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The smoke from trees being taken down and burned north of County Road 35 by the Blair Executive Airport created a haze over much of Blair Thursday afternoon. The trees are being removed to make … more
Union Pacific Railroad will be performing track maintenance April 1-5 that will require the railroad crossing along Highway 91 between 25th Street and 32nd Street west of Blair to be closed starting … more
The Judicial Nominating Commission has provided four names for consideration by the governor for the District Court judgeship in the Sixth Judicial District, which covers Washington, Burt, Cedar, … more
Blair High School FFA students showcased their ag safety knowledge Thursday morning to elementary students at Stemmermann Park. There, surrounded by various agriculture machines, students taught … more
The annual Arbor Park kindergarten through third grade Spring Sing concert under the direction of music teacher Kaitlyn Filer was held in the Blair Otte Middle School gymnasium Tuesday evening. The … more
The Fort Calhoun City Council reviewed the citywide speed control and pedestrian crossing study prepared by JEO Consulting Group, Inc. Monday at its regular meeting. The focus area of the study … more
The Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department received new jaws of life to assist with various emergency rescue operations moving forward. The department received the jaws of life from Danko … more
The month of March at the Blair Public Library and Technology Center focuses on student artwork in support of Youth Art Month. In its fifth year, the library set up its March exhibit which … more
A lengthy discussion between Speece Lewis engineers and the Washington County Board of Supervisors took place March 12 during the board's regular meeting. The group talked about the County Road … more
Ninth-graders at Blair High School are meeting the district goals to be on a path for college readiness, based on results of Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test results taken during the first … more
Owen Miller said he hopes to embark on his Spanish-speaking skills in the future, and his recent achievement will help him achieve his goals. Miller, a senior at Fort Calhoun High School and … more
Blair’s new Housing Advisory Committee met for the first time last week, with most of the conversation centering around three questions City Administrator Phil Green asked the group. Those … more
The Fort Calhoun Community Schools' community mental health and safety awareness conference was met with positive feedback and many discussions for families and their children. Around 100 guests … more
Arlington High School actors and actresses are no strangers to love in their upcoming spring musical “Back to the ’80s… The Totally Awesome Musical!” The group will … more
The scaled-down plans for Blair’s Generations Park will still make it a one-of-a- kind space for Washington County. By taking out a parking lot, reducing the number of bathroom stalls, … more
Concrete may start being poured for the city of Blair’s long-awaited south bypass in the near future, and the new roadway is expected to be ready for use by the end of July. That is the … more
The Fort Calhoun Cemetery saw a slew of suspected thefts within the last week. Greg Corns, detective with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, said on Feb. 23, a report of a missing veteran … more
The Blair City Council voted at Tuesday night’s meeting to put an initiative asking voters to reauthorize the city’s economic development program on the May 14 statewide primary election … more
St. Paul's Lutheran School celebrated National Lutheran Schools Week with a special performance. Luke Winger of Mountain Lake, Minn., is a Christian juggler and motivational speaker. During his … more
Lots of progress has been made since the move of the one-room Long Creek schoolhouse in May last year. The schoolhouse made its 3.7-mile journey from Long Creek Lane west of Fort Calhoun on … more
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha plans to build 10 houses in Blair during the next five years, including two that are scheduled to be finished by Labor Day weekend. All 10 homes will be in the West … more
Thanks to a Disney Musical in the Schools grant, Arbor Park and Deerfield fifth grade music students, under the direction of music teacher Janelle Jaworski, performed  “Aristocats … more
Actors at Otte Blair Middle School are ready to portray a comedic group of amnesiac teenagers fighting to survive a deadly game show. "Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death," by … more
Tuesday evening in the Arlington Public Schools' blue gym featured performances by Arlington band, choir and Soaring Sounds Show Choir students, as well as a soup dinner to support fine arts. … more
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