Central McLean News-Journal - News
'Tis the Season
Tanner Jacobson and Pearce Levey smile with Mr. and Mrs. Claus during Underwood’s Holiday Fair Saturday. See more on page 12.
Crafting robots, building skills
A club originally aimed at giving homeschooled kids in the area a chance for alternative learning has grown into a group of local robotics clubs with more than 20 members.
Students celebrate Snowball in Underwood
Cade Kjelstrup and Maddox Snyder pose for a photo in their colorful outfits, best known in the movie ‘Dumb and Dumber’. See page 16 for more pictures.
Snowstorm hits McLean County
Kaylee Johnson works on a snow man after the storm Thursday. See page 7.
Seeing the world in the service
It was August 22, 1968. Four th Infantry Army generator mechanic Randy Anderson was stationed at Dak To, Vietnam.
Trick or Treat
Logan Von Eschen, center, grabs candy from the Sodas and Things booth while sister Hadley Von Eschen watches from below during the annual Trick or Treat Down Main Street event in Underwood. See more pictures on page 9. (Photo by Cammie Wright)
Tribes, charitable gaming at odds over online gaming
North Dakota’s f ive Native American tribes are clashing with charitable gaming advocates over exclusive rights to online gambling and sports betting.
Time is money
The annual TL-M FFA Spaghetti Feed and Labor Auction was Monday evening in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake School.
Gather the herd
Davis and Amber Kinn show their daughters, Maggie, Liberty and Josie, the calf pens during the Dakota Feeder Calf Show in Turtle Lake. Davis and Amber are both from farming and ranching families, and believe it’s important their kids grow up similarly. “My wife and I both grew up around it and I think it teaches a lot of life lessons,” Davis said. “We do it together as a family. It teaches our girls lessons on responsibility and about the cycle of life and death.” More DFCS coverage on page 6.
McLean County receives Homeland Security grant
Shots rang out from the hallway. The 6th grade teacher at Turtle Lake-Mercer School protected the classroom with a door jam while telling students to stay calm.
