McLean County Independent News

Garrison takes the air out of co-op with Max
No sharing of games, practices, team names and coaches.
Harvest challenged by wet, cold temps
For the 14 years Chris Gratton has been the manager at the CHS Garrison facility he has wanted a grain dryer. This year was the first year he thought the want could have been called a need.

Sometimes Santa is a petite brunette
More than anything, I want to teach my children that people matter, everyone matters. Little Lunches Organizer Dawn Kolden said.

Students CRACK the CODE
It might seem like fun and games. But it’s fun and games disguised as learning.
Badge, gun and whole lot more
You can ask the girl to the dance, but she is going to need a lot more than an invitation.

Damper on Dickens, second weekend set
First it was ice, then snow, then fog. Weather took a toll on the first weekend of the Dickens Village Festival, slashing the number of visitors and sales.

MAKING of a FESTIVAL
Jill Fuller is getting making her Christmas wishes come true early.
Max stands firm: no full co-op
If the co-op disagreement between Max and Garrison school boards was a football game, Max would be the team wanting to play by the previous rules and Garrison would be the team trying to rewrite the rule book.
Prison sentence follows theft from area elevators
“You just got to stay positive and optimistic and put one foot in front of the other.”

Protecting the Protectors
Editor’s Note: “Boys with their toys.” That’s what the McLean County Independent called the armored vehicles the McLean County Sheriff’s Department purchased four years ago.