GYMNASTICS: Teammates bring out the best in each other
And just like that, the end of high school gymnastics has arrived for Litchfield’s top two gymnasts. Well, not quite yet. Dragons seniors Olivia Holmgren and Raina Kaping know they have at ...
County engineer reflects on changing landscape
No matter where you are in McLeod County, one job is likely to have an impact on your day whenever you have somewhere to be: the county public works director. For the past 21 years, John ...
Saturday night in the spotlight: Tigers’ VanderVoort second at state
Hayden VanderVoort stood up from the mat and ran into his corner, delivering a hand-stinger of a low-five, before shaking the hands of the coaches from St. Francis. He celebrated with his coaches, ...
Sermonette: The Hope that will never disappoint!
We live in a world today where hope can easily be lost. If one spends any amount of time staying up to date with current events – pandemics, bad economic news, political and social upheaval ...
Sermonette: Lent is a season of repentance
Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...
A&E Calendar
Thursday, March 9 Showing through March 24, is Justin Beck’s photography show, “Eulogies,” at Bird Island Cultural Centre, 640 Dogwood Ave., Bird Island. Gallery hours are 10 ...
‘We’ve lost 120 years’: Hutchinson parks staff undergoing change
The city of Hutchinson has big shoes to fill.  Marv Haugen, the city’s recreation facility’s manager, is soon to retire after more than 42 years with the city. John McRaith, the ...
McLeod County Board: How they voted
The McLeod County Board took the following actions unanimously at its March 7 meeting: SPRINKLERS: Approved a contract to replace or upgrade 23 sprinkler heads at the McLeod County Jail at a cost ...
AT THE LIBRARY: Give a book a look and Read Across America
The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” The weather lately seems a bit like the setting in Dr. Seuss’s classic book “The Cat in ...
Libby app connects readers with a library’s digital collection
The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on life as we knew it. In the blink of an eye, work from home and e-learning became the things we were doing. Church services went virtual, stores and ...
Sermonette: The Lord is always with us
In the Great Commission of our Lord, Jesus finishes with the words “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” Those are words of comfort and assurance to each of us who believes ...
Hutchinson City Council: How they voted
Members of the Hutchinson City Council made the following unanimous decisions at their March 28 meeting: SURVEY: Approved a proposal authorizing staff to work on the National Citizens Survey for ...