Leader-News - News
See where your water comes from
Everybody is invited to join in celebrating the opening of Washburn’s renovated and improved water treatment plant.
Early freeze slows corn crop maturity
Steven Heger, an Underwood farmer, can’t remember a more stressful spring planting season than this past one.
Wilton and Cenex try to clear up property line issue
The sign for Wilton Cenex lies on property belonging to the City of Wilton.
Memorial Building gets new locks
City commissioners rationed there were too many keys floating around for entry into the Memorial Building so they voted to have new locks installed in the building with new keys to be distributed to those necessary.
Wolf Creek area property owners question subdivision
Traffic concerns, covenants and drainage fears have put a temporary halt to a proposal by Alan Ness to develop a 40-lot subdivision near Wolf Creek.
Memorial Building turns 60 years old
A proud monument on Washburn’s Main Avenue turns 60 years old on Sept. 21.
County has a new agent
Irene Graves is the new agent for McLean County.
Harvest shows mixed bag of lower yield, higher prices
Area producers are continuing to harvest small grains as weather provides only slightly drier conditions than what has been seen over the growing season.
Washburn school welcomes new faculty
Washburn school’s enrollment went up 10 students from last year.
Cross Ranch State Park reopening
Work to get Cross Ranch State Park back into shape for campers over the Labor Day weekend took extra employees and some changes to the landscape.
