The Crete Volunteer Fire Department will soon have three new video laryngoscopes in service. Fire Chief Tod Allen, who also works for Lincoln Fire and Rescue, said he saw video laryngoscopes used …

Bailey Boswell, who was convicted of the first-degree murder in the death of Sydney Loofe last year, could be the first woman in Nebraska to receive the death penalty. Hearings started on June 30 …

The city of Crete has recently gotten a chance to taste an unfamiliar dish from a food truck, crepes. Crepe Café LLC owner Paul Larsen came up with the idea when he was thinking of new and …

All Crete Heritage Society buildings will be open the weekend of July 10-11 to celebrate Crete’s 150th anniversary. The public is invited to stop in between 1 to 5 p.m. both Saturday and …

The second day of a hearing to decide if Bailey Boswell will get the death penalty or life in prison went underway on July 1. Boswell, who was charged with the first-degree murder of Sydney Loofe last year, could be the first woman in Nebraska to receive the death penalty. Boswell’s co-conspirator, Aubrey Trail, was sentenced to death just weeks prior.

With the Fourth of July comes barbecues, get togethers and of course, fireworks. As the staple of any Fourth of July celebration, Tod Allen, chief of the Crete Volunteer Fire Department, wants to remind Crete residents of safety precautions to take during their holiday festivities. With the hot weather and dry conditions in past weeks, Allen said fireworks can cause concern for grass fires unless the rain persists. “I'd like it if when everybody is lighting fireworks, if they have something around to put out little fires,” Allen said. “A garden hose is easy to keep around, and you'd be surprised how much you could put out with a pump sprayer like you use for your garden.”

After being convicted of first-degree murder in the 2017 slaying of Sydney Loofe last year, a three-judge panel began hearing evidence on June 30 to determine if Bailey Boswell should receive the death penalty. Aubrey Trail, Boswell's co-conspirator in the murder received the death penalty just three weeks prior. Boswell and Trail were both found guilty of first-degree murder by separate juries. Loofe was murdered in Boswell and Trail's Wilber apartment on Nov. 15, 2017. Her dismembered body was found in rural Clay County.

The Crete Legion Post 147 Stop N Shop seniors played tough competition last week. Crete lost to Lincoln Christian 15-9 June 16, to Ashland 6-1 June 17 and to Wilber 11-6 June 20. Lucas Lenhoff, …

The Crete boys’ soccer team opened postseason play May 1 with a 6-0 win over the No. 5 seeded Lincoln Lutheran Warriors. Crete scored three goals in the first half to take a commanding lead …

The Crete track teams hosted the annual Crete Invitational April 29. Jakob Krieser was the top placer for the Cardinals. The senior was second in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.34 seconds and in the …

Girls 100-meter dash 1) Kiarra Fennell, Friend, 12.95 2) Samantha Rainey, Tri County, 13.25 3) Alexa Kraus, Crete, 13.36 200-meter dash 1) Kiarra Fennell, Friend, 27.54 2) Alexa …

The Crete boys’ soccer team battled through a tough week last week. The Cardinals lost to Schuyler 4-1 April 6, to Aurora 2-1 April 8 and to Beatrice 1-0 April 10. Against Schuyler, Crete …