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Playing catch up
With a break in snow events, McLean County crews are using their time to catch up on roadwork. Crews are focusing on widening roads around the county.
Attendance policy reaping benefits
Washburn High School classes are staying consistently fuller this year, with school officials crediting the improvement to a new attendance-based testing policy put into place over the summer.
Sign sponsors secured
The new ‘Welcome to Washburn’ sign planned for the city will soon be a reality after the fourth and final sponsor was secured recently.
Project to benefit half of N.D.
A pipeline running from Washburn through central and eastern North Dakota will provide water to approximately half of all state residents.
Bids come in for concrete projects
A wide variety of bids have come in for two different concrete projects planned at Washburn Public School.
Blizzard Bluegrass returns
For the twelfth year in a row, bands from around the country will gather at Bismarck State College to perform a weekend-long Blizzard Bluegrass Festival.
Snow derails four boxcars
Four rail cars were left splayed in the snow Friday after being unintentionally ejected from snowy tracks near Coal Creek Station.
Top ten stories of 2016
1. Security, engineering blamed for escape - Sept. 22
Weathering the weather
Whether you’re hitting the roads or at home hosting this holiday season, the McLean County Sheriff’s Department says it’s important to be prepared.
