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County opts to lease motorgraders
Butler Machinery will provide three motorgraders as McLean County goes from owning to leasing.
Speech team preps for meet
Fresh off of a successful competition last month, the Cardinals speech team is looking forward to showing off their stuff at the Washburn Speech Invitational this weekend.
Under the flashing lights
It’s a few minutes before 6 p.m. and McLean County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Justin Krohmer looks at the clock and says, "Time to go."
Hopping for heart health
Washburn Public Schools students kicked off this year’s Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser on Jan. 20 in the Olde Gym, with a mission of exceeding the amount of money raised last year for the American Heart Association.
New emergency notification system
McLean County’s new emergency notification system is ready and will be tested this Friday at 10 a.m.
School completes active shooter training
Just a few days after a suspect in the threat that shut down the Bismarck State College campus was apprehended north of Washburn...
‘This is not a test’
Katelyn Smith was sitting in the basement of the Schafer hall auditoriam in the middle of her Stage makeup class...
Geocachers brave the cold
It was a near-perfect winter day to get out and get active – the air was crisp and cold – but not unbearably so, and the sun shone down from a clear blue sky onto untouched expanses of snowy landscape.
Painted Woods opens simulator league
Painted Woods Golf Course isn’t letting winter get in the way of the game.