McLean County Independent News
Principal hiring in limbo
It looked like a slam dunk. Three qualified candidates, all available at public-board interviews, school still six weeks from starting. The vote was close in the selection, but a clear candidate emerged.
Derby time
It’s time to launch the boats. Anglers are ready to take to the waters of Lake Sakakawea in hopes of being in the right place at the right time, using the right kind of bait and having a little bit of luck.
Where’s the law enforcement?
The on-again-off-again relationship between the City of Garrison and McLean County Sheriff’s Department seems to be off again.
Ice will be nice
It was beginning to look like it would be a long cold winter. Plans to advance rebuilding the indoor ice rink in Garrison seemed to slow like water freezing on a flag pole at -32 below.
Makoti to celebrate a century
Makoti became a town 100 years ago, and its community will celebrate that fact this weekend.
MEC bills to be ‘rounded up’
Members of McLean Electric Cooperative will soon be paying more for their electric power. The increase is not due to a rate increase, however; it is by choice.
Staff receives pay increases
The school’s two remaining administrators will receive pay increases for the 2011-12 school year.
School building project stalls
At the recommendation of the Building and Grounds Committee, Garrison School Board members agreed now is not the time to move forward with expansion projects at the high school and elementary school.
Garrison High School principal resigns
You could have heard a pin drop. No one knew the announcement was coming. But when Superintendent Steve Brannan said high school Principal Darwin Routledge had given his verbal resignation Tuesday, board members were left dumbfounded.
State Park busy
“It’s been a wild, wild spring and it looks like its going to continue into summer.” That’s the word from Dick Messerly, manager of Fort Stevenson State Park.
