Leader-News - News
Coming together for the vets
The Washburn and Wilton American Legion Posts have joined forces, coming together to plan joint Veterans Day events in honor of the Legion’s 100 year anniversary.
Testing the waters
It all started with a teenage boy, swimming laps in Washburn pool last week.
Former deputy charged with sexual assault
A former McLean County deputy and current Turtle Lake resident is facing three felonies for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy.
Storm tears through area
Washburn and Wilton residents woke up Friday to find electricity out and landlines inoperable after an overnight storm splintered apart power lines and littered much of McLean County with broken branches and debris.
Commission debates dog ordinance
A months-long debate continued at Washburn City Hall last week, with a resident repeatedly asking permission to keep the eight dogs commissioners have ordered him to house elsewhere.
Swallowed by the river
Shorelines, residential lawns and boat docks were swallowed up by rising waters this week, as increased releases from the Garrison Dam deepened the Missouri River in Washburn by over two feet in seven days.
A clean slate
McLean County inmates got their hands dirty getting some local cars clean on Friday, serving as volunteers in a fundraiser for the local resource center.
Code 10-32
Screams echoed through the halls of Washburn Public School on Thursday, as victims barricaded themselves in classrooms and crouched against lockers that were the same shade of red as their open wounds.
Write-in races draw
Who will be filling seats on Washburn and Wilton boards remains to be seen, as final election results show a tie in write-in votes for several open positions.
