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• Click here to submit your Father's Day Look-a-Like photo for a chance to win eit...
• MCH expected to extend its deal with Alegent Health of Omaha.
• More Flood Books are in! Come and get some before they are gone!
• Blair golfers finished with a total score of 681 for the two rounds of the state...
• Arlington's Graff Suhr finishes 10-over-par with an 82 in the second round of th...
• Blair's Vance Janssen and Travis Loudner are currently tied for 15th in the indi...
• Arlington's Graff Suhr is currently 4-over-par through nine holes of the Class C...
• Blair golfers are currently in seventh early in the second day of competition at...
• Click here to submit your photo for the Father's Day Look-a-Like Photo Contest:...
• Blair golfers are tied for sixth after the first found of competition at the sta...
• After the first day of competition, Arlington Graff Suhr is currently tied for 4...
• Blair boys golf is currently tied for fifth with five golfers still on the cours...
• Looking for something to do this summer? The Blair Public Library is offering a...
• Want to see more action from the 2012 state track meet? Click to view our photo...
• Blair High School's commencement ceremonies on Sunday saw 177 seniors receive th...
• Amber Linnenbrink runs through the pain to finish second in the 300 hurdles. H...
• Jake Pinion finishes third in the discus with a throw of 162-8. Arlington's Rya...
• Blair's Morgan Anderson finishes seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26...
• Blair's Colin Mertlik finishes fourth in the intermediate hurdles final.
• Fort Calhoun's Amber Linnenbrink finishes second in the low hurdles final.
• Blair's Morgan Anderson finishes in fifth place in the 400-meter dash with a tim...
• Arlington's Drew Schroeder finishes sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 1...
• Arlington's Riley Johnson finishes third in the shot put with a throw of 41-9.5.
• After seven events, Arlington currently in fifth place in the team standings.
• Blair girls finish seventh in the 400-meter relay with a time of 50.351. Check b...
• Fort Calhoun's Emily Anderson finishes third in the high jump with a height of 5-2.
• Other highlights include a sixth-place Pole Vault finish for Dylan Rogers.
• Arlington's Riley Johnson finishes second in the discus. Cassie Voss is fifth.
• Fort Calhoun's Amber Linnenbrink qualifies for the finals in the 300-meter hurdl...
• Dylan Rogers of Blair finishes sixth in the pole vault with a height of 13-4.
• Colin Mertlik runs the Class B Boys High Hurdles. Mertlik won his heat and quali...
• Arlington's Heather Johnson finishes fifth in the second heat of the 400-meter d...
• Blair's Colin Mertlik wins his heat of the Class B Boys high hurdles to qualify...
• Arlington's Drew Schroeder finishes second in his heat of the 100-meter dash pre...
• Start of the Class B Boys 3200-meter relay. Blair finished 7th in the event.
• Colin Mertlik finishes first in his heat in the high hurdles to qualify for the...
• Blair girls finish 13th in the 3200-meter relay.
• Blair boys finish 7th in the 3200-meter relay
• Watch here and enterprisepub.com for state track results.
• Have you heard of thiswildidea.com? A Blair man is among those being featured in...
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• May is National Get Caught Reading Month! Where are your favorite places to get...
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• Want to know what's going on with the Arlington Village Board? Check it out here...
• Minnesota company buys No Frills Supermarkets.
• Get the results of the primary election in Washington County here:
• Starting today: Bonus WOW Deal for Yard Market: Pay only $50 for $100 worth of T...
• This strange-looking creature was pulled from the Missouri River. Find out what...
• The Blair City Council accepted a bid for expansion at the water treatment plant...
• Last change to get this deal from Master's Hand Candles, Serendipty Chocolates a...
• Fort Calhoun graduates 52 students during Sunday ceremony.
• If you haven't yet, check out www.enterprisepub.com for photos from the Class B...
• Want to see more photos from the Class B district track meets? Head over to www....
• After being closed for nearly a year by flooding on the Missouri River, Boyer Ch...
• There is another new coupon in the online edition of Coupon Corner! Make sure yo...
• Follow the Enterprise now on Twitter! @EnterprisePub
• The Washington County Board hears about upcoming bridge work and appeals for pro...
• There is still time to order this in time for Mother's Day!
• One year after leaving as Blair High's assistant principal to become principal o...
• Last day to vote for your favorite Look-a-Like photo! You have until 11:59 p.m....
• Three down, one to go. The Blair School Board will interview the fourth finalist...
• Starting tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. : May's WOW Deal! Get $20 worth of chocolates, f...
• We've had a lot of great photos submitted for our Mother's Day Look-a-Like Conte...
• First public interview with candidates for Blair superintendent of schools is Mo...
• Hopefully today (Saturday) will be a better day for track than yesterday would h...
• Blair Invitational track meet postponed to 10:30 a.m. Saturday because of weather.
• Four superintendent finalists have been named for Blair Community Schools. Dr. T...
• Washington County senator Lydia Brasch voted to sustain four of Gov. Heineman's...
• Less than a week left to enter your Mother-Daughter or Mother-Son Look-a-Like ph...
• Joe Cordes is a great teacher - and a VERY good sport!
• All three track teams at invites today and Blair baseball playing at Werner Park...
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• For those who think increasing storage space at specific Missouri River dams wil...
• Washington County newspapers bring home 29 awards from the Nebraska Press Associ...
• Fort Calhoun graduate Cory Logsdon will run in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Ch...
• What's the latest on the proposed purchase of Dana College? See our story at htt...
• Hey everyone, check out our New Specialized Marketing Division's Facebook Page!...
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• Accident in westbound lane on highway 30 west of CR 15 restricts and slows mo...
• Just a reminder, tonight the public can attend a town hall meeting at Dana Colle...
• Click Here for a great deal on an awesome vacation! I did not know there was so...
• Happy Easter! Immanuel Lutheran,Orum, and Emaus Lutheran congregations celebrat...
• Got any Easter plans this weekend? Check out the Easter egg hunts in today's pap...
• Jared Warrick -nice chip shot!
• Vacation anyone??
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• For more than two hours, OPPD officials delivered a presentation on the plant s...
