McLean County Independent News
Pay package gets first look
If Garrison teachers and board members agreed Wednesday night on next year’s salaries, one negotiator said it will be the quickest settlement in 10 years.
Superintendent hired at Max
Max has a new superintendent. School officials got a chance this past week to sit down with their top candidate to be the school’s next administrator.
Elevator merger put on hold
The proposed merger of the Falkirk Farmers Elevator and Hazen Farmers Elevator with CHS/Garrison Farmers Union Elevator could fall through.
Ryder annex plan to Max fails
The verdict is final, and a segment of land of the Lewis and Clark School District in the Ryder area that supporters hoped would be annexed to Max will remain as is.
‘Boxtops’ pay dividends
Who says learning has to be having your nose stuck in a book, reading all those black letters on a white page. Why can’t it be fun?
Unusually warm and dry conditions in the Missouri River basin during the month of March resulting in below normal runoff into the mainstem reservoir system for the first time since November 2010.
Super Valu announces expansion
There’s just no more room, and that’s why the owners and manager of Garrison’s Krause’s Super Valu are planning a major expansion project. The plan is for construction to begin this summer, if not sooner.
Residents receive assessment notices
It’s like the children’s tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Not too cold, not too hot … just right.
Ready, set, start planting
Let the planting season begin – and it’s still in March. Last year, most farmers were lucky to get into the field by May.
Should Garrison hire an administrator or manager?
Does the City of Garrison need to change the makeup of its governing body? More specifically, should the city hire a manager or administrator?