July 11, was an exciting day for several of volunteers at the Creighton Historical Society. Mert Crockett, Virginia Buermann and Larry and Bev Schwindt headed out to Jim Wagner’s farm to dismantle and bring back to Creighton a special gift to the Center.

Arriving in Creighton two years ago, Father Jeremy Hans has served the St. Ludger parish in Creighton and St. Ignatius parish in Brunswick. 

Area road construction will begin tomorrow weather permitting. An armor coating project will begin on N‑13, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Armor coating is an application of an asphalt binder to a roadway surface followed by an aggregate.

A Winnetoon man is the fifth winner of a 2019 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew Flex Fuel truck in the 24th edition of the Nebraska Lottery's $2 Trucks and Bucks Scratch game. 

A heated discussion concluded the meeting of the Creighton Public School Board of Education meeting on Monday night.

Dr. Christina Cambre was welcomed to Creighton’s Family First Dental office during an open house on June 20.

Food Truck Friday made its first appearance in Creighton on June 14, and has received rave reviews from the community.

The Creighton Community Schools held their Alumni Banquet Saturday evening.

Payton Schroeder has qualified as a state finalist in the National American Miss Pageant. Payton is the 11-year-old daughter of Eric and Thelma Schroeder of Creighton. She will compete Friday and Saturday at the Downtown Double Tree in Omaha. The pageant is held for girls, ages four through …

A Northeast Nebraska marketing and media company is expanding in Antelope, Holt and Knox counties after acquiring a local printing business and three newspapers this week. 

After 66 years, St. Ludger Academy closed its high school in May 1969, after 17 members of the senior class received their diplomas.

OSMOND — Osmond General Hospital personnel will host the hospital’s annual health fair Monday and Tuesday, June 17 and 18.

A former Pennsylvania farmer will pass through Northeast Nebraska this month on his third trip across America in a hybrid two-cylinder tractor, dubbed “Johnabilt.”

Creighton Community High School officials recently announced the second semester honor roll lists.

Jay Fuchtman, a long-time science teacher at Creighton Community Schools has been named the 2019 Elementary Teacher of the Year.

A graduate of St. Ludger Academy in Creighton will deliver the keynote address at the school’s alumni banquet Saturday, June 15.

The Knox County Sheriff’s office received a report, at 7:23 a.m. Sunday, June 9, of a one-vehicle accident two miles east of Bloomfield.

Protests must be filed in June.

The Knox County supervisors approved a 2.5% wage increase for employees when they met at the courthouse in Center last Thursday.

Virginia Burnett, 51, of South Beach, Ore., was granted continuance of pretrial proceedings until July 2, when she faced the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Knox County District courtroom in Center last week.

Sara Thorburn, 23, of Irene, S.D., faced the Honorable Mark Johnson for sentencing last Tuesday, May 28, in the district courtroom in Center.

Three members of Creighton’s economic development board finalized a survey that will be directed toward alumni during BerryPepper Days, when they met Monday evening at City Hall.

Kevin Asbury, 38, of Creighton failed a pre-court drug test prior to a scheduled pretrial hearing in the Knox County District Court in Center on May 28.

Last Friday, the Nebraska Department of Transportation announced Hawkins Construction of Omaha has been awarded a contract to reconstruct and repair two Highway 12 bridges west of Niobrara.

State senators have provided tax-relief measures for owners of property seriously damaged by this spring’s flooding.

The sixth annual sacred Ponca corn planting will begin Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m., eight miles north of Neligh.

Wind storm blows into Creighton late Sunday night. The storm hit about 11:30 p.m., taking down several large tree limbs. A large limb (left) was felled from a tree on the south side of Cory Frisch home on Redick Avenue about 11:45 p.m. Frisch reported a hole in the roof, but was unsure how m…

It all started with six-year-old Kai Baldwin of Vernal, Utah. He saw a news story about the flooding in Nebraska and could not hold back the tears. “How will they get home and save their animals without a bridge?” he asked his mom. “We have to send them our money!”

Dave Huigens was one of 10 Nebraska firemen recognized with the state Firemanship Award during the 82nd annual Nebraska State Fire School in Grand Island.

Brittani Pospisil signs letter of intent to continue her education at Hastings College and bowl for the Broncos. She is a four-time Nebraska High School Bowling Federation state singles champion. Attending the signing in the Creighton High School gym recently were (front row) Diane Pospisil,…

This week marks National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. And while Nebraskans prepare for their summer vacations, the Nebraska Forest Service wants to remind travelers that they can play an important part in slowing the spread of invasive species like the emerald ash borer (EAB).

A new Nebraska Extension educator for cropping systems will be taking on a unique role in northeast Nebraska.

Creighton community schools preschool and junior kindergarten students graduate. Children who participated in the May 16 graduation ceremony include (front row) Isabel Meyer, Brenna Bolling, MaKenna Williamson, Elijah Mozak, Colt Horstmann, Parker Nilson, Wyatt Kramer, Keaton Parks, Klair As…

Creighton High School HOSA members (front row) Maycee Zimmerer, Bryna Fanta, Averi Diedrichsen, Katharina Rice; (back row) Kendyll Tiedtke, Clarissa Becker, Cydnee Coutts, Ashtyn Fritz, Samantha Crockett and Janice Nelson, adviser, gather in Elizabeth’s Garden at Avera Creighton Care Centre.…

A longtime Creighton area recreational site has succumbed to effects of March flooding.

A new Knox County website went live Saturday.

Lincoln — As the Memorial Day holiday approaches, the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office

Creighton Ambulance service personnel visit Creighton schools. First responders Amanda Warriner (left), Beth Dohmen (center) and Melody Boggs (right) showed the ambulance to Creighton preschoolers (front row) Edmund Borgmann, Emersyn Doerr, Jay Hammer, Brynlee Suhr, Sammi Sanborn, Kody Kieno…

CREIGHTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL fifth grader Jersey Tiedtke, daughter of Marc and Stacy Tiedtke, displays her science fair project - the components of soap. Ben Johnson, son of Jeremie and Mary Johnson, shows his milk art science fair project. Ian Crockett, son of Robert and Susan Crockett, shows…

NORFOLK  – Right from the start, it appeared that Jeffrey House  of Neligh would be the one to beat in Northeast’s Community College drafting program’s bridge competition.

The annual alumni banquet for graduates of St. Ludger Academy will be held Saturday, June 15, with a meal served at 7:15 p.m., according to Joan Kirschner, this year’s chair of the event.

The annual Memorial Day Program, hosted by Creighton’s American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and their auxiliaries, will take place at the Creighton High School gym Monday, May 27.

The American Legion Auxiliary recently announced that Congress is poised to proclaim the Friday before Memorial Day as National Poppy Day.

Volunteers are needed to set up the Avenue of Flags at Greenwood and St. Ludger cemeteries for the Memorial Day holiday. Each flag honors a deceased veteran from the Creighton area.

Homemade wood birdhouses, donated to the Keep Creighton Beautiful Committee by the Ray DeMuth family in his memory, adorn Creighton’s Main Street.

Recent “spruce-up” actions may have led to the city of Creighton losing its state arboretum status.

Nebraska Tourism Commission’s executive director visited communities across the state last week, noting tourism week in Nebraska and meeting with local tourism industry members.

Columbus - Nebraska Public Power District have released information about a rapid uptick in scam calls taking place across the state on Tuesday.