• Around 200 people gathered in the Blair High School auditorium this evening for...
• Meeting at Blair High School tonight with officials from the Nuclear Regulatory...
• According to many sources, Blair Otte Middle School principal Jason Shaffer's em...
• Congratulations to Kim Reeh for winning first place in our Online Hoops Challeng...
• Want to share your wedding success story with future brides in our April Edition...
• Feral cat in your neighborhood? No problem. This group will help humanely take c...
• The man who wants to buy the former Dana College campus and turn it into the Ren...
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• George Pearson and Bob Potter bread fish for frying at the Kennard Volunteer Fir...
• It's Easter egg hunting time. Check out today's Enterprise for a listing of egg...
• Thankfully, a 4-year-old girl in Blair who was hit by a care doesn't appear to b...
• State Sen. Deb Fischer is the big winner in a straw poll that followed a debate...
• It's not the Easter Bunny, but rather a giant pooka named Harvey that's coming t...
• Last Day to get this delicious deal is tomorrow at 11:59pm!
• Get the SuzyMae's WOW Deal before 8am on Saturday morning and then you can use i...
• Union Pacific Railroad's No. 844 steam locomotive, pulling the Shiloh LImited, a...
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• Twelve-year-old Paige Lindner was recently the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of...
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• Fort Calhoun's nuclear power plant got hit again recently, with malfunctioning e...
• Sounds as if preliminary work for widening Highway 133 into Blair could begin th...
• Go to to sign up and make you picks for our annual Hoops Ch...
• Today is the last day to get this yummy deal for Butch's Deli & Malt Shop! You h...
• Walmart is now open in Blair. What do you think?
• Go to to play our Annual Hoops Challenge! FUN, FREE & EASY...
• We're in for another gorgeous day in Blair! We're starting to see arms and legs...
• Jane Stavem, superintendent of the Blair Community Schools, is leaving the distr...
• Start your week out right with a Butch's Deli WOW Deal!
• Thinking of enjoying the nice weather this weekend by going fishing? Maybe you'l...
• Go to to play our Annual Hoops Challenge! Fun, Free & Prize...
• The Blair Airport's new FBO has big plans for bringing more flyers to the airpor...
• Have you checked out the new Coupon Corner Online yet? What are you waiting for!...
• One week left to get this yummy deal!
• It definitely feels like spring outside today! What kinds of activities will you...
• Good news for those newbies in town! The Blair Newcomers Club is being revived,...
• Go to to play our Annual Hoops Challenge! Fun, Free & Prizes!
• Click Here for Great Savings! Enterprise Publishing's Coupon Corner is now onlin...
• Check out this Month's Deal!! What a great excuse to try Butch's Deli's new pizza!
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• Former Nebraska governor Bob Kerrey has thrown his hat into the ring for Nebrask...
• Rev. John Emslie, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair, passed away Sunday...
• Some excellent eagle viewing right now at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
• Jody and daughter Gretchen receive ashes on Ash Wednesday in Blair.
• Blairite Mike Hollingshead shot some great photos of the aurora borealis above t...
• If you're planning on being a part of Washington County's Relay for Life, don't...
• The Arlington Dance Team gave coach/sponsor Kim Dobson a nice send-off Saturday...
• Three Blair wrestlers and one from Arlington have made the semifinals and severa...
• It's going to be a wide-open race for the Blair school board, since four out of...
• Start of the biggest sports weekend of the winter season -- three-day state wres...
• Today is the deadline for incumbents for file for re-election for local elected...
• Do you celebrate your birthday every four years? Or your anniversary? 2012 is Le...
• Happy Valentine's Day to our readers! Read about one Washington County couple wh...
• Ever wondered exactly what Novozymes is all about? Our reporter, Stephanie Ludw...
• Family members pull 50th birthday prank on FC superintendent Don Johnson at Frid...
• Washington County Spelling Bee winner decided today.
• Blair firefighters responded to a fire at 1663 Nebraska Street at around 3:30 p....
• It sure looks like a mountain lion in this photo from a trail camera just northw...
• Big wrestling weekend, as Blair will play host to the District B-2 meet this Fri...
• The Blair Swimming Pool could be getting an upgrade to become a much busier wate...
• Despite this weekend's snow, some folks thoughts are turning to warmer weather -...
• The Winner of the Free Valentine's Day Dinner for two at Main Street Bar & Grill...
• The new snow in Washington County is heavy and wet. We got hit, but maybe not qu...
• Mayor Jim Realph has declared a snow emergency for the city of Blair from midnig...
• Brrr! Sounds like a snowstorm is blowing into the area sometime tonight. Be care...
• Tuesday night was a triple-header treat for Arlington fans (less so, I'm sure, f...
• Comment on this photo with a short story of how you and your sweetie met by 11:5...
• The man who wants to buy Dana College and turn it into a "work college" to train...
• It feels like Union Pacific Railroad's double track project has been taking year...
• Comment on this photo with a short story of how you and your sweetie met by 11:5...
• Blair Police, Nebraska State Highway Patrol, Blair Fire and Rescue and at least...
• Enterprise Publishing is partnering up with Main Street to give away a free Vale...
• The Blair City Council plans a special meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, to h...
• That warms voice filling the air on Omaha's KXLT, KAT 103 is none other than Was...
• Union Pacific is sinking $206 million into its line from Fremont to Missouri Val...
• The Blair Area Chamber of Commerce will hand out its annual Community Service Aw...
• The Washington County Sheriff confirms today that the body found near Arlington...
• Last Day to get this AMAZING DEAL! Don't miss out on the opportunity to get a lo...
• The Washington County Sheriff's Department has reported that a forensic odontolo...
• Michelle Trulin will be signing her college letter of intent today. Check the En...
• Let T.J. Becker at Anytime Fitness help you get the body you've always dreamed o...
• Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found along the...
• It might be the cold or last night's snow, but several accidents have been repor...
• The Blair basketball teams travel to Platteview (Springfield) tonight. For the B...
• Available today through Thursday!! This deal will help you started achieve your...
• What can you do when your neighbors' dogs bark at all hours of the night? For th...
