Wind Ensemble seniors were decked out in colorful hats during the Blair High School Spring Band Concert Wednesday evening.

Blair bands perform spring concert

Mike Rooks, executive director of Gateway Development Corp.

‘Two Questions … One Future’

The cause of the fire at DeSoto was determined to be a lightning strike to a dead cottonwood tree, according to the refuge's social media.

Update: DeSoto fire caused by lightning strike

A van overturned along the U.S. Highway 91 curve near 25th Street Tuesday afternoon.

Driver uninjured in van overturn

Blair schools to purchase two buses

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BPD officers rescue woman from burning home

Two Blair Police Department officers are being recognized for their efforts in rescuing an older woman from a burning home Tuesday evening. According to a Facebook post, Sgt. Thomas Byrne and …

Times Gone By Week of April 16–22

2004 (20 years ago): Despite questions about the need for it, the Blair School Board this week unanimously approved paying $6,000 to the Nebraska Association of School Boards to revise and update all …

Third- and fourth-graders performed songs focused on peace, love and music.

Fort Calhoun Elementary students perform spring concert

The Fort Calhoun Elementary Spring Program featured songs about animals, peaceful feelings and classic Irish jigs. The concert, directed by Grace Roby, was held in the high school gym in front …

Blair Brew brings coffee and more to high school

LINCOLN –-- The Launch! Final Pitch took place on Friday, April 5 at the 96 th Nebraska FFA Convention. Students from four different schools spent the school year developing their Launch! …

Bear Tracks staff receives honors at national convention

The Bear Tracks staff received two honors April 4 at the National Journalism Convention in Kansas City, Mo. Bear Tracks was recognized for Excellence in Service Journalism for …

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Blair's Caleb Funk runs a relay race Thursday at Concordia University.

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Athlete of the Week: Caleb Funk (April 17, 2024)

Nannnen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Caleb Funk won two 800-meter races last week, helping his Blair track team to higher team finishes in both Plattsmouth and Wahoo. The Bear was honored …

Matthew Kelly of Fort Calhoun clears a hurdle Friday at Wahoo High School. Arlington, Blair and the Pioneers all competed there during the Warriors' home meet.

Altogether now

All three Washington County high schools competed Friday during the Wahoo Warriors' home invitational. The Blair Bears, however, secured the top finishes. They were first in the girls' team standings …

Blair batter Brady Brown takes a swing against Hastings on Saturday at Vets Field.

Blair miscues cost it in baseball defeat

Blair High School baseball's rally couldn't match its unraveling Saturday afternoon at Vets Field. The Class B No. 10 Bears committed three errors and surrendered five runs during the seventh inning …

Pioneers catcher Chase Bierman, right, gloves a bouncing throw to home plate Friday in Fort Calhoun. Bierman tagged the Raymond Central runner out on the play.

FCHS drops 12-11 thriller in NCC Tourney final

The Fort Calhoun High School baseball team played for a Nebraska Capitol Conference Tournament title Saturday in Valley. “It'd mean a lot,” infielder Kenny Wellwood said a day earlier …

Blair Youth Shooting Sports' Elijah Tabor, left, and Hayden White bump fists Saturday morning at Ashland Gun Club.

BYSS earns multiple 1st-place honors

Blair Youth Shooting Sports' Riley Brodersen, Revlyn Rasmussen, Harry Kies and the Target Terminators earned top finishes as the Eastern Cornhusker Trapshooting Conference schedule took them to …

Arlington right-hander Jackson Stosich pitches April 10 against Omaha Roncalli at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

Eagles finish 4th at conference tourney

The Arlington High School baseball team took fourth out of five teams Saturday during the Nebraska Capitol Conference Tournament in Valley. The Eagles (4-10 overall) won their opener a day earlier, …

The Blair High School girls golf team poses for a celebratory photo with its new clubs and carts presented to them by the PGA REACH Nebraska Foundation on April 10. Coach Rachel Brown's squad received the equipment through the Club FORE Youth Program.

