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Blair Area Community Band performs despite rainy weather

The Blair Area Community Band performed Thursday in Blair. Due to the threat of inclement weather, the outdoor concert was moved indoors to Otte Middle School. The Otte Middle School cafeteria was …
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Wind, Sparks, and 100 Acres
On Thursday, March 26, in the middle of one of those relentless, windy Nebraska days, a fire started just north of Blair—and for a few minutes, it had a real chance to become something much worse. …
INTERVIEW: Ted Japp, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature, District 16
Ted Japp is a fifth-generation Washington County resident and former Papio-Missouri River NRD board member, now running for Nebraska’s District 16 legislative seat. A longtime chiropractor and …
"Patients, Not Criminals"
Blair's library was the site of a Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana town hall on Tuesday, May 5. Executive Director Crista Eggers spoke about ongoing efforts to implement voter-approved medical …
INTERVIEW: Cindy Chatt, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature, District 16
Cindy Chatt, owner of The Chatterbox in Tekamah and a registered Democrat, challenges Ted Japp for Nebraska's District 16 seat. Chatt says she believes rural Nebraska communities survive through …
Disputed Development Issue Tabled Until June
Developers and residents opposed to their plans will need to wait until the June Planning Commission meeting. Tuesday, May 5, the Blair Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on …
‘Never too early’ to start planning for drought
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recentluy lowered its 2026 runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin. It cites below-average April runoff and dry conditions across 74% of the basin. Drought is …
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Blair Graduation 2026
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INTERVIEW: Margaret Bulbulian, Candidate for City Council
(Editor’s note: the following is part of a series featuring local candidates in the upcoming election.) Margaret Bulbulian is running for Blair City Council from Ward 1. She has lived in …
Blair Planning Commission advances apartment, commercial project amid affordability concerns
The Blair Planning Commission met April 7 and took action on several agenda items, including a redevelopment plan, zoning amendments, and subdivision regulation updates. After opening the meeting and …
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Call Erika
Over the past two years, storms, fires, and severe weather have tested Blair and the surrounding Washington County communities again and again.  Each time, something becomes clear almost …
Easter Page Correction
CORRECTION: The Enterprise has learned that some incorrect information appeared in this week's edition. The correct information is posted below. The Enterprise regrets the error …
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Chief Kinsey presents report on Blair's police staffing
The Blair City Council approved two new police officers at its March 10th meeting, bringing its total number of sworn staff to 19. But Chief Jeremy Kinsey presented the Blair Police …
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Omaha Rapid Response must start paying taxes on Blair property
The Washington County Board of Equalization has revoked Omaha Rapid Response’s 2026 non-profit status for the property it owns at 1925 Soren Drive in the Deerfield subdivision in Blair. The …
Jeanette Johnson of Dodge, left, is shown painting the beginning color patterns for her mural, "The Products of my Farm are these," last summer with the help of Blair's Nicole Bengford. Johnson's mural is the largest of the Art Alley project.
Art Alley muralist honored for her work
Jeanette Johnson’s Art Alley mural titled “The Products of My Farm Are These” was selected as a finalist in the Color Crush category of the 2025 Golden Brush Awards. The competition is a …
Christopher Perkins, left, and Randall Kruse are sworn in as new City of Blair police officers during the March 10th City Council meeting.
Blair City Council adds two new police officers
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No answers yet in CR 39 late-night assault
Shortly after midnight last Monday, a resident on County Road 39 between Fort Calhoun and Blair was reportedly struck in the head by a blunt object and was found lying inside the front door of his …
The Blair Police Department sent out this announcement last Tuesday morning when the vehicle thought to be involved in an accident could not immediately be found.
Wreck, health emergency lead to 80-year-old’s death
Harold Portis, an 80-year-old Nebraska resident who had just crossed over the Missouri River going in the direction of Blair on US Highway 30, died from complications of a health-related incident …
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Arlington BOE approves new science curriculum
The Committee for Curriculum and American Civics met at 6:15 p.m. prior to the March Board of Education meeting to review the science curriculum for adoption. Mrs. Wolf was present to share the …
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FC BOE accepts two hires, resignation
The Fort Calhoun Community Schools Board of Education approved contracts for two new hires at its regular meeting on Monday night. The first was for Kailyn Townsend as the Fort Calhoun …
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Blair City Council OKs rezoning for land near South and 10th
The Blair City Council recently approved changes to its future land-use map followed by zoning changes to an area located roughly south and west of 10th Street and South Street. The changes were …
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Grassroots child care effort faces leadership transition

The grassroots effort known as Washington County Community Conversations concerning child care, which started last July with a few women and originally focused only on Blair, has reached a pivotal …
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FC student gets full-ride arts scholarship

Fort Calhoun senior Natalie Lammers recently signed a letter of intent to attend Hastings College as part of the Jackson Scholars Program. The program, which is designed to give aspiring artists …
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Local candidates set for May primary election

Now that the Washington County filing deadlines for all but the village races have passed, we know what local races will be contested during the May state primary and which ones will move straight to …
The Birthing Place at MCH is designed to better represent the kind of care Memorial Community Hospital says it has long given women who deliver their babies there.

