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City signs will stay on poles a little longer
City of Washburn commissioners are in no hurry to remove city signs from Otter Tail Power telephone poles after a meeting with a representative from Otter Tail Power on March 8.
Nearly 60 area students attend entrepreneur expo
In this day and age of online businesses there’s no limit to who your competition might be.
Order in the courtroom
District Court has found a new home in the Memorial Building in Washburn since county commissioners last week decided that parts of the McLean County Courthouse would no longer be used until further decisions could be made about the future of the building.
Movin’ on out
It’s official. The process to close down the original McLean County Courthouse structure has begun.
After 30 years Wilton Principal Norris will retire
When he first got into the education field, Roger Norris was 24 years old and looking to shape the minds of the future.
Rewarded for a change
The average person might hear Kayla Wiese’s life story and think she’s been given a lot of lemons.
Is courthouse hazardous to health?
The public often criticizes government for being slow to react.
Fingerprinting, minus the ink
No more messy ink for the McLean County Sheriff’s Department.
School board accepts elementary principal’s resignation
Being a school board member is often marked by fun times – project planning, financial reports, and contract negotiations, just to name a few.
Water treatment plant updates underway
Updates to Washburn’s water treatment plant are underway, and the $6.7 million renovation project is going well, city officials say.