McLean County News

08/23/2024

WE’RE READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL!

Enjoy our Kentucky Football Extra this year. View this special e-edition only section each Saturday with game recaps featuring up to 50 teams from 30 different counties!

07/10/2024

The McLean County News is seeking sports freelance writer to cover McLean County High School sports. Those interested should have good writing skills, a knowledge of sports such as football, soccer and basketball, be able to attend games and to meet weekly deadlines. Anyone interested should contact Don Wilkins at [email protected] or call 270-691-7299.

04/09/2024

Deadline for grad ads in the official McLean Graduation program is April 25! See photo for details on how to give a shoutout to your graduate!

10/11/2023

When former Sacramento resident Joan Tyson made her way to the United States from Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 1, she didn’t expect to be celebrating 32 years as a litigation paralegal with the firm Whitfield Coleman Montoya, PLLC in Nashville.

When former Sacramento resident Joan Tyson made her way to the United States from Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 1, she didn’t expect to be celebrating 32 years

04/25/2023

Deadline for GRAD ADS in the official McLean Graduation program is April 27th! See photo for details on how to give a shout out to your graduate.

11/09/2022

04/13/2022

Ads for grads are available now! See photo for details.

04/13/2022

Facilities open as storm shelters this evening per McLean County Sheriff's Office. See below.

Facilities open as storm shelters this evening.

Sacramento Presbyterian Church
Sacramento Methodist Church
Livermore Baptist Church
Calhoun Baptist Church
Community Church
Beech Grove Christian Church
Island Baptist Church
Island Methodist Church
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Pack Baptist Church

I am sure there are others. If your Church or facility will be open to the public as a storm shelter this evening feel free to comment the details on this post. Everyone be safe and take the needed precautions.
Sheriff Ken Frizzell

02/04/2022

Good day, McLean County.

If you have any pictures of the recent storm happenings over the course of the past few days, please feel free to contact me with your name, where you are from, photos and a small description of what the picture is and the location to be considered for next week's issue regarding a story about the storm. Please send this information to [email protected].

Hope you are all staying safe and warm during this time. Take care of yourselves and each other.

01/18/2022

Per Tommy Burrough, MCPS Superintendent: "As we watch daily concerning the COVID positivity rate in our county and in our schools, it is very clear that we are needing to try to intervene the spread. Today we have over 20% of our kids absent in the district either being sick, COVID positive, or quarantined. Also, due to multiple staff being out in every building and a lack of substitute teachers, starting tomorrow (Wednesday) through Friday, McLean County Schools will be participating in NTI days. Your school will reach out to you concerning your school activities. There will not be school meals served during the NTI days."

01/06/2022

From MCPS: McLean County Public Schools will be using a NTI day tomorrow, Friday January 7 due to inclement weather. Students will receive their instruction via google classroom from their teachers.

01/05/2022

Per McLean County Public Schools as of 5:25 p.m. Jan. 5: "Good Afternoon, this is Ashley Troutman, Assistant Superintendent for McLean County Public Schools. After viewing several weather webinars and weather forecasts that are calling for accumulating snow tomorrow morning, McLean County Public Schools will be using an NTI day tomorrow, Thursday, January 6, 2022. Students will receive their instruction via google classroom by their teachers.
Each grade level will be posting your child's schedule for tomorrow. They are Expected to be on google meets in all their classes and complete all their work on the day it is assigned. Please go to your child's grade level FB page for their schedule. Schedules will also be posted in Google Classroom."

12/11/2021

Per Curtis Dame: “Due to extreme weather events that occurred and caused our emergency responders to be active for a majority of last night the Calhoun Parade Committee has chosen to cancel the parade that was scheduled today at 2 pm. Further details regarding a secondary date will be discussed shortly.

Please pray for our neighbors and friends in Bremen and other areas that will need our support and help in the days ahead.”

12/11/2021

12/10/2021

NOTICE: Calhoun's Christmas parade will start at 2 p.m. tomorrow, with lineup taking place at 1 p.m. The lineup will begin at the old Charles Chips plant on Kentucky 136 in Calhoun.

10/12/2021

The McLean County High School volleyball team spent last week on the road. The Lady Cougars lost in three sets at Butler County on Sept. 27 and fell in three sets at Muhlenberg County on Sept. 28. McLean County ended the week with a win in three sets at Union County on Sept. 30.

