(picture from prior month) CJ Heaton, Deputy City Administrator of Public Works for the City of Blair, provided an update on the projects at 1600 and 1626 Washington Street. City inspectors identified multiple safety problems that prompted stop-work orders on Oct. 1. The most urgent issue was that the buildings were not secured, leaving them exposed to weather and accessible to anyone from the street. To protect public safety, the city required the right-of-way to be cleared

Life Changes brought to you by Sunburst Memorials of Blair Erna Claire Jensen was born November 13, 1934 and passed away on September 11, 2026 at the age of 91. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 17, 10 am at Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Dawson County, Nebraska. Jeremy “Jay” David Smith, age 41, passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2026, in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. Celebration of Life service 11 am Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Hom

Thursday, October 8 Arlington Volleyball at DC West Arlington Boys Cross County at Uehling Park Blair Girls and Boys Cross County at Titans Blair Volleyball vs Crete Fort Calhoun Girls and Boys Cross County at Uehling Park Fort Calhoun Volleyball vs Louisville Tekamah Herman Girls and boys Cross County at Cuming County Fairgrounds Tekamah Herman Volleyball vs North Bend Central Friday, October 9 Arlington Football vs Ashland-Greenwood Blair Softball class B-7 subdistricts at