Building for the future: Litchfield schools undergoing transformation
Litchfield Public Schools have become a construction zone this summer, with educational spaces virtually unrecognizable. But that’s a good thing for students and the future of the district, ...
Relationships are the core of education, says incoming Hutchinson elementary principal
For Tiger Elementary’s first principal, the core of education is “relationships.” “Kids don’t want to learn from us until they know we care about them,” said ...
For Resonetics of Hutchinson, ‘The people were the main selling point’
When Resonetics first considered an expansion into Hutchinson, the medical building at HTI/TDK had caught its attention. “They have unique capabilities that didn’t exist in ...
Looking Back at December 1
A public hearing on the proposed closure of the Falls Junior High School has been scheduled for Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the board room at the school. Winners in the Koochiching ...
Looking Back at February 20
Mike and Audrey LaBlanc announce the arrival of their son, Joshua Jake, born today at Falls Memorial Hospital. Cynthia Green of International Falls is a cheerleader for the University ...
Free Music on the Range celebrates 10th anniversary Aug. 4
There’s something special about listening to music outdoors surrounded by friends, plenty of fresh air and a towering canopy of shady trees. It’s a recipe for building community as ...
Heatwole Threshing Show celebrates 42 years of old-time farming
What’s old is new again. After a year off, the Heatwole Threshing Show returns this weekend for its 42nd year. It’s a salute to the farming methods of yesterday. This year’s ...
Litchfield improves to 3-0 with win over Glencoe-Silver Lake
As they gathered in the south end zone Friday at Stevens Seminary Stadium, head coach Jim Jackman reminded his Litchfield football team of the work to do. And the work already done. “It ...
Resilience earns Clay Coyote national recognition
When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its worst this past year, The Clay Coyote and Pottery of Hutchinson did what it does best – it got creative. “I was sitting by myself on a Zoom call for ...
20 years later, Jane Schuette recalls her experience at Walter Reed Medical Center on 9/11
There are definitive moments in life when you always remember where you were. For some it was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The death of Lady Di, or even Prince. For others, it ...
YOU, YOUR KIDS & SCHOOL: Early learning programs come together
The back-to-school buzz is still in the air! With the Hutchinson Public Schools construction project, we welcome a new Early Learning Center at West Elementary. Early Childhood Family Education, ...
Great minds think alike
Hard work pays off. Kelly Franz and Katrina Holden know this all too well. The two 25-year-olds for the past several months have put many long hours into a vacant corner store on Third Street.