BHS girls golf receives new clubs from PGA Reach Nebraska

PGA REACH Nebraska presented new clubs and push carts to coach Rachel Brown and the Blair High School girls golf program April 10 at BHS. Nebraska PGA's Seth Scollard, Bethany Clark, Amber Bogle and …

Obituaries

Teresa Kisicki, 53

Teresa Linnea Kisicki was born to Arlyn “Ole” Olson and Victoria L. Strand at Oakland Memorial Hospital on Sept. 24, 1970. She passed away on April 14, 2024, at Arbor Care Nursing Home in …

Sheila Grace Martin, 62

Sheila Grace Petersen was born on Feb. 18, 1962, at the Blair, Neb., hospital. She was the third child of Gary M. Petersen and Joy Dixon Petersen. She loved to smile, and her first ones …

William Kelley, 63

William James Kelley, age 63 of Avoca, Iowa, passed away April 12, 2024. Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday April 19, 2024, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. …

Washington County Enterprise: - Obituary: Reverend Gene Kent Holtorf

Obituary: Gene Kent Holtorf, 78, of Linn, Kansas died on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at his residence. He was born on April 28, 1945 to Jerald and Ruth Holtorf in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska. He was …

Robert Everhart, 75

Robert Charles Everhart, age 75 of Blair, passed away Jan. 23, 2024 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. A celebration of life will be held at The Blair Youth Shooting Sports Complex located at …

Kenneth Hunt, 77

Kenneth Richard Hunt, age 77 of Fort Calhoun, Neb. Kenneth was born on Oct. 10, 1946, in Bassett, Neb., and died peacefully in his home on April 5, 2024. Preceded in death by: parents, Emma …

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Letter to the editor

Imagine you are a parent struggling to make ends meet, to pay for housing, clothing and food for your family. We all know, first hand, how expensive groceries are these days. Putting food on the …

Letter to the editor

My letter is not written to address politics over the war between Israel and Palestine. This letter addresses gun ownership and the dangers of government gun control and gun confiscation. Prior to …

Letter to the editor

Gov. Pillen/Sen. Linehan pushed LB 753 through this spring — it provides tax credits to wealthy donors who give to private schools. While this sounds good, what the public needs to realize is …

Letter to the editor

Thank you so much for your story on the Cook Family and their legacy of service. My maiden name is Cook, so the story caught my eye. I did a little research on Family Search.org and found that …

Letter to the editor

I want to thank the Enterprise Media Group for the wonderful coverage of the Washington County Museum, located in Fort Calhoun, Neb. The museum, a part of the Washington County Historical …

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All about x-rays

X-rays are a type of invisible electromagnetic radiation of a shorter wavelength than the visible light we use to see with. X-rays provide the medical field with a simple and effective way of …

In an attempt to finish the 108 th Legislative session well, debate has moved along quickly with intentional conversations and negotiations to improve legislation that we can all agree on. I was able …

All about fire ants

The fire ant is a small (1/16 to 1/4 inch in length) dull yellow to red or black organism that is native to South America. They spread to North America when they were accidently introduced into …

Where is He now?

We just observed the greatest day in human history, Resurrection Sunday, the day that Jesus Christ rose from the grave. It could be argued that three days earlier, when Jesus was crucified and took …

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Editorials

- Editorial: Park supporters can’t lose focus before Blair’s crown jewel is finished
  
  The recreational opportunities soon to be available in the city of Blair took a big step forward last week when the Blair City Council …
- Editorial: Eppley Airfield project is important for Wash. Co.
  
  So Eppley Airfield is getting a $950 million renovation. That’s Omaha. Why should we care? For starters, most of us fly. And many of …
- Editorial: Solving Blair’s housing shortage will require multiple solutions
  
  The city of Blair’s tight housing market is no secret. But just how tight it is might be a surprise, even to those who know we have a …
- Editorial: Nebraska Legislature should pass LB1269 during this session
  
  Like the majority of states — 38 to be exact — Nebraska has a “Stand Your Ground” law, sometimes known as the …
- Editorial: Dana Village ribbon cutting is just the beginning
  
  This Friday marks an extremely exciting event with the ribbon cutting ceremony at Dana Village. Following the acquisition of the former …

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