McLaughlin gets funding to help improve drinking water

The community of McLaughlin is among the latest in the state to be awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help fund improvements to its drinking water system.

McLaughlin will receive $770,000 to put towards the project. The cities of Philip and Cresbard received similar awards.

Chris Schilken, commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, said the infrastructure impro…