• Having a hard time keeping up with your Fitness New Year's Resolutions? Then thi...
• Check out the exciting finish to the Blair boys cage clash with Plattsmouth at t...
• Another busy sports weekend. Fort Calhoun wrestlers will be at the Weeping Water...
• Washington County Sheriff deputies were involved in a high speed pursuit this af...
• It's slow going and dangerous this afternoon with snow making roads slick and hi...
• Where there's smoke...there's not a fire, this time. Despite numerous smoke sigh...
• After finding out her statutes of limitations had run out to sue one of the men...
• Blair graduate Mike Maryott is a world traveler...he recently was in Qatar where...
• View and purchase Twelfth Night photos in our photo galleries.
• Underwater - 2011 Flood photos available in our photo gallery site
• Looks like a couple more days of warm weather, then nearing more normal Jan. tem...
• We're in the process of updating our "community organizations" listing for our a...
• Humans aren't the only ones enjoying the warm winter weather. A sizeable number...
• Word today that Shopko and Pamida are merging and that Pamida stores, including...
• Holiday break is over with a bang! Lots of sports this week for Wash. Co. teams....
• Shuster's Washtub in Blair was damaged when a vehicle hit the building near Nint...
• Know a deserving volunteer? Want to recognize their efforts? You still have a...
• Thanks for the memories - Twelve Years of Twelfth Night productions. Look for p...
• Way to go, Blair girls! Read about their impressive win on the Enterprise Web pa...
• Huzzah to all who have given Much Ado to Twelfth Night. All's Well that Ends Well!
• Tough day for the Arlington basketball teams, but a good day for those from Fort...
• The Blair Walmart is currently accepting applications for 140-150 associate posi...
• With 2012 just days away, what are your New Year's resolutions? Check out our po...
• The votes are in and "Tuff" is the winner! Read about the winner of the Enterpri...
• Merry Christmas from the Enterprise! We held and ugly sweater contest, and...yea...
• Tomorrow is the last day to get this subscriber discount! The books are in stock...
• Going on Now: Enterprise Publishing Company's Online College Football Bowl Game...
• One more high school sports event before Christmas break. Arlington girls and bo...
• Could you live on $50,000 a year? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that's th...
• One more day to vote for the People's Choice in Enterprise Publishing's 2011 Ama...
• Do you have memorable moments or an interesting story that you want to share abo...
• Do you have memorable moments or an interesting story that you want to share abo...
• Who has holiday spirit? Why, the folks from Arlington Community Church, that's w...
• An independent panel that studied the Army Corps of Engineers' actions during th...
• Is Santa running behind at your house? Give him some help with a few unique stoc...
• Scott says: Christmas sports break almost here, but not quite. Seems strange thi...
• They're here!!! The book, "Underwater," documenting the historic 2011 Missouri...
• South School students at the Washington County Bank Monday Morning. -Joe
• The Optimist Club was busy this holiday season. A coat and winter gear drive net...
• Just a reminder, we're still looking for your best stocking stuffer ideas! Some...
• Students at Arlington Elementary School raised money in a "Coins for Claus" prom...
• Be sure to check out the finalists in our 2011 Amateur Photo Contest and vote by...
• The Washington County Food Pantry has a special "angel" who has helped ensure th...
• We're looking for your best stocking stuffer ideas! What does Santa put in your...
• It's that time again!! Enterprise Publishing Company's 2nd annual Online College...
• Last big sports weekend before Christmas coming up. Scott Kerber will be scurryi...
• Coats will be distributed to people in need on Saturday, December 17 at 10:00am....
• DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges will open to the public again o...
• One more busy Blair sports weekend before things slow down for the Christmas bre...
• The Blair Community Schools Foundation plans to take a more active role in the c...
• The former Dana College campus was under consideration by a group that would hav...
• While many of us are rushing to shop, to attend parties, to decorate ...take tim...
• Drop off your gently used coats at Enterprise Publishing, Great Clips or Pavel I...
• The Enterprise's 2nd annual Online Bowl Game Contest has officialy begun! Click...
• Only 3 hours left to get this deal! It makes a great gift for someone who has a...
• More than 400 people attended a Joseph’s Coat fundraiser breakfast on Wednesday,...
• The American Cancer Society has recognized Lorraine Hansen of Blair for her year...
• Drop off your gently used coats at Enterprise Publishing, Great Clips or Pavel I...
• Available through Thursday! Hurry before it's too late!
• The Depot in the Park project has been languishing for a while but it might beco...
• This is not local Washington County stuff, but. . . . After years of devoutly ig...
• OK, got a little fired up over nothing, when the snow on Saturday knocked out a...
• Do you have favorite holiday traditions, perhaps going to see "The Nutcracker" o...
• Available at 12:01am tomorrow! Perfect timing for the Holidays!
• About 5 inches of heavy, wet snow fell on Washington County in the first snowsto...
• Reporter Stephanie Ludwig will be out and about this weekend taking pictures at...
• Coming Tuesday...WOW! Deal from Photobin. More details to come! See a preview of...
• Deadline for our annual Amateur Photography Contest is Friday, Dec. 9. Photos ta...
• If you're listening to the police scanner and hearing anything about "gunmen" at...
• The Longhorn Bar in Fort Calhoun has been in Ralph Givens' family since 1957. Re...
• Do you know someone who makes a difference in the lives of others? Goes out of...
• Although Dana College closed in summer of 2010, the college's Friends and Alumni...
• In a few weeks, Ralph Givens plans to give up the Fort Calhoun landmark of which...
• Enterprise Publishing plans to publish a book chronicling this year's flooding a...
• Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and (for those that get one)...
• Just because it's Thanksgiving this week doesn't mean you won't get your Enterpr...
• We have been asked to pass along some sad news and information. Last week, the...
• DRUMROLL........The Winner of the Enterprise Publishing Company's Online Footbal...
• Not even a place dedicated to preserving nature and wildlife could escape being...
• Congratulations to John Maverick Hurlocker for winning the 12th week of the Foot...
• Arlington students arrive for school Monday morning. Read about Arlington #2 rat...
• Read Desoto Refuge Manager Tom Cox ' comments on future of the refuge in Tuesday...
• DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge was closed down all summer due to the historic f...
• Arlington community leaders are in agreement with BusinessWeek's recent story....
• Arlington, NE is ranked at #2 in the list of the best places to raise your kids...
• Sugarplum Fairy Barb Triplett is always a Sugarplum walk favorite.
• Downtown Blair was the place to be last night for the tenth annual Sugarplum wal...
• Only 5 1/2 hours less to get this WOW! Deal to a store that will make you say WO...
• It may be in between sports seasons, but thing don't really sow down much. Yeste...
• I am in Lincoln at the Nebraska Press Association learning valuable information...
• This is a magical store where you can find gifts for everyone on your list and t...
• Last night, the Blair Board of Education approved the installation of an ATM at...
• Enjoy a leisurely drive along scenic Highway 75 and you’ll discover something qu...
• Lyla Guyer Woodworth could teach us all a thing or two about gumption. Read abou...
• Those familiar red kettles will soon be making their appearance throughout the c...
• Congratulations to Darrel Howell for winning the 11th week of the Football Conte...
• In our ongoing series, "High School Reunion," reporter Stephanie Ludwig visits w...
• Reporter Stephanie Ludwig will be out and about this weekend stopping at various...
• Coming Tuesday: An exceptional deal from Master's Hand Candles that can be used...
• Reaching new heights for the food pantry...That's Arlington Community Church pas...
• Read about one Blair veteran's experience in the Navy during World War II in hon...
• Check out our website, www.enterprisepub.com, and Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for co...
• And by the way, subscribers will get their Enterprise on Thursday, because there...
• There's still some interest in the Dana College campus. Check out the latest in...
• November is National Novel Writing Month! Are you or anyone you know going to ta...
• Although the experts say the Great Missouri River Flood of 2011 is over, the cle...
• Starting tomorrow at 12:01am: A deal you can't miss out on! Now serving lunches,...
• Editor Doug Burns attended a meeting Friday night as roads officials discussed j...
• Beautiful night for football. See you at the Blair playoff game tonight.
• Roving photographer Joe Burns will not only be at the Blair football game tonigh...
• You don't often think of Hank Williams or Johnny Cash when it comes to church mu...
• COMING TUESDAY: A deal you can't miss from SuzyMae's! Stay tuned for further det...
• The Fort Calhoun boys had a rough time with Roncalli Thursday night, but the Arl...
• Going over to Arlington this afternoon to see Erin Reed's class participate in t...
• The efforts of the volunteer committee that oversaw housing efforts for flood vi...
• Don't forget to make your picks today. Fort Calhoun and Arlington play tonight a...
• Just got an e-mail from Matt Sather to let everybody know that this year's Blair...
• We picked the winner of our Kansas City Chiefs Football Contest. Check out the v...
• Ready for high school football's second season? Class C1 playoffs start tomorrow...
• Last chance to win Tickets for the Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins game on...
• Staffers Scott Kerber, Melissa Rice and Doug Barber spent part of this morning v...
• Want a chance to win Tickets for the Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins game o...
• Reporter Stephanie Ludwig attended the Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River fl...
• The Blair Public Library has set up a unique outreach program for seniors. The...
• Congratulations to J Helms for winning the 8th week of the Football Contest! She...
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the offices of the Crisis Cent...
• Getting healthy is at the top of everyone's list these days. On Saturday, MCH an...
• Getting ready to sit down and put together the stats from the Arlington - Tekema...
• Reporter Stephanie Ludwig will be visiting Skinny Bones Sunday for the "Howl-o-W...
• Blair appears headed for a home game in the first round of the Class B football...
• Want a chance to win Tickets for the Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins game o...
• Last Day to get this chance for a fun outing with your family and friends! You h...
• While Blair High School's "traditional" athletes usually get all the press, one...
• A Washington County man who has been in prison for 20 years for a 1990 murder is...
• Should be a real "football weather" night in South Sioux tonight. Everyone be su...
• What are some of the best and worst rounds of bowling you've had??
• Don't forget to make your picks today. There are two high school games that are...
• GOOD NEWS: Our systems for the Football Contest and the WOW Deals are working as...
• Almost time to hit the road again in search of "the constant variety of sport."...
• From the Iowa DOT: Highway 30 from the Blair Bridge to Mo. Valley, Iowa, closing...
• The Army Corps of Engineers says the Missouri River flood of 2011 is officially...
• Hey Deal Seekers, don't miss out on this exceptional deal!
• We've received four VIP tickets to the Nebraska National Quilt Festival at the P...
• From crazy Nebraska weather to a bout of homesickness (on her horse's part, not...
• OFFICIAL POST: Comment on this post to enter the drawing for two tickets to the...
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• Stay Tuned for the official post TOMORROW(Oct 18,2011).... The Enterprise Publis...
• Congratulations to Don Helms for winning the 7th week of the Football Contest! H...
• Good day for Washington County cross country teams at Districts Thursday. Blair...
• The Deadline is approaching to make your picks for the high school games, so hur...
• Blair's and Arlington's runs in the State Softball Tournament ended on Thursday....
• Coming Tuesday: Get the Sunday Family Bowling Special for only $27.50 at the Bla...
• Don't forget to make your picks for the Football Contest! Some of the deadlines...
• Big day for Blair and Arlington softball. State tourney starts this morning in H...
• Congratulations to Betty Mittelstedt for winning the 6th week of the Football Co...
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• 'It's worse than I ever dreamed it would be." Some residents along Missouri Rive...
• Good day for Blair sports. The softball teams wins its district to earn a chance...
• Go to to sign up or make your football picks this week. Som...
• District softball starts today! Fort Calhoun at noon and Arlington at 2 p.m., bo...
• 42 people have been lucky enough so far to get this Hot deal, but who will be th...
• Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the last day to file a flood damage claim with the Federal...
• What are farmers finding in their fields now that the floodwaters have receded?...
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• District softball tourneys start all over the county on Thursday. Blair hosts th...
• Congrats to the Blair girls golf team, which finished second at the District B-2...
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• The flooding is behind us. The Army Corps of Engineers says releases from Gavins...
