By Phyllis Coulter BLOOMINGTON - Students at a new Unit 5 school could be about 1,600 feet from a proposed crude oil pipeline, but engineers and school officials are confident about their safety.

By M.K. Guetersloh BLOOMINGTON - Traffic rerouted around Downs under a proposed plan worries Les Holloway of rural Bloomington because it could bring traffic headed for Interstate 74 right by his front door.

By M.K. Guetersloh;mkguetersloh@pantagraph DOWNS - Highway upgrades in the Downs area could cost up to $6.6 million or $9.5 million, depending on the option chosen.