McLean County Independent News
Riverdale council officials walk out
The City of Riverdale is short a pair of council members and an auditor following a heated debate over a rental matter.
Committee recommends third party for teacher negotiations
If Garrison School Board officials agree, a third party will be used to negotiate a contract between the board and Garrison Teachers Association (GEA).
Snowfall - it's a record!
The winter of 2008-2009 just made the record book. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, snowfall in Garrison officially surpassed the total received a decade earlier.
Corps: Sakakawea to rise five feet
Corps of Engineers officials in Omaha predict Lake Sakakawea will peak this summer at 1829 mean se level. The big lake currently sits at about 1824 msl.
Dream leads to potential for life-saving invention
A "dream" a former Garrison man had while flying back to North Dakota from a seminar in Georgia should make testing for toxic gas a whole lot simpler.
Water system getting upgrade
A better, higher quality and more abundant water supply.
'Friends' group works toward more paved roads to lake
If the Friends of Lake Sakakawea has its way, there will be 42 more miles of paved roads leading to the lake.
All we need is a mountain
If there was a Super Bowl of Snow, McLean County would be coming up on the playoffs.
Snow emergency declared
Last week, after dealing with an estimated 80 inches of snow in some areas of the county, the McLean County Board of Commissioners became one of the five counties and one city to officially declare a state of snow emergency.
The never-ending task of snow removal
People can only shake their heads and say, "unbelievable," about this year's unusual weather.