• Congratulations to Marcie Reed for winning the 5th week of the Football Contest!...
• Go to to sign up or make your football picks this week. Som...
• Coming Tuesday: Get any 5 Medium sized Hot Drinks from Scooter's Coffee House fo...
• Washington County resident Lisa Roskens is bringing The International Omaha, a h...
• Games for week 6 in the Football Contest are up. Go make your picks for week 5 a...
• Go to to sign up or make your football picks this week. So...
• Congratulations to Matt Graber for winning the 4th week of the Football Contest!...
• Being "on call" as a photographer can be demanding, especially in the winter. Bu...
• Final: No. 8 Blair 15, No. 6 Elkhorn South 6
• Halftime score -- Blair 9, Elkhorn South 0
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• Plans are in the works for a special "breast cancer awareness" series in October...
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• With the Holiday season not so far away, it's time to start thinking about gifts...
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• Some people north of Blair have been able to get back into their homes after the...
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• Congratulations to Don Helms for winning the 3rd week of the Football Contest! Y...
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• The big rummage sale in Arlington continues today. The Memorial Community Hospit...
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• On Monday night, the Blair Board of Education discussed installing an ATM at the...
• “Remembering Our Fallen,” a tribute to the 117 Nebraskans and western Iowans who...
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• Blair football tonight at Mt. Michael (Elkhorn middle school field) 7 p.m. Be th...
• As the Missouri River floodwaters recede, property owners are finding all kinds...
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• Highway 30 between Blair and Missouri Valley is supposed to be closed for about...
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• Several flood-related meetings coming up. Tonight at 7 p.m. at UNL Extension off...
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• A new Goodwill training center will be coming to Blair. But what does that real...
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• Arlington's AP history students have successfully "rewritten" history in the sta...
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• Two Washington Countians say the big animal that shot in front of a vehicle on M...
• Congratulations to our Dog Day Photo Contest Winners! Coleman Kelly won the Vote...
• Big football win for the Bears over Skutt; heartbreaking loss for the Eagles, fa...
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• Big weekend for sports! Blair and Arlington kick off their football seasons Frid...
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• Blair "sports drink scrimmage" tonight got finished just as the rain came rollin...
• Hail swept through some areas of Washington County last night. Several fields n...
• The National Weather Service has reported that the Blair Airport received 1.98 i...
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• Weather had its way with the opening of fall sports season this evening, leaving...
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• Rep. Jeff Fortenberry was in Blair for a town-hall meeting. Check out the detail...
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• Check out the WOW! Deal today for the Blair Family YMCA: A 1 month trial membership for $15. Normally a $30 value. Good for Family or Adult trial membership. Hurry! Last day to get it is Thursday at 11:59pm!
• The last Washington County team standing at the District B3 Senior tourney is . . . Fort Calhoun?!? That's right! The Pioneers shut down, shut out and all-around shocked Blair 1-0 on Monday evening, behind the pitching of AJ Ryan and Dex Jensen.
• Pretty exciting start to District tourney for Blair seniors, as they won 5-4 on a walk-off hit by Mitch Macek in the bottom of the seventh inning against Plattsmouth. Ryan Garder got the win in relief, and also went 3-for-4 at the plate, with three RBIs.
• Check out the WOW! deal in today's paper! A one month trial membership(normally $30) for only $15 at the Blair Family YMCA!! Available to buy on Tuesday at 12:01am on our website!More details to come!
• Blair bowed out of the Legion Juniors District tourney tonight, losing to Bennington 13-3 in something of a defensive debacle. Legion Senior District coming up starting this Friday in Bennington.
• Fort Calhoun Juniors put up a heck of a fight, but Blair outlasted them 15-12 on Monday, dropping the Pioneers from the District B3 tourney. Blair plays Bennington today for another shot at Wahoo in tomorrow's final. Cal Adamson is scheduled to be o
• Enterprise Publishing Company July 23 is the deadline for signing up your team for The Freshman State softball tourney, to be played in Blair during the first weekend in August. Check their Web site at www.eteamz.com/freshmanstate/ 1 Freshman State Girls
• Arlington and Blair each won their first-round games Friday night in the Legion Juniors district tourney at Fort Calhoun. Second-round winner's-bracket games Saturday. Stay tuned.
• The Washington County Sheriff's Office is still restricting access to flooded areas, and with good reason. Deputies have gotten pictures from the Lemley Park, DeSoto Park and east Fort Calhoun areas, all of which are far too dangerous to allow home
• The Blair High School football coaching staff will be conducting its annual summer camp starting this Thursday, July 21. The camp will run from 8-11 a.m., and is open to all athletes grades 9-12. The camp is a non-padded instructional camp that will run
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• Legion baseball Districts are coming up! Junior Districts start Friday in Fort Calhoun. Arlington will play Schuyler at 5:30 p.m., with Blair playing Fort Calhoun at 8:00. Winners will play again on Saturday. Losers bracket gets started on Sunday. Watch
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• Washington County Sheriff's deputies and Blair Fire and Rescue personnel are responding to the site of a reported helicopter crash near Highway 75 this afternoon. The two occupants have refused medical treatment; watch for more information and pict
• This isn't the first time the Washington County area has been hit with a record-breaking flood. Back in 1952 (and to a lesser extent, in 1943), floodwaters forced evacuations, inundated farms and residences and forced evacuations. Read more about i
• Breaking news: The state has reversed its decision to provide security to supplement the Washington County Sheriff's department.
• Do YOU remember the flood of '52? Perhaps your parents or grandparents have memories? We'd like to know! Please contact our reporter, Stephanie Ludwig, at 402-426-2121!
• As high waters approach, farmers are scrambling to get corn into Cargill. Read more about it online or in Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune.
• Residents in the Cottonwood Marina have abandoned their homes...some have been sandbagged and owners hope they will resist floodwaters..other homes will be lost. Amidst the despair, there has been hope and help as some owners found a wealth of helping
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• There are a host of critical websites that will provide residents with information, assistance and more. We'll list them here, but they are also available on the newspaper website.
