Hutchinson classrooms won’t look the same this year
Plenty could change by the time school starts Aug. 31, and even after as schools react to state mandates regarding the delivery of education in the face of COVID-19. But regardless of what ...
BACK THEN: East Fifth Street housing subdivision receives council approval in 1952
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF AUG. 17, 2000 I suppose you could call me a baseball aficionado. I lved playing the game in y younger days, and I love watching the game in these, my senior ...
Two face drug possession, sale charges
A regional drug task force and local law enforcement arrested two people last week after a compliance check grew into a drug search and seizure of more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine and ...
Book Review: New book offers tips on how to gain resilience and control
Every schedule, every plan you made in February was shot. March began and in about three weeks’ time, life changed in big ways and small, calendars were tossed, and things got scary. Maybe ...
The Zetahs are telling a new story about Minnesota agriculture
McLeod County is filled with farms, and many have stories to tell that in some cases go back 100 years or more. But about 6 miles north of Hutchinson are a couple of farmers hoping to write a new ...
Hutchinson School Board members discuss future pay change
Should the compensation of Hutchinson School Board members be increased? Outgoing Board Member Chris Wilke broached the subject during an Aug. 24 quarterly meeting. He cited the stipend of School ...
YOU, YOUR KIDS & SCHOOL: Hutchinson schools are still committed to quality education
This year will be like no other year. Things will sure be different. This year is just not going to be the same. How many times have you thought or heard one or more of these phrases recently in ...
YOU, YOUR KIDS & SCHOOL: A routine is important in uncertain times
Just a short time ago, we may have had a regular routine for our family that worked like a well-oiled machine. However, when COVID-19 came knocking on all of our doors, it brought that routine to ...
Begnaud, Lofdahl spar over masks at forum
With the announced retirement of Hutchinson City Council Member Steve Cook, there was an opening for Seat 3 on the City Council that five men originally filed to fill. Following August’s ...
20 years ago: Construction begins on AmericInn
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF OCT. 19, 2000 Just when it looked like the earth would have to move before a new hotel would open in Litchfield, the earth has begun to move. Preparation on a ...
YOU, YOUR KIDS & SCHOOL: How can we reframe the 2020-21 school year?
I was reminded of the concept of “The Frame.” This is something that I learned while attending a workshop years ago. The concept was developed by Top 20 Training (top20training.com). It ...
The Hutchinson band is marching to a different beat this year
With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, education and activities, the Hutchinson High School marching band knew one thing for certain this year. “We were going to play whenever ...