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 ...
Klobuchar visit touts expansion of veterans benefits through PACT Act
Congressional action last year expanded health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. Now, the Veterans Administration and local veterans service officers ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NCA brings history to life
As the trimester comes to a close I am reflecting on how things went, making adjustments and planning for the final trimester of the year. I was fortunate to teach a military history course this ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...