• Boxes are available at No Frills Supermarket in Blair for those who need them to move their belongings out of flooding areas in Washington County. People who need boxes can stop by the store any time and pick them up. Folks may also donate boxes to other
• In an emergency school board meeting Friday night, the Blair School District approved a measure to provide buses and drivers for Omaha Public Power District employees. OPPD's scheduled plant outage, which has been underway, has been "put on ho
• Subscribers and nonsubscribers: all flood coverage, photos, notices and breaking stories are available for free at the website. We'll also continue to provide expanded links and information on resources available; and look for information on how you
• Updated flooding information and new aerial pictures are up on our website.
• Check our website out at www.enterprisepub.com this afternoon for complete details on the emergency council meeting.
• The Blair City Council will have an emergency meeting today at 12:30 p.m., to talk about flooding on the Missouri River. The agenda for the meeting includes an update on potential flooding, a review of contingency plans and the declaration of an emergenc
• If Colleen Hamer of Blair should have to write an essay, "What I did on my summer vacation..." - it might involve a journey traversing the state of Nebraska on horseback, a feat she plans to attempt starting this week.
• Now that State Track is over, it must be summer baseball season. The American Legion season starts tonight.
• Washington County highlights from 2011 Nebraska State Track Meet
• Blair boys wind up fourth in the boys team race with 30 points. Check our Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for complete coverage of the State Track Meet.
• Blair girls finish tied for 11th in the final girls Class B standings with 19 points. Arlington ties for 15th with 16 points and Fort Calhoun has 11 for 28th place. Fillmore Central is the B champion with 56 points.
• Updated team scoring shows Blair now in fourth place in the boys Class B team race with 30 points, behind Boys Town (65.5), Aurora (45) and McCook (36). Aurora took second through fourth places in the long jump and McCook had the winner in Matthew Chitwo
• After 16 events in the Class B boys team race, Blair sits alone in second place with 30 points, one ahead of Gothenburg, but well beind Boys Town's 65 points.
• Fort Calhoun's Amber Linnenbrink wins the in-county rivalry with Bene Bicaba of Blair in the 300-meter hurdles, taking the Class B title with Bicabe running second. The two had the fastest qualifying times heading into Saturday's finals. In the
• Arlington gets two more medals in the girls throwing events with a fifth from Riley Johnson and eight-place for Cassie Voss in the class B shot put.
• Blair's Molly Dibben competes in the girls Class B 1,600-meter run, but finishes up the track from the medalists. Aubree Worden of Scottsluff wins in a Class B record time of 4:50.06, less than a second off the all-class girls record.
• Blair's Jake Pinion throws 148 feet, 4 inches in the Class B boys discus, but finishes in 9th place, just one spot from the medalists list.
• After 12 events at the State Track Meet in Omaha, Blair is tied with Aurora in the Class B boys team race with 22 points, well behind leader Boys Town, which has 46.5 points. In Class B girls, Blair, Arlington and Lexington are tied for 15th place with
• Blair's Jordan Wilson earns a silver medal in the Class B boys 400 meters with a time of 49.76 in the final event of the morning session. Action at Omaha Burke will pick up again after a short break.
• In the girls Class B 400-meter dash, Heather Johnson of Arlington gets 6th place in a time of 1:01.62.
• Michelle Trulin gets an eighth-place medal in the girls Class B 100-meter dash. After 9 events, the Blair girls are tied for 11 in the team standings with 11 points.
• Brandon Rogers of Blair earns a 7th-place medal in the Class B boys pole vault at a height of 14 feet even. Blair's Jake Krueger finishes 11th after clearing 13 feet. Craig Driver of Minden vaults 15-6 to win the event.
• After 7 events, the Blair boys are tied for 5th in Class B with 12 points. The Blair girls are tied for 9th in B with 10 points.
• No medal for the Blair boys in the Class B 400-meter relay.
• Blair's girls 400-meter relay team finishes a very close third in Class B in the event. The team of Makenzie Zima, Courtney Wrich, Bene Bicaba and Michelle Trulin completed the race in 49.91 seconds, just .22 second behind champion Beatrice.
• Charlie Bloomfield of Blair and Kellon Johnson of Fort Calhoun both compete in the boys Class B 800 meters, but neither can crack the medal standings.
• Arlington junior Heather Johnson finishes out of the money in the girls Class B 800-meter run.
• Day 2 of the State Track Meet getting underway. First up for Class B is boys pole vault and 800-meter run. Check back here to see how Washington County participants fare in today's events.
• Some of the fun from Friday -- between raindrops
• Blair's Presley Glaser finishes fifth in the Class B girls pole vault with a height of 10-feet, 4 inches.
• Blair has its first state champion of the Nebraska State Track Meet in T.J. Schindler, who won the Class B shot put with a toss of 55-1 1/2. Bears teammates Jackson Jordan and Jake Pinion finished just out of the medal race at 9th and 10.
• Blair's Bene Bicaba and Fort Calhoun's Amber Linnenbrink will race each other as two of the favorites in the Class B 300-meter low hurdles after won her preliminary heat on Friday.
• Shannon Ramey of Fort Calhoun earns an eighth-place medal in the girls 3,200-meter run.
• Blair's Jordan Wilson easily wins his heat in the boys 400 meters to qualify for the finals on Saturday.
• Arlington's Heather Johnson qualifies for the 400-meter finals, finishing fourth in her heat with a time of 1:00.4. Blair's Morgan Anderson runs sixth in her heat.
• Blair's Michelle Trulin qualifies for the 100-meter finals with a time of 13.01.
• Arlington's Riley Johnson and Cassie Voss finish fourth and sixth respectively in the Class B girls discus, giving Arlington 6 team points, good for a tie for sixth place in B.
• Blair's Colin Mertlik and Fort Calhoun's Stephen Green don't make the finals in the boys 110-meter high hurdles. Blair's Denali Holloway goes 13 feet even in the B girls long jump, short of a medal.
• Alli Leaver of Arlington, Bene Bicaba of Blair and Fort Calhoun's Amber Linnenbrink compete in the Class B 100-meter high hurdles, which begin just as the rain starts falling again. None of the three made Saturday's finals.
