Jerome Kalkwarf of Crete has donated 17 gallons and 2 pints of blood until recently, when his health has prevented him from doing so. Now his son, Greg Kalkwarf, has taken up the race for …
Wildfires spread Oct. 23 in southwest Lancaster County, creeping into Saline and Gage counties as well, and causing voluntary evacuations in some areas. At 1:58 p.m., Crete Fire and Rescue …
Nebraska’s longest running charity haunted house, Terror on 12th Street, is deep into spooky season for a cause. Located within the historical TJ Sokol Hall at 1430 Norman Ave. in Crete, the …
Jody Domangue, mother of five, moved her small business to Crete this year, and she said the community support she has received demonstrates that local people care about shopping at small businesses. …
Doane University is building a new home for the university’s president that will offer more space than the previous one. Brain Flesner, director of Facilities Operations and Construction …
Doane University will hold events for homecoming this week thorugh Sunday, Oct. 9. Events include sports, student and alumni activities and alumni awards. The schedule is as follows. Student …
The Crete High Cardinal Marching Band took first place in the Class A parade marching competition at the Harvest of Harmony parade in Grand Island Oct. 1. This year’s festival theme was …
Award-winning artist Kay Juricek has returned to her hometown area of Crete to show her work in the curated gallery show series at the Crete Public Library. The series, which features different …
A skydiving accident occurred at the Crete Airport, Sept. 15, resulting in one fatality and one critical injury. According to the Crete Police Department, witnesses saw a pair of skydivers …
Doane University released its plans for new student dorms on Sept. 19 at a press conference on the Crete campus. The university made the decision to tear down two dorm buildings known as …
The City of Crete and Doane University Crete campus celebrated their 150-year partnership on Sept. 2 with an all-ages street festival, live music and alumni speakers. Doane, founded in 1872, …
Doane University’s Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university …
A self-inflicted neck wound should have been cause for a mistrial, according to Ben Murray, the court-appointed attorney representing Aubrey Trail, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a …
A late-night fire broke out at Dollar General in Friend Sunday night, Aug. 28, with three fire departments responding to the call. At 9:45 p.m., the Friend Volunteer Fire Department was …
A resident of Crete has taken it upon herself to honor 13 soldiers who were killed in the Afghanistan war. Dionne Gorji, an Army veteran herself, put 13 crosses in her yard to honor the fallen. …
The Crete Chamber of Commerce held its annual When Pigs Fly barbecue on Aug. 27 at the Crete Municipal Airport. A sea of jerseys filled a hangar at the airport after the event was pushed inside …
A body was found Aug. 13 outside of a home, reportedly near the Benne Memorial Museum in Crete. The Crete Police Department received the call around 2:35 p.m. that afternoon, dispatching …
