Arrowsmith News

A large crew of firefighters was able to get a barn fire under control Wednesday morning, saving a nearby machine shed that had been threatened on the property south of Colfax. via Fire Engineering

“We're really concerned for the people whose sewer is backing up”

' Rain has canceled school in one community and residents in another are urged to use less water until flooded sewage systems can catch up. via Pantagraph

“It's a project close to my heart”

Charlene Coultas can't bear to be cold -- or imagine the homeless being cold. "I lay awake at night and think it's so cold, how in the world are all these people existing?" she said. via The Pantagraph

“As things went on, we saw the crop was going to be big. ... In the end it was maybe a little bit bigger than we thought it would be”

By Michelle Koetters mkoetters@pantagraph.com BLOOMINGTON -- Evergreen FS Grain Manager Steve Dennis has never moved so much grain so fast. via The Pantagraph

“The response time is 45 minutes.”

' Diane Wilson said youths used to frequently race cars and four-wheelers on the gravel road near her home, and people met nearby for what she suspected were drug deals. via The Pantagraph

“From what I've heard, the yields have been very good”

' Out-of-control trash burns ignited many of the field fires in McLean and neighboring counties over the weekend, causing damage to valuable farmland while keeping rural firefighters busy. via The Pantagraph