MCH rebrands its labor and delivery department

Last month, Memorial Community Hospital & Health System renamed its labor and delivery department. It is now called The Birthing Place at MCH. The hospital, which has four doctors who helped …
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Blair BOE moves forward with transition documents

The Blair Community Schools Board of Education met with consultant Marcia Herring again last Tuesday as they continue to work together to build a board of education handbook and evaluation form for …

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Blair girls win District title
The Fort Calhoun girls basketball teams finishes their season with an overall record of 25-4, finishing in fourth place in Class C-1 at the state tournament.
Fort Calhoun girls basketball finishes 4th at Class C-1 Tournament
Saturday morning, the Fort Calhoun girls basketball team had an opportunity to play one more basketball game at Lincoln Southeast High School against Gothenburg for a chance at third place in Class …
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Fort Calhoun girls finish fourth in Class C1 state tourney
The Fort Calhoun girls basketball team finished fourth in the Class C1 state basketball tournament in Lincoln. In addition to that very respectable finish, the Pioneers also put together a 25-4 …
Fort Calhoun's Ella Bouwman gets around Malcolm's defense during the state semifinals game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
Fort Calhoun girls basketball drops semifinals match to Malcolm in state tournament
The Fort Calhoun girls basketball team returned to action Friday for their semifinals matchup against Malcolm, hoping to stamp their ticket to the championship game, but came up short, losing 72-59. …
BHS sophomore Cadence Field, right, drives to the basket against Norris on Thursday in Lincoln.
BHS girls drop 1st-round state matchup
In a Pinnacle Bank Arena tunnel, away from the action and dimly lit by blue rope lights overhead, Blair High School girls basketball coach Matt Aschoff spent one more private moment with his three …
Fort Calhoun's Raeann Massey brings the ball up court attempting to get around Lincoln Christian's defense.
Fort Calhoun girls advance to state championship semifinals
In the first overtime period of the state quarterfinal game at the Bob Devaney Sports Center with less than 10 seconds to go, Fort Calhoun’s Isabel Wray made her way towards the basket and banked …
Isabel Wray's layup in overtime seals Fort Calhoun's first-round win in the state tournament Thursday in Lincoln.
Fort Calhoun girls win first-round state tournament game
Fort Calhoun girls basketball team won its first-round game in the Class C1 state tournament this afternoon in Lincoln. They beat the No. 2 seed Lincoln Christian 57-56 in overtime on Isabelle …
Obituaries
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Steve Vernon Halsey, 68 of Blair Steven Vernon Halsey, 68 of Blair, passed away May 31, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.  Following Steve's wishes, he was able to give others the gift of organ …
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Marlene E. Hansen, 88 Marlene passed away on May 23, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska, after an illness. She was born on January 11, 1938, in Blair, Nebraska. She married Richard Hansen on June 28, …
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Linden Swensen, 73 of Blair Linden Swensen, age 73 of Blair, passed away May 29, 2026, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.   Linden …
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James Michael Ray, 68 James Michael Ray, 68, of Tabor, Iowa, died in Tabor on May 24, 2026. He was born on June 29, 1957, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was preceded in death by his father, James …
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Darlene Ferris, 97 of Blair Darlene Bernice (Black) Ferris, age 97, long time resident of Blair, Nebraska, was born in rural Blencoe, Iowa, to Homer and Lucille (Hime) Black on June 22, 1928, …

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Letter to the Editor: The Blair Community Schools Board of Education would like to address the concerns and comments raised at the October 14th Board Meeting, including those shared by Mr. Tim …

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Ted Japp
Ted Japp has announced plans to run for the state’s Legislative District 16 seat, which includes Washington, Burt and Cuming counties and part of Stanton County. The seat is currently …
Mark Degner
America has been rocked by an extraordinary number of devastating tornadoes and storms with hurricane-force wind gusts. This spring produced the second-most tornadoes to date since records began in …
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Peat bogs are found mainly in the boreal and temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.  They are especially found in Europe, Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia and Russia where there is a regular …
Pastor Stuart Freese
A few years ago on the TV show "Modern Family," a stepfather did something unexpected but kind in order to save the reputation of his stepson's biological father. Cancelling his own plans, he …

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