With enrollment declining, the district said it needs to consolidate many of its smaller schools, like McLean, into bigger ones.

What began as an athletic clubhouse evolved into a memorial for 2,700 students and alumni killed in World War I.

The 70-year-old building is too high-maintenance and not flexible enough for students’ learning, the principal says.

NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF APRIL 17, 2009 Litchfield students can look forward to a longer-than-normal summer break this year, but it’s not without a downside. The next school year ...