Hutchinson’s Gina Plotz used running to her mind and body after a personal tragedy
Although she calls herself a sprinter at heart, Gina Plotz of Hutchinson has run her share of marathons. On Sunday she ran her fifth at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon in Tempe.
Local Farm to School program offers Litchfield students fresh milk
Do you love cold, fresh milk? If so, you have reason to envy middle and high school students in the Hutchinson, Litchfield and Dassel-Cokato school districts. Instead of grabbing the usual carton ...
McLeod County Board: How they voted
The McLeod County Board approved the following items at its Feb. 1 meeting: SECURITY: Approved working with the Minnesota Security Consortium for virtual chief information security officer ...
Litchfield School Board rejects pre-Labor Day start to school year
Litchfield students will not have to cut their summer vacation short after all. Litchfield School Board rejected an academic calendar Monday that would have had the 2022-2023 school year starting ...
AIPAC lays out District 191 goals for Native American students, schools
At the start of the Feb. 27 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 meeting, there was an acknowledgement of the unceded land of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples, on which school district ...
Youth theater troupe nearly ready to stage a wild show
Litchfield Community Youth Theatre has turned into a real zoo. Oh, and uh, just to be clear, that’s a good thing. The animals take over the stage for LCYT’s annual spring musical, ...
Plans finalized for water tower repaint
The water tower by Spirit Hill Cemetery will be getting a new coat of paint this summer. Built in 1970, the “Sunset Tower” is the oldest of Jordan’s three water towers. The water tower will ...
Opinion
Commentary: Breaking down the Dilbert debacle
This is a commentary about the Dilbert debacle. If a poll asked 600 Republicans (or Democrats) whether it was OK to be Democrats (or Republicans) and 300 respondents said “no,” would you consider ...
Vibrant Broadband set to expand internet service to city of Litchfield
Meeker Cooperative Light and Power began working on an internet solution for its rural members about six years ago, and eventually launched its Vibrant Broadband service in 2019. It brought the ...
“Sideways” spring play promises laughs
In what world would an architect accidentally stack 30 classrooms on top of each other instead of building a school with 30 classrooms on one story? In what world would they succeed? That’s ...
ATHLETE & SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: Dominic Dietel
Angie and David Dietel Sports participated in: Football, Basketball, Track and Field What does it mean to you to be nominated for Athlete of the Year/Scholar Athlete of the ...