(photo from the City of Blair) As crews work through the final phases, we want to remind motorists of the current traffic impacts: * Grant Street between S 10th and S 11th Streets will remain closed for the remainder of this week. * Eastbound Grant Street from S 10th Street to approximately S 9th Street will remain closed until sometime next week. Once this final work is completed, Grant Street is expected to reopen to normal traffic flow. Please continue to follow posted tra

The Washington County Sheriff’s office reported their School Resource Officers are back in the halls! SRO Ashley Judkins is serving students and staff at Arlington Public Schools, while SRO Greg Byelick is back at Fort Calhoun Community Schools. The SROs are there for much more than school safety. They’re a familiar face in the hallway, a trusted resource for students and staff, and an important connection between our young people and law enforcement. By building relationship

(pic credit drought.gov, url in pic) Drought.gov maps show that leading up to the recent rainfall, 39.21% of Washington County is reporting as Moderate Drought. The remaining portions of the County are considered as Abnormally Dry. When looking at the Drought Monitor for the State of Nebraska, conditions indicate that 81.2% of the state is in a level of drought with 10.4 % abnormally dry. That leaves 8.4% of the state of Nebraska in normal moisture levels. With the rainfall r