• Blair boys take seventh-place medal in Class B 3,200-meter relay in time of 8:21.52. The Blair girls 3,200 relay finishes ninth, one spot out of a medal.
• It's a slow, steady rain as Class B competition gets underway at the Nebraska State Track Meet at Omaha Burke Stadium. The girls long jump and discus are first up in the field events and the running events get underway with the 3,200-meter relay at
• State Track action gets underway this afternoon at Omaha Burke stadium. Check back here for updates. And let's hope the rain stops before then.
• Hoping to be able to tiptoe around the "severe T-storms" today and get district track run. Good luck Blair, Arlington and Fort Calhoun athletes!
• Mother's Day is approaching....and we all know moms like to give advice. Maybe it was "If you go out with wet hair you'll catch a cold" or "Tuck your lip back in or a bird will land on it"....what were/are your Mom's f
• Osama bin Laden is dead....and we're wondering what you think. If you are/were in the military; have a family member currently serving, or just have some general thoughts about the death of one of America's "most wanted" men, let us
• The "Royal Wedding" is quickly approaching, and Enterprise staff are curious...Are you following the details? Will you be watching the wedding? And did you watch the wedding between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981? Let us know!
• A Blair man says losing 30 pounds in the Weight Loss Washington County challenge has convinced him to pursue a lifelong goal to join he Army. See Friday's Enterprise.
• Police and fire and rescue personnel responded to a two-vehicle personal injury accident that occurred over the noon hour on Highway 30 near No Frills supermarket. Watch our website for more details as they become available.
• Mark Gutschow, who has served as Otte Middle School's assistant principal for eight years, will replace Rex Pfeil as the assistant principal at Blair High School next year. Pfeil will be taking a position as principal of Ralston High School this sum
• As if the closing of the campus wasn't bad enough, now a thief has stolen an iconic Dana College sculpture.
• Police and rescue squad personnel responded to a personal injury accident this morning at 10th and Washington streets in Blair.
• Again Wednesday morning, area firefighters were responding to a fire. Hay bales on the Clarence Camenzind farm, on CR 37, sent crews from Kennard, Fort Calhoun, Irvington and Bennington to the scene around 9:30 a.m. and the dense smoke was affecting vis
• Kennard firefighters, along with mutual aid from Arlington, Blair and Herman, were responding to field fire near CR P19 and CR 30 (west of Kennard) at around 3 p.m. this afternoon. As of 4 p.m., traffic on CR 30 was still closed off.
• Attention Weight Loss Washington County Participants... Final weigh-ins will be this Thursday, April 7th, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. here at the Enterprise. Please pass the word to your teammates. Remember, prizes awarded to the top team as well as top ind
• Blair High School's production of the musical Children of Eden opens on Thursday in the high school auditorium. See the Pilot-Tribune or www.enterprisepub.com for more info.
• Portions of Washington County were pummeled yesterday by hail. Were you caught in the storm? Did your home or car receive damage? Do you have a story or photo to share about your experience? Let us know! Call Stephanie at 402-426-2121.
• Severe weather awareness week in Nebraska was last week..and just in time. The National Weather Service has placed Washington County in a tornado watch until 11 p.m. today. Keep your weather radios on and pay attention to issued watches and warnings. Our
• For the latest on Washington County's connection to Japan in the wake of that country's recent disasters, see Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune or check out www.enterprisepub.com. Of special interest are the thoughts of Japanese native Chiyo Kamada,
• Just watched the Blair baseball team win its first game of the (winter) season 13-3 in five innings over Bennington. Way to go, Bears!
• Japan's struggle with a nuclear power plant damaged by the tsunami last week has left a lot of Washington County residents wondering about the situation at our own Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station. Officials say it's safe and there is very little c
• Several Blairites were in Japan when the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit. Check out Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for the details.
• Golf = Good. Cheap golf = great! Take advantage of an awesome WOW deal of the week for River Wilds today.
• Sign up today to play the Enterprise Publishing Company's College Hoops Challenge! Top prizes include a pizza party for 20 people at Godfather's and 4 rounds of golf with cart at River Wilds! Free to play!
• Blair Mayor Jim Realph has appointed a committee of local folks to study the city's possible role in the future of the Dana College campus. Check out Friday's Enterprise to see who's on the committee.
• The 2010 census figures for Nebraska are out and Washington County and most of its communities continue to grow. Washington County topped 20,000 population, Blair is near 8,000 and Arlington is over 1,200. See Friday's Enterprise and check out www.e
• Last week, we published a story about the award-winning Arlington High School dance team. Want to see them in action at the State Cheer and Dance Competition (where they won two first place trophies?) Check out this video!
• Blair freshman Will Schany just won the Class B state wrestling title at 145 pounds
• Avery Rolland (112, Arlington) and Brody Welchert (130, Ft. Calhoun), each of whom won third-round wrestleback matches, will join Blair's Ryan Randall (189) and Arlington's Cody Erickson (145), each of whom lost in the championship semifinals,
• Brody Welchert of Fort Calhoun, Avery Rolland of Arlington and Brandon Lincoln of Blair each won 2nd-round wrestle-back matches this afternoon. Each needs one more win this evening in the 3rd-round wrestl-backs to qualify for a medal. That round, along w
• Blair sits fifth in Class B and has three wrestlers in Friday's semifinals at the State Wrestling Meet at the Qwest Center in Omaha. Will Schany (145), Ryan Randall (189) and Chris Long (285) are in the B semis, and Cody Erickson (145) of Arlington
• First day of State Wrestling today. Washington County schools have 18 wrestlers competing! If you haven't been there before, it's an extremely exciting event. Good luck, boys! Our Joe Burns is there this afternoon, and Scott Kerber will be ther
• Congratulations to the three district wrestling champions from Blair and four more from Arlington, as well as all 18 state qualifiers from the three Washington County schools!
• The Peace Corps will mark its 50 anniversary on March 1. We are looking for people who live in (or are originally from) Washington County who served. Do YOU know someone? Let us know, here on Facebook, or contact Melissa Rice at (402) 426-2121.
