McLean County Independent News
Harvest challenged by wet, cold temps
For the 14 years Chris Gratton has been the manager at the CHS Garrison facility he has wanted a grain dryer. This year was the first year he thought the want could have been called a need.
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Students CRACK the CODE
It might seem like fun and games. But it’s fun and games disguised as learning.
Badge, gun and whole lot more
You can ask the girl to the dance, but she is going to need a lot more than an invitation.
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Damper on Dickens, second weekend set
First it was ice, then snow, then fog. Weather took a toll on the first weekend of the Dickens Village Festival, slashing the number of visitors and sales.
Max stands firm: no full co-op
If the co-op disagreement between Max and Garrison school boards was a football game, Max would be the team wanting to play by the previous rules and Garrison would be the team trying to rewrite the rule book.
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MAKING of a FESTIVAL
Jill Fuller is getting making her Christmas wishes come true early.
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Protecting the Protectors
Editor’s Note: “Boys with their toys.” That’s what the McLean County Independent called the armored vehicles the McLean County Sheriff’s Department purchased four years ago.
Prison sentence follows theft from area elevators
“You just got to stay positive and optimistic and put one foot in front of the other.”
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We salute you
For the second year in a row, students from both Garrison schools gathered for a Veterans Day program to honor vets from our community.
Steps toward full spots co-op
For the first time since Garrison issued an ultimatum for Max to vote for a full sports co-op by December, representatives from the two school districts met for a co-op committee meeting Nov. 6.