Next Wednesday’s preliminary hearing in Washington County Court for David Boettcher, the alleged gunman in a shootout with Washington County Sheriff’s deputies in Arlington, will …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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2/17/25
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Washington County got hit with its second and third snow events in the past eight days Saturday and Monday, and the lows on Monday night are supposed to drop into the negative double digits.
As …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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2/17/25
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A West Point man is facing numerous charges following a high-speed chase in Northeast Nebraska that began in O’Neill and ended in Blair.
At about 4 a.m. Monday, the Stanton County …
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BY MIKE O’BRIEN
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2/14/25
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It’s 2025! How many times has that fact left you shaking your head in disbelief in the past month? It’s incredible how quickly the school year is passing.
We want to …
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BY DR. DAWN LEWIS
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2/14/25
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The Washington County Board of Supervisors is rejecting, yet again, an attempt by the State of Nebraska’s Judicial Branch to consolidate the offices of county clerk and district court clerk …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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2/12/25
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Even as the snow continues to fall in Washington County, state, county and city crews in Blair, Arlington and Fort Calhoun are doing their best to keep the streets clean.
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2/12/25
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Snow and bitter cold temperatures greeted Washington County residents on Wednesday morning.
Some local media outlets were reporting more than 200 closings, including the Blair, Arlington and …
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2/12/25
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A status hearing for Kierre L. Williams, the Iowa man accused of the December 2023 killing of Fr. Stephen Gutgsell in Fort Calhoun, is scheduled for Wednesday.
The hearing was postponed in …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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2/11/25
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2/11/25
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Lutheran pastors and bishops in Nebraska are condemning allegations by former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn that Nebraska’s Lutheran Family Services is a “money laundering …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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2/11/25
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Concerns are growing that federal funding for one of Nebraska’s largest social service organizations may be eliminated following two tweets last weekend by confidants of President Donald Trump.
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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2/6/25
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The Nebraska Disabled American Veterans delivered a van to Washington County last Friday that is designed to be used to provide free transportation to local veterans who need to get to certain …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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2/3/25
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Arlington Public Schools wanted to be ready for its first official Unified basketball game next Tuesday, so it put together a practice run Jan. 16. During a varsity high school basketball …
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By Grant Egger - sports@enterprisepub.com
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1/31/25
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After six generations of ownership, the Rhoades family is selling Enterprise Media Group to Alabama-based Carpenter Media Group. The fast-growing, privately held company owns almost 300 newspapers in …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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1/29/25
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The 2024 Red Kettle Drive for the Salvation Army of Washington County received two big assists from area churches, including a $2,000 donation from the Blair Congregational Church and a $1,500 …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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1/24/25
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First Lutheran Church in Blair received the Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Community Service Award for the help it gave with recovery efforts following the April 26 tornado that …
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By Kevin Bumgarner - editor@enterprisepub.com
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1/21/25
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A defense motion asserting that William P. Collins’ rights to a speedy trial have been violated, and that has pushed back the start of his first-degree murder trial for the foreseeable future.
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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1/21/25
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The Arlington Soaring Wings Show Choir took part in the Blair Show Choir at Blair High School last Saturday.
In two separate morning and afternoon sessions, 10 visiting schools and the Blair …
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1/17/25
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David Boettcher, the alleged gunman in a shootout with Washington County Sheriff’s deputies on Jan. 6 in Arlington, could face life in prison after seven criminal counts were filed by the …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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1/17/25
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With their family’s agricultural roots in Washington County dating back to the 1800s, one might conclude that generations of the Neale Shaner family felt obligated to continue building on what …
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BY TERESA HOFFMAN
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1/17/25
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Bruce Kempcke has plenty of his own memories from working on his family’s farm as a child. But, thanks to diaries kept by his mother, the Blair resident can take a trip down memory lane anytime …
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BY TERESA HOFFMAN
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1/17/25
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The trial for Washington County murder suspect William P. Collins will not start Tuesday as originally planned. Instead, there will be a hearing on Thursday to determine if the Washington County …
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BY ADAM BRANTING
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1/14/25
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For as prickly and consequential as the first-half of 2024 was — with blizzards, tornados and floods battering Washington County — summer arrived with calm familiarity.
A flag …
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Staff reports
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1/10/25
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