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LIFE CHANGES FOR 08.11.2586 year old Bonnie Christiansen of Blair, formerly of Omaha, passed away July 30th. Memorial...
08/11/2025

LIFE CHANGES FOR 08.11.25

86 year old Bonnie Christiansen of Blair, formerly of Omaha, passed away July 30th. Memorial services are tomorrow, at 10:30 in the morning at Campbell Aman.

94 year old Delores Dungan Peters of Blair passed away July 29th. A celebration of Life is Saturday, August 23rd, 1-3 pm at Cherry Hill Coffee Shop and Ice Cream in Fort Calhoun.

Details online at campbellaman.com

69 year old Randy Magill of Fort Calhoun passed away August 5th. Visitation is tomorrow from 5 to 7pm at Sievers Sprick. There will be no funeral service, inurnment will be private.

Details online at sievers-sprickfuneralhome.com

A NEW FACE AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM! The Washington County Museum in Fort Calhoun has hired a new director acco...
08/11/2025

A NEW FACE AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM!

The Washington County Museum in Fort Calhoun has hired a new director according to board members. Pamela Eby of Omaha, formerly of the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium will head the museum immediately. She and retiring director Julie Ashton began working on the transition at the start of this month. Julie Ashton will stay on through the opening of the new Hugh and Jame Hunt Vintage Radio Exhibit. Julie has been with the Washington County Museum since 2013

ALL WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S HANDS ON DECK DURING STORMS AND AFTERMATH An extremely busy weekend for area first res...
08/11/2025

ALL WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S HANDS ON DECK DURING STORMS AND AFTERMATH

An extremely busy weekend for area first responders due to the storms early Saturday...The Washington County Sheriff’s Office assisted with Blair Fire and Police with the roof collapse at the Dollar General Warehouse at 6:30 Saturday morning. All personnel were accounted for.
Deputies aided with storm damage at Riverside Campground, several campers were destroyed, multiple people were transported with injuries.
Several power lines in the county were down, some power poles and tree top fires were handled by Kennard, Fort Calhoun, and other area mutual aide partners.
Deputies also assisted Arlington Fire and Rescue with a propane leak at 6171 Sundown Drive. In addition to helping those hit with storm damage, members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office dealt with a driver involved with a motorcycle accident in the 9 thousand block of County Road p-35

MRS DOUBTFIRE TO HELP BLAIR'S MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALComing up this Thursday Classics with a Cause at the Quasar Dri...
08/11/2025

MRS DOUBTFIRE TO HELP BLAIR'S MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Coming up this Thursday Classics with a Cause at the Quasar Drive in is featuring the movie “Mrs. Doubtfire. Admission is free, though donations are encouraged – the evening is a benefit for the Blair Memorial Community Hospital’s Therapy Services Expansion Project

ANNEXATION, REWORKING DOG PARK AMONG AGENDA ITEMS FOR BLAIR CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NIGHT A second reading of the Southwe...
08/11/2025

ANNEXATION, REWORKING DOG PARK AMONG AGENDA ITEMS FOR BLAIR CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NIGHT

A second reading of the Southwestern Annexation Plan is on the agenda for the Blair City Council tomorrow night.
Among the agenda items- consideration of a construction contract for Honey B Lane – just south of the Roundabout, discussion of re-allocating funds originally meant for a youth bike pump track, and more on moving the dog park project from Steyer Park to Black Elk-Neihardt park.
That meeting Tuesday evening is at 7pm in City Council Chambers at 218 South 16th street. The full agenda can be found online at BlairNebraska.org.

STORMS HAD ALL FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY OVER WEEKEND Sirens were heard many times during the storms over the weekend, on ...
08/11/2025

STORMS HAD ALL FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY OVER WEEKEND

Sirens were heard many times during the storms over the weekend, on Saturday alone, the Blair Volunteer Fire Department responded to well over thirty calls. Mutual aid partners also responded, with several calls for assistance at the Dollar General warehouse where part of a roof collapsed, Riverside RV park and other areas of town that were hit by winds reaching 90 miles per hour. Among those other agencies helping – Kennard, Fort Calhoun, Herman, Arlington, Bennington, Irvington, and Omaha fire departments as well as the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Blair Police.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MENOPAUSE TOMORROW!A lunch and learn on Navigating the Change – your guide to menopause is Tomorrow fro...
08/11/2025

LEARN MORE ABOUT MENOPAUSE TOMORROW!

A lunch and learn on Navigating the Change – your guide to menopause is Tomorrow from noon to 1pm at the Bagby/Gentry room at Blair’s Memorial Community Hospital. The event is free, but you do need to register by calling 402-426-1464

BIRTHDAYS FOR TODAY, AUGUST 11TH:Writer Alex Haley, 1921Musician Eric Carmen, 1949Wrestling Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, 19...
08/11/2025

BIRTHDAYS FOR TODAY, AUGUST 11TH:

Writer Alex Haley, 1921
Musician Eric Carmen, 1949
Wrestling Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, 1953
Musician Joe Jackson, 1954
Actress Viola Davis, 1965

WEEKEND STORM DAMAGEThat storm toppled trees, blew over shelters, car ports and more. Some injuries have been indicated...
08/11/2025

WEEKEND STORM DAMAGE

That storm toppled trees, blew over shelters, car ports and more. Some injuries have been indicated in social media, a storm emergency was declared by Mayor Mindy Rump, which is effective through today. City Works personnel have been working to clear debris. Tree Debris collection is on Third Avenue south of Colfax, near the recycling center. Two other temporary sites are at the parking lot of the Veterans Memorial Baseball field and at the east parking lot of Hansen Drive and Angel Share Drive. More details can be found on the City of Blair’s page.

POWER OUTAGES AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY 081125 Still making repairs from Storms over the weekend that left thousand...
08/11/2025

POWER OUTAGES AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY 081125

Still making repairs from Storms over the weekend that left thousands without power, Omaha Public Power District crews are now down to 739 outages. Douglas county has 242, Sarpy County, 2...Saunders 82, smaller numbers in the remaining county, excepting Washington County, which stands at 399 outages.

THE BLAIR RADIO 94.7 FM WEATHER : Overcast tonight with a slight chance of thunderstorms, a low of 65Clearing skies tom...
08/11/2025

THE BLAIR RADIO 94.7 FM WEATHER :

Overcast tonight with a slight chance of thunderstorms, a low of 65

Clearing skies tomorrow, a high of 81

Fair skies tomorrow night night, a low of 60

Sunny Wednesday, a high of 82

Clear Wednesday night, a low of 65

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08/11/2025

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