Central McLean News-Journal - News
Double/triple-parking gets attention
An impassioned Deb Hatzenbuhler, co-owner of Hatzy’s Repair along U.S. Highway 83...
K-9 visit yields hit, nothing else
Someone trying to get into the Underwood school for awhile March 24 would have been turned away as the school underwent a lock-down to allow drug dogs (K-9s) to do a sweep of the school.
New ordinances pass first stage
The city took its first step in adopting new ordinances that cover the new boundaries of Underwood at a public meeting last Monday.
Water, water . . . nowhere
Sometimes lately Underwood’s Bobbie Maxwell feels like she’s living in "the olden days" when folks had to walk down to the creek to fill buckets of water so they could cook, take baths, wash clothes and do the other necessities of life. Kind of like Little House’s Laura Ingalls.
When the well is not so swell
All’s well that ends well . . . unless your well isn’t working . . . well – or at all.
Quality Lumber turns into Quality Storage
Saturday’s auction marked the end of an era as the last remnants of inventory of Quality Lumber was sold off to an approximately 100 bidders.
Douglas Bay subdivisions trying to keep lake access
The folks who live in the Spring Creek and Iglehart Lakeview Subdivisions near Douglas Bay on the north side of Lake Sakakawea do not want to lose their easy lake access, and they’re willing to take the necessary steps to make sure they don’t.
Entrepreneurs tackling business challenges
The Vonderheide Gymnasium in Underwood smelled a lot like a bakery last Monday as students from Underwood, Washburn and White Shield presented their business plans and samples of their wares (and menu items) at the annual Entrepreneur Expo.
Q and A part of city meeting
McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson and McLean County Sheriff Don Charging took the opportunity to address the community of Underwood at last Tuesday’s city commission meeting, hoping to say their piece, and keep the peace.
Restraining order against Auck denied
Judge John W. Grinsteiner ruled Tuesday that there is insufficient evidence to uphold a temporary restraining order filed against an Underwood School aide, Lisa Auck, by Deborah Henderson, who has three children attending school in Underwood.
