McLean County Independent News
A pleasant pheasant hunt
Five men came together in Garrison this past weekend. They all came from different backgrounds and different parts of the country.
A change you can bank on
Garrison State Bank, Farmers Security Bank and Bank of Turtle Lake will unify into one banking institution in the new year. The merger, which will be effective Jan. 1, 2022, will combine the three banks under one name: TruCommunity Bank. The decision was made late this summer by the board of directors of the McLean Holding Company, which owns the banks. “There’s so much strength with uniting the banks,” said Jamie Nelson, the company’s majority shareholder, noting that the three banks have the same processes in common.
A fellowship in fire
The change of venue, from the Garrison City Auditorium to the Garrison Fire Hall, was an appropriate one, given the circumstances.
Closer to capacity
Hospitals in North Dakota have felt the strain of COVID-19 as an increase in patients have taken up beds.
Splitting for better representation
Legislative redistricting in North Dakota has taken a step further, with the possibility of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation becoming a sub-district of District 4.
Forty-eight years and counting
For a bus driver who is retired, Jim Crawford manages to log enough miles at the wheel of the school bus.
In only fifteen minutes
Getting a mammogram isn’t exactly the most exciting thing a person can do, but in the long run, it can save a person’s life.
County approves budget
Taxpayers will find their taxes will be a little bit less, at least at the county level.
Taxable sales up in Garrison
North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the second quarter of 2021 are up 21.2 percent compared to the same time in 2020.
Learning in Louisiana
Somewhere in a parish in south-central Louisiana earlier this month, Amanda Melby was running 911 calls while dealing with no electricity, downed trees and a little something called the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
