the notice.
At the March 19 Supervisors meeting, the Supervisors went into closed session for a few minutes past an hour, to “address Courthouse security issues” and exited that closed session before passing a Resolution to hire the special counsel from Omaha.
To read more about the investigation, check out this week's edition of the Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
The Crofton Warrior District Speech team placed second at the C2-3 District meet, qualifying four team members for the state meet.
Those Warriors finishing in the top three, and qualifying for the State tournament were:
Sr. Rylie Arens placed first in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Jr. Katie Neuharth placed second in Informative Speaking.
Sr. Grant Schieffer placed third in Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose.
Jr. Sophia Wortmann placed third in the Program of Oral Interpretation.
The Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Competition took place on Sunday, March 16th at Norfolk Catholic.
The winners of the Regional Tournament will advance to the State Championship in Grand Island on April 12th at 10:00 a.m. at Grand Island Central Catholic High School.
The “Crofton” region covered shooters from as far West as Stuart and as far South as Howells.
Crofton had seven shooters participate (Kenzie Wieseler, Lauren Connot, Grace Morrison, Avery Arens, Ryken Lancaster, Braxton Hames, and Blake Connot), and four of them qualified for the State Championship on April 12: Blake Connot, Avery Arens, Braxton Hames and Ryken Lancaster.
Seventeen members from the Crofton Warrior Band were selected to be a part of the Mid-State Conference
Honor Band on Monday, March 10 at Wayne State College. This group included: Back Row Brooklyn
Guenther, Sophia Wortmann, Hudsyn Stout, Carter Steffen, Tyson Jackson, Darin Babcock, Grant
Schieffer, Kaija Hess, Jack Schieffer; Front Row Ella Reifenrath, Keisha Strunk, Addyson Ostermeyer, Alexa
Suing, Madelyn Buschkamp, Corbin Bernt, Pamela Dennis, Cecilia Wortmann.
Friday night during the winter storm, a water main was patched in the cold rain and wind to get through the weekend. On Monday, March 17th at 8:30 a.m. water was turned off for all residents along the south and north of Harold Street and repairs made. Because of a four-inch hole a length of pipe was cut and replaced.
Water was back on by 1 p.m. This was the second break in this area in a short time.
The City Council will be taking a look at the water lines at the next meeting.
Mount Marty University in Yankton is currently showing the talented works by artist Piper Dather of Crofton.
Her art gallery runs now through March 29 with the reception and gallery talk on March 29 from 2-4 p.m.
Dather ’s show is called “Through The Eyes and Hands of a Teenager,” featuring photography, painting and drawings.
The show will be held at the BEDE Art Gallery located on the Mount Marty campus just off the Marian Auditorium Lobby. The address is 1105 West Street, Yankton, SD.
The Choice Gas program, administered by Black Hills Energy, gives gas customers the freedom to pick a supplier and the gas price they’ll pay effective June 1, 2025. No matter the supplier chosen, Black Hills Energy will still provide the delivery through the company’s services, and billing system. Suppliers will not begin marketing until April 3, which is the start of the 2025 selection period. This will allow selections to be made during the same time as marketing, and once a selection is recorded, marketing will cease within 24 hours. The 2025 selection period ends on April 23, 2025. Visit choicegas.com to learn more.
The Crofton third grade girls basketball team defeated Cedar Catholic 33-13 on Sunday, March 2 in Hartington at Holy Trinity Gymnasium. Picture are, top row (L-R): Coach Cindy Peterson, Grace Poppe, Ellie Gobel, Regan Peterson, Coach Tierney Mueller; and bottom row: Sophia DeRoos, Nora Kuchta, Nealy Mueller.
The Crofton and area youth wrestlers competed in three events over the last few weeks, traveling to Stanton, Randolph and to Vermillion.
The Stanton Bronco Trophy tournament was held on Feb. 16 with wrestlers from 30 towns and clubs taking to the mat.
A host of young Warriors wrestled at the Randolph Wrestling Club tournament, with 26 other teams in the trenches as well.
The Nebraska State Girls Wrestling tournament in Omaha on Feb. 18-19 was full of action-packed moments.
Several wrestlers represented Crofton/Bloomfield senior Rylie Arens, senior Annabelle Poppe, freshman Bethany Arens, Freshman Lorelie Duffy, and sophomore Elizabeth DeRoos.
The Crofton Lady Warriors moved on to the District Final as they beat both the Norfolk Catholic Knights (43-29) and the Ord Chanticleers (69-47) in the Subdistricts tournament on February 19 and 20.
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Two Crofton Warriors will be joining the teams for the Northeast Nebraska All Star Football Classic to be played this summer at the Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.
Playing on the “Red” team will be:
Wyatt Tramp
Braxton Foxhoven
This year’s “Red” team coaches are Cody Volk from Battle Creek; Amp Ferg from Oakland-Craig; Jason Konicek of Wisner-Pilger; Mitch Hyde from Lutheran High Northeast; Dan Swinton of Waterloo West High; and Mike Naeve of Ankeny High in Iowa.
This year’s “White” team will be coached by Dave Stoddard, Greg Wegner and Matthew Peter, all of Stanton; Joe Anderson, former Pirate coach, of Oakland Craig; Kodiak French of Norfolk Public and Kobe Lade of Battle Creek.
Laura Arens was crowned Queen of the St. Valentine’s Day celebration at Heritage of Bel-Air Nursing Home in Norfolk on February 14, 2025.
After the coronation, there was a dance with live music, and beverages and desserts were served.
She was selected by the staff and residents of the facility for this honor. Many of her family members were able to attend.
Laura (Lolly) Arens is 102 and loves being at Heritage of Bel-Air, where “her care is sensational!”
St. Rose of Lima School has called a community meeting to update the community on the facility’s current financial status and upcoming needs.
On February 23, the entire community is welcome to attend and participate in a community meeting at St. Rose of Lima’s Church Hall, following the 8 a.m. Mass.
The topic will be an informative meeting about the current financial status and future fundraising needs of the St. Rose of Lima School and Parish.
A few of the Crofton Youth Basketball Association teams stayed busy with games over the weekend.
The fifth and third grade boys teams traveled to Osmond to play in a triangular. Both teams played hard and competed well.
The fifth graders played against Plainview’s combined fifth and sixth grade team and then against Osmond’s fifth and sixth grade team.
Their first game against Plainview was decided in the waning moments.
The third graders’ first game also came down to the final moments as they beat Osmond’s third and fourth grade team 20-19.
