McLean County Independent News
Penalties soon for parking in snow route
Residents will soon be penalized for parking overnight in a storm on Garrison’s emergency snow removal route, which provides emergency access to the CHI St. Alexius Heath and the Benedictine Living Center.
Equipment failure causes blackout
It was late on a seemingly typical Thursday morning, but Krause’s closed up shop, Shannon Staehr standing guard by the doors and letting people know the refrigerators had to stay closed and the tills had quit running a half hour ago.
Garrison and Max FFA students compete at nationals
As this newspaper is being printed, representatives from both the Garrison and Max FFA chapters are competing at the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis.
Garrison makes happy hunting for vets
A rustling sound comes from the brush. This is it; this is the moment.
WWII: One Garrison G.I.’s journey home
Squinting from his spot in Tokyo Bay in the summer of 1945, Garrison native Ed Boger could see the USS Missouri.
Gas additive trace found in city water
After analyzing tests that were collected from the Garrison water system this summer, representatives from the Department of Health had this message for city council members and concerned residents: there is something unusual in the water, but they’re not sure exactly what, and it does not pose an obvious immediate threat.
Kota Theater: The early days
When World War II ended, my dad, Bernard Kirchen, was discharged from the Army Air Corps. He went to Wahpeton, N.D. to rejoin my mother, my brother Jim and me as we were living with grandparents for the duration.
CHI St. Alexius Health-Garrison to train Registered Nurses
The classroom looks pretty standard for college-level instruction: an intimate setting with office chairs and work tables, surrounded by the new technology that dominates modern education.
Neighbors protest Krause’s planned liquor store
In response to the city council’s decision last month to rezone part of Krause’s property for commercial use and grant them the city’s last liquor license to build an off-sale liquor store, neighbors of the grocery store showed up to this month’s meeting with a straw petition bearing 101 signatures against the move.
Filling the gap
The Great Plains Food Bank in Bismarck estimates that one in every nine people in the region struggle with hunger, but though it’s the largest city in McLean County, Garrison does not have its own food pantry.
