Hutchinson City Council: How they voted
Members of the Hutchinson City Council made the following unanimous decisions at their April 11 meeting: DONATION: Approved a resolution accepting a $3,000 donation from Troy Pullis for the Shady ...
REACH offers inspiring words to local police
Hutchinson Police Officer Ross MacMullan was in for a surprise when he was called to the REACH room at Hutchinson Middle School last week. Eighth-graders enrolled in the REACH program, which ...
Simulation helps students learn to navigate real world financial challenges
Nick Heining sat at a table, punching numbers into his smartphone’s calculator app and writing them into a budget worksheet he had placed on a clipboard in front of him. Receipts from a ...
NCA builds community connections
The Community Projects Class at New Century Academy has been hard at work during the first half of the current trimester. This class is being piloted this year as an elective course that offers a ...
pARTicipate Hutchinson taking shape
There may soon be even more to check out in downtown Hutchinson and beyond. “I have been meeting with every single one of the artists and working on the materials and the paint that they need,” ...
McLeod County Board: How they voted
The McLeod County Board took the following actions unanimously at its May 2 meeting, with Board Member Joe Nagel absent: ELECTIONS: Approved the purchase of an upgrade to the election reporting ...
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell named NFL Coach of the Year
After leading the Vikings to a surprise 14-3 record, O’Connell has officially been named NFL Coach of the Year. He accepted ...
Mock crash offers sober reminder to HHS students
Hutchinson High School students received a stark reminder of the tragic consequences of distracted an impaired driving last week. During a mock crash staged in the high school’s east parking ...
Annual report reviews downtown development
Interest rates and material prices are proving to be a hindrance for downtown development. While presenting the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority’s annual report to the Hutchinson ...
LETTER: Art is struggling in our towns, and art is what keeps our towns vital
Letter Art is struggling in our towns, and art is what keeps our towns vital In our town, we go out for dinner and then go to our community theatre for a play. When I took a new job in my ...
Lauer oversaw two decades of development
Jim Lauer has been the liaison between McLeod County veterans and their benefits from the Minnesota and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. When the McLeod County Board ...
Chanhassen uses another late-game drive to advance to Class 5A semifinals
While the Chanhassen football team had never been to the Class 5A state tournament before 2023, the Storm had a case of deja vu in its first state tournament game. Trailing by six points late in ...