The sentencing date for Dana Banks — the Omaha woman allegedly involved in a standoff with law enforcement in Kennard in May 2024 — has been pushed back until Aug. 19th.
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STAFF REPORT
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6/23/25
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The City of Blair has started the process that could lead to the annexation of more than 550 acres along western and southwestern portions of its current city limits.
The land in question …
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BY KEVIN BUMGARNER
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6/19/25
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Starting in July, Cargill will be paying the City of Blair $867,933 a month for the water used by its 650-acre biocampus, an increase of nearly $300,000.
The Blair City Council approved the new …
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BY KEVIN BUMGARNER
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6/19/25
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Circus Classic made a stop in Arlington last weekend as it works its way across the state before heading to South Dakota and North Dakota. The 90-minute show with a 15-minute intermission featured a …
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PHOTOS BY JOE BURNS
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6/19/25
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Preparations for Arlington’s Summer Sizzle are falling into place as village Trustees approved requests for the July 5 celebration.
At Monday’s monthly meeting, trustees gave the …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/19/25
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Micheal Dwyer, a long-time Arlington photographer who is semi-retired, came to the Arlington Public Library to read to those in attendance.
He also gave a presentation about the art of his …
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6/19/25
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At the heart of Blair's new public art project, Art Alley, is Makayla Andersen’s untitled community mural. The recent Blair High School graduate created a sunrise landscape in the style of a …
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PHOTOS BY JOE BURNS
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6/16/25
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Blair City Council member Holly Hafer announced her resignation at the Council’s June 10th meeting after accepting the position of senior finance manager for the City of Blair.
In that …
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BY KEVIN BUMGARNER
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6/16/25
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Dinosaur Ranger Anthony entertained an enthusiastic and knowledgeable audience of youngsters with his “Stomp, Chomp, Roar” prehistoric-themed show to kick off the Blair Summer Reading …
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PHOTOS BY JOE BURNS
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6/16/25
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The Washington County Board of Supervisors felt the heat at their June 10th meeting from residents displeased with conditions on unpaved roads in the western half of the county.
Property …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/16/25
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The Fort Calhoun Community Schools Board of Education conducted its annual review and approval of district policies, which included the adoption of two new policies.
The first new policy adopted …
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BY GREG FORBES
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6/16/25
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Carrying a massive 4,000 gallons of water, one of the largest capacities available, the Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue Department’s new tanker truck has already made a difference.
Put into …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/16/25
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By Grant Egger - sports@enterprisepub.com
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6/12/25
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For at least the next year, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and Gateway Development Corp. will work jointly under what is being called a shared services agreement.
The executive boards …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/12/25
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Thousands of attendees passed by perfectly clean walls in the alley behind the Blair police station last weekend during Gateway to the West Days.
Last week, senior cadets with the Blair …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/12/25
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On Monday, the Arlington Public Schools Board of Education approved two measures to aid the district’s long-term strategic goals.
The board approved $10,000 for a “Campus Future …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/12/25
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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have an event you would like to have considered for our print or online calendars, send information to Executive Editor Kevin Bumgarner at editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/10/25
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Rianna Wells of Fort Calhoun was officially commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on May 16 at a ceremony held in Lincoln.
A recent graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, …
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STAFF REPORT
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6/9/25
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Bilau to serve as board president for WCCF
At its May Board of Directors meeting, The Washington County Community Foundation Board of Directors elected Chris Bilau as its new …
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STAFF REPORT
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6/9/25
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Under a canopy of clouds that threatened to soak many Gateway to the West Days events before the skies finally released gentle rain showers on Sunday morning, the expanded four-day festival went off …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/9/25
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First Baptist Church in Blair is having an open house this Saturday to let the community see that repairs and renovations needed following a fire caused by a lightning strike three years ago and …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/5/25
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6/5/25
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The long-awaited Tasty Pizza that is coming to Blair could open in the “next few days,” owner Mary Joseph told the Washington County Enterprise earlier this week.
This will be the …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/5/25
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The slow-moving case in Washington County District Court against Kierre L. Williams, the Iowa man accused of the December 2023 murder of Fr. Stephen Gutgsell in Fort Calhoun, appeared to make some …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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6/5/25
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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have an event you would like to have considered for our print or online calendars, send information to Executive Editor Kevin Bumgarner at editor@enterprisepub.com
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6/3/25
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