McLean County Independent News
Burgum extends COVID-19 mitigation measures
As North Dakota COVID-19 positive cases numbers go down, mitigation measures are being extended.
A new officer for GPD
A new officer with the Garrison Police Department started Tuesday. He was approved for hire at the Garrison City Council meeting on Monday evening.
Thank you, Spirit of Christmas
A Christmas miracle happened on Friday in Garrison. An anonymous donor that would only like to be known as the “Spirit of Christmas” blessed the Garrison Food Pantry with three pallets of donated food.
Christmas Town brings joy
There’s a hidden gem in Max. It’s tucked away in the back room of the museum and is called Christmas Town.
Local food pantries in need of donations
The two local food pantries are in different situations right now. While Max Food Pantry is overloaded and looking for household items, Garrison is hoping for food donations.
Burgum pulls back on athletics restrictions
It’s back to practice after Thanksgiving weekend.
The streets are empty
The streets of Garrison are empty which is in stark comparison to every other year just days before the Dickens Village Festival is set to begin. Dickens has been canceled due to the the increased concerns over the COVID virus.
Tip leads to arrest of three felons
Garrison schools lock-down Monday Downtown Garrison was bustling Monday afternoon with McLean County Sheriff’s Deputies and US Marshalls as three fugitives were taken into custody.
COVID takes out Dickens Festival
For 26 years, the Dickens Village Festival bloomed through bitter cold, snowstorms and even theft from its checking account.
Sunsets on the first weekend of N. D. deer season
Over a prairie trail just north of Garrison, the sunset Sunday evening was spectacular. Shades of pink, orange and purple dominated the dusk sky.
