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 …

The City of Crete is experimenting with a new way of clearing traffic near the Crete Mills. On July 19, the Crete City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution to create one-way traffic …

Crete Elementary School welcomed students back on Aug. 11 for the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. Kindergarten students went back a day early on Aug. 10 for a transitional day. Incoming …

Four Crete High School Future Business Leaders of America members and their adviser attended the National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois, June 29-July 2. This was the first in-person …

About a dozen teachers from Nebraska found themselves in unfamiliar territory this summer. The group visited South Korea through the Fulbright-Hays program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. …

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. …

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 …