Central McLean News-Journal - News
A hole-lot going on
The deconstruction phase of the Underwood High School is pretty obvious as one walks near the school – the lawn is torn up and there is a gaping hole in the front of the building.
Lawson: Each student has gifts
Common core or no common core, Underwood Title 1 teacher Patti Lawson has spent the last 16 years of her life ensuring Underwood’s students are able to master their "readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmatic’ as well as they possibly can before they move on to high school.
School contruction bonds sell well
Work is beginning this week on the $2 million addition to the Underwood School following last week’s groundbreaking.
Ground-breaking moment at UHS
It took quite a few years to get there, but Wednesday afternoon, members of the Underwood School board...
Crime doesn’t wait
Dealing with the increase in drug activity in the county has mushroomed the number of compensation hours for McLean County Sheriff’s Department deputies.
City votes to ‘pay now’ rather than later
There was a lot of discussion about whether Underwood should go ahead with its proposed street improvement project after the total price of the project came in about $3.27 million (which includes engineering costs).
Free appreciation supper served tonight
The annual Civic Club Customer Appreciation supper will be tonight (Thursday) at the Underwood City Hall, from 5-7 p.m.
Driver accuses department of rights violation
There is much more to a recent story that was in the local papers regarding a stabbing at the Black Nugget bar in Underwood...
Commissioners hope for low bids Monday
The Underwood City Commission continued discussion on the proposed street/curb and gutter project, and tried to wrap up a few loose ends with last year’s flood water project at Monday’s regular commission meeting.
