McLean County Independent News

Garrison takes the air out of co-op with Max

No sharing of games, practices, team names and coaches.

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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.

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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.

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Students CRACK the CODE
December 11, 2019

Students CRACK the CODE

It might seem like fun and games. But it’s fun and games disguised as learning.

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You can ask the girl to the dance, but she is going to need a lot more than an invitation.

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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.

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MAKING of a FESTIVAL
November 26, 2019

MAKING of a FESTIVAL

Jill Fuller is getting making her Christmas wishes come true early.

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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.

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“You just got to stay positive and optimistic and put one foot in front of the other.”

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Protecting the Protectors
November 20, 2019

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.

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