McLean County Independent News
Water flows through spillway
It has only ever happened two times in the history of the Garrison Dam, and on Monday it happened a third time. For the second year in a row, water has flowed through the dam’s floodgates to lower the reservoir’s level.
District ends fiscal year in the clear
As the Garrison School district approaches its fiscal year-end, there was some good news for board members.
Their days are numbered
Some may likely be over a century old, but no matter how deep their roots extend, the Ash trees in Garrison, and other western North Dakota towns, will not be providing shade and beauty for much longer. Of all the trees in Garrison, roughly 30 percent are Ash trees, and within the next decade, most are going to die from what is known as the Emerald Ash Borer.
Man charged in Elbowoods Church fire
Rode Vocu, a 22-year-old, is facing a felony arson charge in federal court regarding the April 22 burning of the historic Elbowoods Memorial Church west of Raub.
Saluting the scouts
Members of Young Hawk-Bear Legion Post 253 in White Shield went between cemeteries on the reservation May 30 to honor the men and women who fought for both American, and tribal, freedom.
Varying rates topic at rural water meeting
The rural water rate structure came under fire at the Garrison district’s annual meeting Saturday.
Supt. Windish says goodbye
After four years at Max Public School, Supt. Pat Windish will be leaving the Max School District. His last day with the district will be June 30.
Ready to respond
Garrison is becoming a safer place to live than ever before. As of Thursday, the city is now considered by the North Dakota Department of Health to be a “cardiac ready community.”
New chaplain joins McLean County Jail
The McLean County Jail printed an advertisement earlier this year looking for a chaplain, someone to sit down and talk with the inmates a couple times a week about bible studies and personal struggles.
MEC cooperates to allow Dollar General
City officials offered the public a chance to give their two cents worth before Dollar General could build on the east edge of Garrison.
