The incident Tuesday evening regarding a person walking away from the Blair Hospital after being committed for a mental health episode in Herman – that episode involving shots fired, is being made more clear by Sheriff Mike Robinson.     The Sheriff says the Blair Police aided the Sheriff’s department in alerting area residence of this man’s presence in the area. Sheriff Robinson says neither the Blair Police or the Blair Hospital are responsible for that incident and that po

BLAIR VFD SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Responses to four calls for service are on the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s activity summary for yesterday. A dual response with Herman’s Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department for a medical call in Herman, tending to a person having difficulty breathing, an injury from a fall and at 10:30 last night, the department was on standby at the station to assist law enforcement.

A buddy bench in memory of Jordan Rishel was dedicated at noon today at the Washington County Court House, 1555 Colfax Street. Ms. Rishel, at the time of her passing, was the director of the Washington County Community Foundation, a former member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, was previously the director of the Washington County Area Chamber of Commerce and involved in the Blair Optimist Club, among many other community betterment efforts. She passed away in a