McLean County Independent News
Closing the hood
GARRISON – Starting next week, Colin Fischer plans on staying home and making hay.

For Roman and Little Warrior
WASHBURN – An act of kindness three years ago has come full circle to the McLean County Sheriff’s Office, who benefited from the generosity of a White Shield family recently.

Carrying on a business
GARRISON – It will be business as usual at Kyle’s Katering, albeit under a new name and new ownership, explained longtime employee Lenore Schlichting.

A White Shield coronation
Hunter Felix and Kennedy Esquibel were named Homecoming King and Queen for White Shield last Friday night during halftime of the White Shield vs. New Town game. Other members of the homecoming court were Riley Esquibel and Owen Hosie for king and Image Everett and Chloe Bearstail-Fox for queen. (James C. Falcon)
Garrison city council approves budget for 2023
GARRISON – After making some fine-tuning, the 2023 budget for the City of Garrison has been whittled down so it will ask for 62.77 mills instead of 66.66 mills, a difference of $18,000.
Firefighters celebrate awareness week
GARRISON – The Garrison Fire Department will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15.

Honking for homecoming
Students from Garrison High School dressed in camouflage blew duck calls during the Garrison Homecoming Parade, held last Thursday before the Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison's football game against the Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke County Honkers. For more photos from the parade, turn to page 12. (Ethyn Williams-Calvert)

Homecoming royalty named
Homecoming Queen Karli Klein and King TJ Syvertson were proclaimed Garrison royaltyprior to the start of the Lady Troopers' volleyball game against the Wilton-Wing Miners last Thursday. The Homecoming Court also included Tyler Huesers, Mia Gehring, Connor Kerzmann and Kailtyn Zook. (James C. Falcon)
Community comes together for Kayce
BENEDICT – A COVID-19 related hospitalization for a young girl here ultimately led to a diagnosis of something else more serious.
Rice pleads not guilty in Knutson murder
A Velva woman who was arrested and charged with the 2007 death of her then-roommate has pleaded not guilty.