Leader-News - News
A future in good hands
As kids rode their bikes through town and splashed in a pool nearby, a group of high school students were spending the hot summer afternoon indoors, at the ready.
Warning issued over Wilton sign
Officials are debating what to do with Wilton’s electronic billboard, which is reportedly in violation with a law put in place just a year after the sign was erected.
Weathering the storm
There was more mud than music at Harmony Park last week, after an unexpected storm bore down on Washburn Friday afternoon.
Drought hits local ranchers
With over half of the state facing extreme drought conditions, local ranchers are growing more and more desperate for rain, and for hope.
Cleaning up the jail
After spending over 40 years in a state penitentiary, the last place Daniel Lees thought he would go once free was back inside the walls of a jail cell. But the last 13 months, that exactly what he did.
‘No trucks allowed’
At a June Washburn City Commission meeting, the board approved installing “No Truck” signs at 14th and 15th Street in Washburn, in hopes of preventing additional wear on those roads.
A new chapter
For the second year in a row, Peter Kaine traveled 4,000 miles from home to share his love for learning with families in the United States.
Schools seeing driver shortage
The workday is strange - a few hours in the morning and again in the afternoon, with a break in the middle.
City shuts down removal effort
An effort to file charges against the city auditor was met with frustration Monday as city commissioners voted against the action and urged moving on.
County sees increase in accidents
Temperatures aren’t the only thing going up this summer, as authorities are seeing an increase in motor vehicle accidents throughout the county.
