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McLean County news briefs

— August 21, 2019

BLOOMINGTON Registration open for Labor Day Parade Registration for Bloomington’s Labor Day Parade is available at www.bntrades.org. The annual parade is Monday, Sept. 2, 10…

McLean County news briefs
— August 14, 2019

BLOOMINGTON BCPA and Nitsch Theater Arts offers classes The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 107 E. Chestnut St., Bloomington, is partnering with the Nitsch Theatre Arts…
Central Illinois family marks nearly a century of annual reunions
— August 4, 2019

The first time the Peplow descendants held a family reunion, a passenger train still ran from Minier to Peoria every evening. That was in 1930. This year, on July 28, the relatives…
McLean County news briefs
— July 24, 2019

BLOOMINGTON City applies for BUILD Grant for Hamilton Road The City of Bloomington has applied for $5.3 million of federal BUILD grant funding to construct the final portion of the…
McLean County news briefs
— June 26, 2019

BLOOMINGTON City manager announces interim police chief In wake of the recent retirement of Chief Clay Wheeler on June 21, the City Manager Tim Gleason has announced the current Assistant…

McLean County news briefs
— August 7, 2019

BLOOMINGTON YWCA early childhood program gets top honors YWCA Young Wonders received the Gold Circle of Quality designation from ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition…
McLean County news briefs
— July 31, 2019

BLOOMINGTON Ewing Manor and Center open for free public tours The Manor at Ewing Cultural Center will open for free public tours from 4-6 p.m. Mondays through October. The last tour…
Gardening in schools is more than a grade
— June 27, 2019

School gardens offer so much more than beautifying school grounds. Imagine being able to dig in the soil to explore its make-up instead of looking at pictures, observe firsthand the…