Leader-News - News
Second beats third
The Washburn High School Speech Team placed second at the State Class B Speech Tournament on Saturday.
Interim manager in place at Falkirk Elevator
Falkirk Farmers Elevator has a new interim manager in place after the resignation of manager Ron Hefta.
States attorney takes added duties in stride
Washburn resident Dennis Kost visited with McLean County commissioners about his concern that McLean County may get the short end of the stick if county states attorney Ladd Erickson is stretched to thin across various counties.
Elevator merger is put on hold
The proposed merger of the Falkirk Farmers Elevator and Hazen Farmers Elevator with CHS/Garrison Farmers Union Elevator could fall through.
Post-mining land approved for WMA
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the Aug. 24, 2010, North Dakota Public Service Commission's decision approving the post-mining land use change of 86 acres at the Falkirk Mine in McLean County, North Dakota near Coal Lake, Underwood.
River Ag nears completion
Two guys sitting around drinking coffee can be a dangerous thing.
WAEDA welcomes Gary Satern
During a time that Gary Satern likens to “nine months in a pressure cooker,” he referred to Washburn as a place of escape and solitude.
Voting centers cut to three
Come the June Primary Election, if voters want to go to the poll to cast their ballot, they will only have three choices – Washburn, Garrison and Turtle Lake.
WAEDA views studies
Representatives from Praxis Strategy Group were present to talk with the Washburn Area Economic Development Association and went over the Housing Feasibility Study and Motel Feasibility Study.
Ready, set, plant
Let the planting season begin – and it's still March. Last year, most farmers were lucky to get into the field by May.