Marlow Dean Johnson, 86
Marlow Dean Johnson was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Grafton, N.D. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on May 18, 1930, at Hoople, N.D. Marlow started doing auto body work in North Dakota in 1944. He ...
Area students named to dean’s list
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, named students to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list. Students must have earned a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 ...
LETTER: Thank you to Keith Johnson’s work as mayor
I would like to thank Keith Johnson for serving as our mayor of Litchfield. Not long after I moved to Litchfield I met and visited with Mayor Johnson when he was door knocking in my neighborhood.
Kyle Dean Olestad, 56
Kyle Dean Olestad, 56, of International Falls, Minn., died Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Kyle was born Aug. 21, 1956, at International Falls, and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Falls High ...
2020-21 Hutchinson High School first trimester honor rolls
Hutchinson High School announced its honor rolls for the first trimester of the 2021-22 school year. The GPA requirements for the honor rolls are 3.0-3.49 for the B honor roll, 3.5-3.89 for cum ...
TRACK AND FIELD: Coaches pleased with early outdoor results
It took a few weeks of snow and rain before the Hutchinson track and field team competed in its first outdoor meets, but the Tigers opened the season ready to go. Hutch hosted a pair of meets last ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: An open letter to Ridgewater’s new president
Congratulations on making it to the final round of candidates to lead Ridgewater College. We’ve heard that each of you shined during ...
Rocking around the clock for a good cause
Wayne Luchau and the Big Little Band will pay tribute to the great singers of the 1950s and ’60s at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Hutchinson Event Center. It’s a tribute show ...
I’ll be home for Christmas
For Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God, the King of kings. It may be hard to believe, but the celebration of Christmas was hit and miss in the American colonies.
Four-legged friends help, support elementary students (NEED TO ADD PHOTOS)
The red-vested golden retriever stood dutifully at her handler’s side in the school hallway as the children quietly paraded by. Some of the students reached out with their hands to pet the ...
Cervins recognized as a 2020 U of M Farm Family in Meeker County
The Cervin family of Darwin has been named Meeker County’s 2020 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota. The Cervin farmstead was purchased in 1947 by Corey Cervin’s ...
BACK THEN: Beatles leave mark in Litchfield 50 years ago
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF FEB. 26, 2004 Meeker County could have an employee with the title of ag officer by the end of the year. County Board Chairperson Amy Wilde has named a ...