McLean County Independent News
1or 2? Box stores considered
Are there two dollar stores sniffing at Garrison?

Navigating chaos
First responders share stories of danger, loss Standing on a highway with traffic careening by is challenging, according to Janis Sloka, Garrison fireman.
Dickens set to receive restitution
A judge ordered Michelle Kallberg, who stole $19,326 from the Dickens Village Festival 11 years ago, to pay $5,000 within 10 days and the remaining restitution in payments.

Home for the Holidays
The high school gym was adorned with buffalo plaid and winter snowmen. The Just for Kix held its annual winter program Sunday evening with all four groups dancing.
Senator responds to legacy fund idea
State Senator Howard Anderson, representing District 8 of Turtle Lake, isn’t a fan of the Garrison school superintendent’s idea of using Legacy Funds for building improvements.
Senator responds to legacy fund idea
State Senator Howard Anderson, representing District 8 of Turtle Lake, isn’t a fan of the Garrison school superintendent’s idea of using Legacy Funds for building improvements.

Lives washed away
Lake Sakakawea may be a summer destination for some, but for others, the water stands as an everlasting symbol — a symbol of life destroyed for those that lived in the Missouri River Valley prior to 1954.
Teachers heading back to school
About ten local elementary and high school teachers are currently in school or headed back this summer to pursue Masters degrees, and one teacher is working towards her Doctorate.

Addressing county noncompliance
A problem that the North Dakota state legislature tried to resolve nearly 30 years ago is still an issue.
The bottom of the barrel
Even though McLean County sits on the very edge of Bakken country, not breaking the top ten for North Dakota’s oil producing counties, it is feeling the brunt of oil prices that continue to drop.