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Blair Enterprise Publishing
February 16, 2018
Two people were arrested Feb. 9 after breaking into a Fort Calhoun home and assaulting a woman, according to documents filed in Washington County Court. Deante Smith, 23, is charged with burglary, a Class IIA felony; domestic assault, a Class I misdemeanor; and resisting arrest, a Class IÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
January 30, 2018
Sandhoefner cited one volunteer in particular as the biggest champion of the season: fellow Fort Calhoun resident Reid Gloden. Gloden has come to Sandhoefner's aid from noon to 5 p.m. every Friday of the Lenten season for the last decade. "Reid counts down the days to the fish fry starting in November,"ÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
January 30, 2018
Mike Foley spoke briefly in Fort Calhoun on Sunday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church's annual pro-life brunch. Foley's appearance was part of Gov. Pete Ricketts' newly reinvigorated pro-life initiative, which was announced Jan. 8. Ricketts aims to greatly reduce the number of federal dollars which areÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
January 19, 2018
The livestock feed operation (LFO) would provide live chickens to be processed by Nebraska-based Lincoln Premium Poultry to supply for supermarket giant Costco. The land for the proposed LFO is near the intersection of County Road 47 and Sands Lane east of Fort Calhoun. Requests were made byÃÂ ...
Omaha World-Herald
January 13, 2018
A little more than five years after the Omaha Public Power District and Exelon Corp. agreed to a 20-year, $400 million deal for Exelon to manage day-to-day operations of the now-closed Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, the Omaha utility is nearly off the hook. OPPD expects to pay $83,333.33, which the utility'sÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
January 13, 2018
Sill, who has owned and operated Countryside Small Animal Clinic in Fort Calhoun since 1993, is in the process of selling her clinic to another Fort Calhoun native, Dr. Kaycee Points. “I knew that she would be the right person to come in here because she just has the small town connection,” Sill said.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
January 13, 2018
Fort Calhoun may soon be home to the county's first chicken grower to supply the developing $300 million chicken processing plant in Fremont. The facility broke ground in June, with production slated to begin in Spring 2019. Nebraska-based Lincoln Premium Poultry will utilize a growers' network of 120ÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 27, 2017
THE FORT CALHOUN CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE FORT CALHOUN PUBLIC LIBRARY AT FORT CALHOUN, NEBRASKA. The public is invited to attend. The agenda is keptÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 26, 2017
Fort Calhoun Community Schools (FCCS) are reflecting on the switch from Nebraska State Assessments (NeSA) to standardizing the ACT exam, which presented a number of challenges for schools across the state. Results following the first year of mandatory, statewide ACT testing for high school juniorsÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 26, 2017
It was Drew Wagner's idea for the Fort Calhoun Elementary School Student Council to piece together holiday care packages for troops deployed overseas during the holiday season. Wagner, the school's principal, is a first sergeant in Civil Engineering for the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air RefuelingÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 19, 2017
One of the Fort Calhoun Board of Education's goals for the 2017-18 school year includes working to complete all current projects at all building sites in the district. Possibly the largest project included the renovation of Fort Calhoun Elementary School's kitchen and cafeteria. The renovations wereÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 18, 2017
William B. Burdess, 51, was doing chores in a horse barn when the .45 caliber pistol he had in a holster in his pocket fell to the ground and discharged, Capt. Shawn Thallas said. Burdess was struck in the lower left chest. The bullet exited through his back. Thallas said Burdess walked a couple hundredÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 31, 1999
Fort Calhoun and Blair firefighters battled bitter cold temperatures while fighting a house fire Sunday night west of Fort Calhoun. First responders were dispatched to 5158 County Road P39 at approximately 8:10 p.m. for a residential fire. When firefighters arrived heavy smoke was pouring from the garageÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 31, 2017
Members of Fort Calhoun Elementary School's Student Council pose with the socks they collected for Omaha's Open Door Mission. Their efforts ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 31, 2017
Each month, Fort Calhoun Community Schools releases the Fort Calhoun Dispatch, a monthly newsletter intended to keep parents up-to-date ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 24, 2017
This spring, the City of Fort Calhoun will see 11 shiny new beacons of the city's history in the form of interpretive signage around town. The Fort ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 16, 2017
The Fort Calhoun farmer was just beginning to harvest the 60-acre field due to the wet conditions. McNew is not alone, said Nathan Mueller, ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 16, 2017
30 and Oct. 1 in Fort Calhoun was a great success, according to event organizers. The estimated turnout was between 3,000 and 3,500 people.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 13, 2017
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing of the Fort Calhoun City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Fort Calhoun Public Library at Fort ...