• It's been a great sports weekend, after losing the early week to snow. Blair and Elkhorn South split an exciting pair of basketball games Friday night, with the Lady Storm edging the Lady Bears by 3 in the opener, and the Blair boys winning by 3 in
• We all might as well start practicing -- in just a few weeks we will have to dial area codes even on local calls. See Friday's Enterprise for more.
• February is coming in like a lion. Check Friday's Enterprise for coverage of this week's storm.
• Capitol Conference wrestling tourney this Saturday. This will be a good test to see if the Arlington team stays hot against a really loaded group of competitors. Several NCC teams are in Class B, including Bennington, which is rated No. 3 in Class B. In
• One day left to get signed up to lose weight AND win money! Complete details are on our website. Weigh-ins are tomorrow, and anyone with a team and an entry fee will be included if they show up before 7 pm tomorrow evening!
• Still time to get signed up for the Weight Loss Washington County! Thousands of dollars in prizes on the line... stop in or visit our website for complete details and sign up sheet!
• The Arlington wrestling team, in spite being open in four weight classes, rode the performances of four individual champions to win the 2011 Arlington Invitational. Great work, Eagles!
• Mary Alice Johnson is the Washington County Board's first chairwoman. The board elected Johnson to the post this week. Read about it in Friday's Enterprise
• Good morning. It's a snowy Monday, schools are closed and the plows are out opening the roads after our first significant snowfall of the winter. Check out www.enterprisepub.com and read Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for full coverage of the storm.
• Sign up sheet and complete contest rules are now available for the 2011 Weight Loss Washington County Challenge! Click the link to download the sign up sheet and get full details of the challenge. Good luck!
• With another holiday weekend approaching, we invite you to pig out! Because starting in January, the Enterprise Publishing Company's "Weight Loss Washington County" will be back... and better than ever. Check the newspaper, Clipper, and
• The Washington County Salvation Army's fund drive got a big boost this with more $5,500 in donations form local businesses. See Friday's Enterprise for more.
• Tough loss for Blair boys in the Gross tourney finals. In a tie game against the No. 4-ranked host team -- inside 10 seconds to play -- Blair gets a clean block on a shot attempt, but the ball falls into the hands of a Gross player for an easy 12-footer
• Every day, in Washington County, volunteers lend their time and talents and are our true "unsung heroes." You can recognize them by nominating an individual or a group for Enterprise Publishing's annual "Volunteer of the Year" a
• Getting ready to head into the last big high school sports weekend of 2010. Blair girls play Concordia at Mt. Michael tonight. Friday and Saturday, the Blair boys are in the Gross tourney. Blair wrestlers are at the Platteview Invite on Friday, the Arlin
• There may be a bright light on the horizon - there may be a sale in the future for the former site of Dana College.
• Sign up today for our on-line college bowl game pick-em contest on enterprisepub.com! Win local prizes and compete nationally as well. Use your same log in as our regular season contest, or create a new profile if you are a new player! Good luck!
• Otte Middle School students prepare Christmas care packages for soldiers serving overseas. See Friday's Enterprise for the story.
• Attorney Geoff Hall of Blair has been appointed a judge for the Sixth Judicial District. See Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune or the link below for details.
• A Blair man says he was "just doing what anyone would have done' when he jumped into a ditch and pulled an injured woman from a burning car. Read about the rescue in today's Enterprise or at the link below.
• Updates on the condition of Kevin Mastel, who was burned over 70 percent of his body last Thursday in a fire at Country Estates, and a story about a Blair woman who has been honored by having an ocean-going tugboat named for her...all in Tuesday's P
• Blair's last locally owned pharmacy has been sold to Walgreens. Barr Pharmacy was sold, but the Barrs will keep their medical supply business going. See Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for more.
• Christmas cookies! We're looking for local cooks who would like to share a favorite Christmas cookie recipe for a feature series. What makes it a special cookie? Old family recipe? Easy-to-make? Beloved by your kids? We want to know! Contact Mel
• Two men were injured and one was taken by Lifenet to St. Elizabeth's Burn Center in Lincoln following a blaze at Country Estates this afternoon.
• A light dusting of snow across the county and some rural residents may be having flashbacks to last year's mass accumulation of the white stuff. But the county has implemented a new policy to help combat heavy snow, with priority given to some main
• Another great WOW deal... this is a great gym with great trainers and fitness information!
• Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is coming. A nice weekend turned many people's thoughts to finding that perfect Christmas tree. See Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for a glimpse at the activity at Santa's Woods in Washington County.
• Santa Claus is alive and well and living in Blair. Check out Friday's Enterprise for more details.
• Quite possibly the best WOW deal we'll ever offer... it's like getting a Black Friday deal, but BEFORE Thanksgiving!
• St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church will again be the site of the second annual community Thanksgiving dinner in Blair on Thursday. See Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune for more.
• In an era in which even the largest bookstore chains are shutting down stores. Blair Book and Supply celebrates its 30th years in business this weekend. See Friday's Enterprise for more.
• It's a big goal, but the need is there: The Washington County Unit of the Salvation Army needs to try and raise at least $15,000 to handle the requests for assistance anticipated this year. Learn how you can help in tomorrow's Citizen or Fri
• Hard to believe the end of Blair's football season was last Saturday, and two days later, basketball and wrestling practice started. Opening day for all three county schools' basketball season Monday, Nov. 29!
• Who are those people we've been hearing and reading about who are living in a dorm up at the former Dana College? Read Tuesday's Pilot-Tribune to find out more about them.
• Well, all good things have to come to an end. Blair's football season came to an end tonight, 28-7 to Elkhorn. :-( Great season, though, just the same. BTW, the weather wasn't all that bad at all. Wind died down to a whisper, thankfully.
• Your friendly neighborhood sports editor has a love-hate anticipation going on for tomorrow night's state semifinal football game. Love the game. The 30-or-so degrees and windy? Not so much. Go Bears, just the same!
• Do you have an elderly parent or know someone who can benefit from Meals on Wheels? Maybe even yourself? While it's a service that's been available in Blair and Arlington, it's now being offered in Fort Calhoun, too! And if you live in a
• "The Midwest's Largest Rummage Sale" starts this Thursday at the Washington County F
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