Itching to get out this weekend? Plan a day trip on Saturday, October 10, and explore Western Iowa - a full morning-to-evening itinerary of food, shopping, and art set against the scenic Loess Hills. Start your day at the Missouri Valley Fire Station (223 E Erie) with a hearty pancake feed from 7:30 a.m. to noon - a neighborly way to fuel up before a day of wandering. Then head a block over to St. Paul Lutheran Church (201 N 2nd St) for the Craft & Vendor Fair, 9 am to 1 pm,

(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

On Wednesday, October 7th the Blair Police reported a search for a missing teen, Neveah Wright, who was last seen on October 6th. As of 10 pm on the 7th, the Blair Police Department verified that she has been found and wanted to thank everyone that stepped up in our community to share the information and help locate her.