Omaha World-Herald
October 11, 2017
The nuclear reactor at the Fort Calhoun plant was fully powered down Oct. 24, 2016. Here, control room personnel at the nuclear plant prepare ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 3, 2017
Fort Calhoun kindergartener Alexandra Jabens curls around the neck of her mother, Karen Jabens during the PFE Walk-a-Thon.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
October 2, 2017
Fort Calhoun High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter is raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 26, 2017
After two town recent hall meetings and 17 years, the Fort Calhoun maintenance building issue is finally nearing its resolution. On Sept. 18, the ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 26, 2017
A controversial rezone request was approved by the Fort Calhoun City Council at its Sept. 18 meeting. To approve the rezone, the council had ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 12, 2017
An 81-year-old Fort Calhoun woman died after the vehicle she was driving collided with a dump truck shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 31, 1999
While Fort Calhoun's Longhorn Bar is not new to hosting Halloween parties, this year will welcome a special new twist, thanks to owner ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 31, 1999
On Oct. 9, Gateway Development Executive Director Lisa Scheve hosted a workshop with Fort Calhoun City Council members Lori Lammers, ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 31, 1999
Stacey Lichtenberg of the Fremont Crisis Center works with Reilly Roauterkus during an anti-bullying program Wednesday at Fort Calhoun ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
December 31, 1999
Hooker's relative Pat Arnt of Fort Calhoun donated the uniform, some equipment, a photo of Hooker and his diary to Jurgensen ant Arlington ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 27, 2017
A controversial rezone request was approved by the Fort Calhoun City Council at its Sept. 18 meeting. To approve the rezone, the council hadÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 26, 2017
Debris littered the sidewalk out front of Too Far North after a driver operating a Chevrolet sedan (pictured) struck support beams on theÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 24, 2017
Public Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, held at 7:00 p.m. onÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 19, 2017
Autumn Pointe resident Patty Waters chats with Fort Calhoun High School freshmen Nathan Briles, Justin Fritz and Dylan Blair (from left, BrilesÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 12, 2017
An 81-year-old Fort Calhoun woman died after the vehicle she was driving collided with a dump truck shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday on U.S.ÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
September 4, 2017
Two brave members of the Fort Calhoun Volunteer Fire and Rescue team have been deployed to Texas to lend a hand with Hurricane HarveyÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 17, 2017
Washington County sheriff's deputies and Fort Calhoun Rescue responded to a single vehicle rollover crash at approximately 7 p.m. TuesdayÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 15, 2017
I've always wanted to work with kids, so teaching felt like the right fit for me. I would be happy in any grade, but I'm excited for fifth! What wasÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 15, 2017
The second summer of Fort Calhoun Elementary's summer program, Kids Club/Summer Jam Camps, drew to a close last week in anticipationÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 10, 2017
"It's been a long summer," said Christina Bowser, Fort Calhoun after-school activities director, with a rueful smile. Bowser and the Fort CalhounÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 8, 2017
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE FORT CALHOUN PLANNING COMMISSION ONÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 4, 2017
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is launching an investigation into an alleged illegal junkyard in Fort Calhoun near the Spring ValleyÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
August 1, 2017
The 23rd annual Big Red Dinner, sponsored by Fort Calhoun Knights of Columbus Council 10305, is coming back to Schwertley Hall on Aug.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
July 29, 2017
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Fort Calhoun Planning Commission on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.ÃÂ ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
July 25, 2017
All payments for the work, which is contracted by Nelson Construction of Omaha, are updated as of the July 17 Fort Calhoun City CouncilÃÂ ...
Omaha World-Herald
February 26, 2017
The U.S. Army later chose the bluff for a permanent fort, originally dubbed Fort Calhoun (for then-Secretary of War John C. Calhoun) on the map of Maj.
The Times
February 26, 2017
Spending time in or around Fort Calhoun, NE? This is one of the best places for eating out in the county. The next time you're in town, whether with your family, friends or just travelling solo - check out our top 5 list below to ensure you and your ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing
February 25, 2017
Mary Weckmuller will celebrate her 90th birthday on March 17. Her children are Ann (Bill) McPhillips, Fort Calhoun; Lyn Pahls, Omaha; and Carol Weckmuller, Blair.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
February 24, 2017
... or his/her designee. Police may conduct an investigation. Consequences from the district will be based on the findings of the investigation.
Blair Enterprise Publishing
February 23, 2017
James "Jim" S. Freburg, 63, of Omaha, NE died February 21, 2017, in Omaha, NE. He was born November 8, 1953, in Lincoln, NE.
Omaha World-Herald
February 22, 2017
Memorial Service: 11am Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Inurnment: Private. Memorials suggested to Fort Calhoun American Legion Post #348 Baseball Team. SIEVERS-SPRICK FUNERAL HOME Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-ÃÂ ...
