McLean County Independent News
Plant getting new look
It’s a skeleton of what it once was, but in a few months, the Snake Creek Pumping Plant will have a brand new look about it.
Pipe bomb reported east of Garrison
What could have been deadly wasn’t. But a report of a pipe bomb six miles east of Garrison Sunday evening brought the Minot bomb squad, a robot to attempt detonation and a brief shutdown of Hwy. 37.
Salary packages a wrap
Another year of salary negotiations is over. Steve Brannan, Garrison school superintendent, and Jennifer Bowerman, business manager, received a 6 percent raise at Monday evening’s board meeting.
Retiring Old Glory
Members of Garrison’s Hugh P. Minehan Post 49 American Legion held a flag disposal ceremony Monday evening in the Garrison City Park. Six flags were disposed of at the conclusion of the retirement ceremony.
Passing the buck
The McLean County Planning and Zoning Board decided to leave it up to the McLean County Commissioners whether or not to allow Great River Energy to modify one of its inactive waste pits into a special waste landfill that would accept oil field waste.
Planting delays worry producers
When one nears Butte from the west, the view to the east is one of grandeur.
Clock is ticking
A month ago, it was too dry. Now, it’s too wet. And with each passing day, the planting clock keeps ticking. One more idle day is one day closer to fall.
Teacher pay settled
Garrison teachers will receive a 5 percent salary increase plus an extra $500, it was decided at a meeting of educators and board members May 22.
Mapping plan pondered
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