McLean County Independent News
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?
Living on the edge of the bite
Slow and steady stays the course. And that’s probably how most residents in McLean County feel when it comes to oil activity as it encroaches into the county.
Bullying pushed to the spotlight
School officials at Garrison are in the process of developing a bullying policy.
Marina slip rates decided
Boat owners who want to rent a slip at either marina at Fort Stevenson State Park, or Lewis and Clark State Park near Williston, can breathe a sigh of relief
Full-time kindergarten proposed at Garrison
Youngsters ready to enter kindergarten this fall at Garrison will hit the ground running.
‘Stranger danger’ awareness
This past week, area youngsters were introduced to an important subject – stranger danger.
‘Camper’ residents local asset
This winter there is a new phenomenon in the Garrison area – RV parks that are filled with camping trailers. Not only are the mobile structures on site, many are occupied – not a typical situation during the winter months.
E-mailing among officials riles commissioner
Julie Hudson-Schenfisch was on a mission. As a McLean County commissioner and a board member of the N.D. Association of Coal Conversion Counties, she repeated her message again and again: e-mailing among members was a violation of the open meetings law.
School bond vote delayed
It took just a few minutes for the Garrison School Board to decide Feb. 15 to postpone the bond election on additions and remodeling to both schools.
