Leader-News - News
River Ag serves broad customer base
When the doors opened for business at the new River Ag building in early July, much of the products were still on order.
School’s back in session
Careful planning, months of cleaning and hours of training prepared the staff of the Washburn School for the 2012-2013 school year.
No knoephla soup on school menu?
There will be some nation-wide changes to school lunch programs due to new federal requirements for school meals, and that means there will be some major changes at the Washburn School as well.
Harvesting fire stopped by group effort
A fire started Thursday afternoon on the Pablo Ronderos farm, about 9 miles east of Washburn, was extinguished with the help of area farmers and the Washburn Fire Department.
Farmers Security Bank rated one....
You’re probably thinking that a safe bank is one that would see Jesse James coming and lock down all assets. Or one that has the fewest amount of paper cuts among its employees.
Courthouse savers offer $40,000
The old McLean County courthouse’s days are numbered.
Bid accepted to replace Wilton city shop floor
Wilton City Commissioners graded their first trailer house during the last regular meeting.
Freedom Fitness returning to Washburn
If you’ve found you’ve added a few inches around the waist since the fitness center closed in Washburn, here’s some good news.
School board awaits word on possible growth
A lot changed during the last regular school board meeting of the Washburn School Board.
Track work makes first hurdle
With work expected to begin in early June, there was some worry about if and when the new track project would get under way at the Washburn School when in early July no progress had been made.
