A new business will allow Crete residents to get purified ice and water any time of the day. On Aug. 4, a new Twice the Ice was installed at the Crete Ace Hardware parking lot at 1025 Main Ave. …

Blue Valley VFW Auxiliary Post 4959 received awards at the Department of Nebraska convention in Kearney. Awards received were for Youth Activities in the Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue …

Taylor Street, south of Crete’s city reservoir, was approved to be vacated during the July 16 City Council meeting. The street is one block long and has a building and the city’s water …

The Crete Club, which was founded by Dutch Ator in 1952, got together for lunch at the library on July 22 to celebrate group member JoEllen Wright’s 93rd birthday. All the group members …

A Crete High alumnus and recent graduate of Buena Vista University in Iowa has created a documentary highlighting the sport of girls wrestling and the mindset its athletes have. Clayton Van Horn, …

At its July 19 meeting, the Crete City Council: • approved the city’s share of financial support in the amount of $8,007 for Saline County Aging Services. Director of Saline County …

France Day 10 - July 23 Reims to Paris We left Luxembourg this morning and headed to Reims for two stops. One was a museum that houses the room where it happened, as Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote, …

It was a tough Class B Area 1 tournament for the Crete Nestle Purina Post 147 juniors. Crete struggled to get its offense going in games against Auburn and Hickman, losing to Auburn 8-0 July 8 and …

The Crete Nestle Purina Legion Post 147 juniors rallied late but couldn’t get past Waverly June 28, losing 8-5. Roncalli was too much for Seward June 29, getting a 13-1 win. Against …

The Crete Nestle Purina Legion juniors hosted the Gretchen Walker Memorial Invitational June 25 and 26 and went 0-3 in its games. Crete opened against Seward June 25 and lost 17-1, allowing 12 …

Jacob Klooz did a nice job staying out of trouble, Coach Brian Arp said. The Friend High freshman represented the Bulldogs at the Class D state golf tournament May 24 and 25 in North Platte. He …

Although the team didn’t perform as well as it would have liked in some events, the Crete track team was able to compete at the Nebraska state track and field championships held last week in …