Central McLean News-Journal - News
Manor is ‘spectacularly’ spooktacular
Michael Jackson may be the original “Thriller,” but members of the Northern Expressions Arts Council are doing their own version of the classic pop song.
Meth ring traced to local bar
A 25-pound drug bust near Turtle Lake last week is evidence of a rapidly-booming drug market in McLean County, and targeted efforts by local law enforcement to combat the problem.
Macabre Manor opens Friday
Underwood’s Kyle Wolf is staying pretty tight-lipped about what people can expect at the upcoming McLean’s Macabre Manor haunted house, just that it’s going have “horror, gore, scares – everything you go to a haunted house for.”
Almost time to walk and ‘chil-i’
The DeAnn and Rick Brunelle home and American Bank Center took top honors in the “Paint the Town Blue and Orange” competition...
Heger caps 43 years in zoning
In a time when finding someone to volunteer to be part of a committee can be difficult, it’s rare to find someone who has been on the committee for more than five years, or even ten.
Students into Gallery on the Go
Elementary students learn all about colors, more specifically coloring, but Friday morning the elementary students from Underwood were taking their brushes to paint and canvas, creating their one-of-a-kind paintings that look just a little bit like the painting their classmate painted.
Talkin’ taxes – well isn’t that special
The city portion of Underwood residents’ property taxes will be going up a little less than $7 per $100,000 worth of residential property following approval of the city’s 2018 budget Monday night.
School buddies leading to fewer bullies
The new “lunch buddies” program at the Underwood Public School has needed a little tweaking in the early weeks of the new school year...
Taxes to go up about $20 for school levy
People who enjoy talking about taxes are probably few and far between, except for maybe tax preparers.