A fire this morning in the 650 block of South 5th Street in Blair damaged a mechanical shop. Jake Dunn with the Blair Fire and Rescue Department says a Hydro-Evacuation business at 652 South Fifth sustained damage, but there were no injuries and no fatalities. Blair, Fort Calhoun and Kennard Fire and Rescue crews helped bring that fire under control.

Nebraska will receive over 218 million dollars from the Rural Health Transformation Fund – this according to congressman Don Bacon. The funds will strengthen access to quality health care in rural areas and will help the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services focus on prevention.

62 year old Janice Fisher passed away December 29th. Visitation is this Sunday, 5 to 7pm at Campbell Aman, A funeral is Monday, 10 am at Tekamah’s First Baptist Church. 81 year old Marilyn Sanderhoff Swanson of Blair passed away December 23rd. She was a long time employee of Blair Community Schools. She is survived by her children, Gary Swanson, Chrissy Maybon, her brother John Sanderhoff and their families. Visitation is 9:30 Saturday morning, January 3rd, the memorial servi