Central McLean News-Journal - News
Auxiliary members make, donate bibs to hospital
There were salads galore to choose from at this past Sunday’s Turtle Lake Hospital Auxiliary’s annual salad luncheon fundraiser.

After months of discussion and debate, the Turtle Lake-Mercer School board is officially saying it is not interested in expanding the current Central McLean co-op to include basketball and volleyball.
Water rate hike on the horizon
A water rate increase is probably in Underwood residents’ futures. How much that increase will be has yet to be determined.

Church youth raising funds for Belize trip
Mercer Baptist Church minister Ed Gullett is trying to hit home with his church youth a mantra he understands and lives by – the church is not a building – it’s a people.
Westridge holding fundraising tour
The Westridge Golf Course is good-to-go for this spring and summer’s golfers, and the club members are excited to show off the improvements that have been made to the club house over the winter.

New face, new mission at Tiny Turtles
There is a new face and a new attitude at the Tiny Turtles Daycare in Turtle Lake.
‘Impressive’ response to fire call at school
Just before 8 p.m. last Wednesday night, the Underwood Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Squad members responded to the Underwood School following a 911 call reporting a possible fire near the weight room on the south side of the school.

The Best U Can Be
Underwood Elementary Principal Derrick Gross and members of the school’s design team revealed the new “Underwood Way” logo to the rest of the student body and the community.
Semi driver arrested following chase
The driver of a semi pulling a tanker-trailer was arrested on felony charges last week following a multi-county chase that ended in Washburn.

Feasibility study gets financial boost
The possibility of a greenhouse that could be a boon to McLean County’s economy is one step closer as the North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) recently awarded Houweling’s Tomatoes $136,000 to conduct marketing and feasibility research.