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 …

Bernard D. "Bernie" Navratil, age 87, Crete, passed away Sept. 16, 2022. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 22, at United Church of Christ, 1st Congregational, in Crete. The funeral service will …

Charles Robert Brown, 72, husband of Phyllis Brown, DeWitt, passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Beatrice. He was born Dec. 15, 1949, in Bloomfield, to Robert and Lucille Brown. Charlie …

Carol West, of Grand Island, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at the age of 76. Carol Rae Novak was born in Wahoo in 1946, the daughter of Charles and Ruth (Larson) Novak. After having lived in …

Michael Kent Reiss, age 65, died Sept. 18, 2022, doing what he loved most in life, camping and fishing with his best friend and wife, Sandi, and good friends. Mike was born Aug. 13, 1957, in …

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, …

Nancy K. (Printz) Kapke, age 82, passed away peacefully Sept. 7, 2022, at her home near Crete. Nancy was born to Mary and Cleo Printz in Otoe County. She has lived in the Alvo, Holland/Hickman, …

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 …

The 2022 tennis season got off to a good start for Crete last week. The Cardinals played Elkhorn in a dual Aug. 25 and lost 5-4 but came back with a tournament championship at the LNE/LHS Invite Aug. …

SCORE UPDATE 8/30: Crete 8, Fairbury 0   Crete softball defeated the Norris Titans 9-6 on Aug. 23 in Norris behind a six-run rally in the sixth inning. Norris started with a run …

Joseph “Joe” F. Chelton, age 38, passed away peacefully Aug. 24, 2022, with family by his side. Joe was born Dec. 16, 1983, and was adopted by Ken and MaryLynn Chelton at the age of one. …

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 …

UPDATED SCORES: Crete 9, Norris 6 (Aug. 23)   The Crete High School softball team split two games in the Aurora Tournament on Aug. 20. In game one, the Cardinals defeated …

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 …

Vernard “Wayne” Hunt, 78, of Denton, passed away Aug. 15, 2022, in Crete. Wayne was born Dec. 22, 1943, to Vernard and Arvilla (Nestle) Hunt. He graduated from Lincoln High School in …

Naomi (McCock) Harris was born to Cyril and Elizabeth (Hough) McCock on Aug. 25, 1947, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She attended Collegiate Junior School for Girls and graduated from Pearson High …

Kevin L. Olson, 69, of Dorchester, passed away Aug. 19, 2022, in Lincoln. Kevin was born in Oakland on June 30, 1953, to Vernon and Norma (Lueninghoener) Olson. He was employed by the Saline …

This is a synopsis of the Saline County Board of Commissioners’ August 16, 2022, regular meeting proceedings. A complete set of the proceedings along with an approved list of claims is on file in …