The McLean County High School volleyball team spent last week on the road. The Lady Cougars lost in three sets at Butler County on Sept. 27 and fell in three

10/12/2021

“This was a great way to end the regular season, but we aren’t finished yet,” stated Humphrey. “It was great to end with three straight shutouts. We are playing better than we have in years. If this continues, this team is ready to make noise in both the district and region tournaments.”

The McLean County High School girls’ soccer team ended the 2021 regular season on a high note with a new school record of three straight shutouts. The Lady Cougars had

10/12/2021

“We played one of the best halfs of football this year, going into halftime tied 14-14,” McLean County head coach Zach Wagner said. “However, you must play both to win, especially against good 4A competition.”

McLean County High School football had a very special night at Paulsen Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1.

10/12/2021

“It’s a very unique position that these grandparents, and even great-grandparents, find themselves in, and they don’t really have anyone that might be in a similar situation,” Glenn said. “To have this common ground, and talk about things that may only apply to this small group of people, (and) give them a safe space to talk amongst themselves, find support and have that camaraderie with people that are sharing similar experiences.”

Amanda Glenn, community education director at McLean County Public Schools, will be starting a new initiative this month for guardians that have taken on the role of a parent.

10/12/2021

“Halloween is like the only holiday that you don’t have to get stressed about,” Blus said. “You don’t have to buy people gifts, you don’t have to worry about all that planning. It’s a holiday (where) you just get to have fun and do what you want.”

One small Facebook post asking residents to decorate pumpkins led to the first Halloween event scheduled to take place at Myer Creek Park.

10/12/2021

“Harvest is a really simple church,” Troutman said. “We don’t do many things, and the few things we do, we try to do them with excellence. Our guiding principle is making disciples by being disciples; we call that our mission. We take that to mean that ‘disciple’ just means follower — so we want to be followers of Jesus, and we know the best way to make other disciples, which is part of the Great Commission, is to just to be obedient to Jesus’ commands; to love one another, love our neighbor as ourselves, to proclaim the good news of Jesus to our community, and to do so not only with our words, but with our actions.”

Harvest Church of Calhoun has a new place to call home.

10/01/2021

“We looked at the three examples that they gave us and we (came) up with a finalized hybrid schematic that did away with the porch area,” Dame said. “But what we did was replace it with two drive under canopies. What that will do is that it will allow citizens that tend, or go to, the senior center, to be able to unload themselves or any goods or supplies out of the weather. We didn’t have that capability before. In McLean County, when it rains, it pours.”

The McLean County Home Center may be under construction sooner rather than later.

10/01/2021

The Lady Cougars had several players score in the big win over the Lady Bears last Monday. Katie Knight led the way with three goals. Abigail Humphrey, Brilee Owens and Madelynn McKittrick each scored twice. Jalee Pinkston rounded out the scoring with a goal and an assist. McKittrick, Owens and Humphrey also contributed two assists. Kyndal Daugherty had an easy night in goal, with not a single save to record.

The McLean County High School girls’ soccer team stayed at home last week and went 1-1.

10/01/2021

“We came out really hot and played a fantastic first set,” head coach Zach Hardison said. “But after that we couldn’t sustain our focus and made errors that took us out of competing down the stretch. We have recently changed several things and are dealing with injury and health issues to key pieces of our lineup. We have to find a way to sustain and keep growing until we can get them back.”

The McLean County High School volleyball team fell at home and on the road last week. The Lady Cougars lost in four sets to Hopkins County Central at home on

10/01/2021

The McLean County High School football team hosted the Butler County Bears on Sept. 24. The back-and-forth affair remained close all night, with the Cougars falling just shy, 22-20.

McLean County rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns. The Cougars were 3-for-10 passing for 56 yards. Zach Clayton led with 92 rushing yards, and Lucas Mauzy added 81 yards rushing.

The McLean County High School football team hosted the Butler County Bears on Sept. 24. The back-and-forth affair remained close all night, with the Cougars falling just shy, 22-20.

10/01/2021

Carter said the society reached out to a number of agencies and eventually heard back from Lt. David W. Lim of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 2009, saying that he would be honored if the county was able to acknowledge his K-9 partner Sirius.

Sirius, a bomb detection dog, was killed in 9/11 after Lim heard a bomb go off while stationed in the basement of the World Trade Center and put Sirius in his kennel in order to check out what transpired. Lim unfortunately got trapped in the falling debris of the first tower and was not able to make it back to get Sirius.

The Wooden Bridge Park in Island will be receiving a new historical addition.