Central McLean News-Journal - News
Capturing life on the ‘front porch’
Underwood photographer Freedom Bassett is doing what she can to bring a little sunshine into locals’ lives – 10 minutes at a time.
Anderson – the driver behind the blood drive
It was business-almost-asusual this past Tuesday as Turtle Lake’s Joan Anderson worked with staff members of Vitalant at one of the city’s annual blood drives.
Mask makers for the masses
When the nation/worldwide call went out for people who are stuck at home to start sewing face masks, people from all over dusted off their sewing machines, headed to the fabric store and started searching online to find the correct width elastic.
A social-distance homecoming
The COVID-19 pandemic safety recommendations put the kibosh on any hopes Underwood’s Cindy Bjorge may have had about putting on a big welcome party for her husband Mike, who on Saturday returned from a seven-month deployment in Qatar in the Middle East.
Smalls podcast – being a ‘QuaranTeen’
Turtle Lake-Mercer’s Miya Smalls is one of this year’s seniors whose last year as a high school student has forever been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
County approves transmission line amendments
After nearly two hours of testimony, questions and answers, the McLean County Planning and Zoning Board and McLean County Commission Thursday night both approved zoning amendments that would prohibit transmission lines from being erected closer than one mile beyond the ordinary high water mark of the Missouri River, Lake Sakakawea or Lake Audubon.
Northland to have drive-up ‘19’ testing
If you’ve got COVID-19 questions , Northland Community Health has got the answers. The health center recently set up a nursing hotline for anyone having questions about COVID-19 and its symptoms.
Wash your hands - stay home
Ever since the announcement that a Ward County man was diagnosed with a presumptive case of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, regional health institutions have been urging the public not to panic while also taking precautions and preparing for additional cases.