Hutchinson News

Winthrop resident Jamie Schmidt has found something to be passionate about in life - she enjoys spending her free time making stained glass works of art for people.

This is the time of year that most Minnesotans give to their favorite charity. This year has been a tough year financially for most of us, but consider donating nonperishable food items to our local food shelf.

Hutchinson residents woke up this morning to find a white blanket four to six inches deep across the city's landscape.

Hutchinson Police and the State Patrol responded to a report of a one-vehicle rollover west of Hutchinson early Wednesday afternoon.

The Little Crow Archery Club is seeing membership increase after conducting an open house at its new indoor archery range at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.

By Joe Kimball Published Wed, Dec 16 2009 10:06 am When it comes to electing governors, Minnesota tends to go with youth.

Dorathea Petersen, 96, of Buffalo Lake, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at the Hutchinson Community Hospital.

The Little Crow Archery Club Open House takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

Sherry Taylor, 46, of Hutchinson, Minn., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at her home.

Barb Lindquist, Kay Wilske, Karen Bresnahan, Leslie and Anna Bouchonville at the Legion Post 500 Auxiliary annual cookie walk and bazaar last Saturday - All photos by Janice DuBois Delores LaFollette of Brainerd was on hand at the Legion Cookie Walk and Bazaar.

Tom Leyde, a Hutchinson resident who is employed at Riteway Manufacturing in Lester Prairie, was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophagus cancer Nov.

More from Local + Metro M innesota's teacher training is about to undergo its most significant overhaul in decades, fueled by a $40 million Bush Foundation grant announced Thursday.

The initials "I.O.O.F" carved in stone atop the current Hobby Shoppe building on Main Street will stand testimony to an organization that has now come to an end, at least in Pipestone.

Replacing those old, wadded-up holiday lights with energy-saving LEDs? Finally giving up on that extension cord held together with duct tape? Now there is an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old, broken or unwanted holiday lights and electrical cords.

Could corn growers increase yield if they reduce spacing between rows to 22 inches or less? The answer depends on where the grower lives.

A collision involving three trucks about noon Wednesday at the intersection of McLeod County Road 32 and State Highway 15 apparently sent at least two people to Hutchinson Community Hospital by two Hutchinson ambulances.

An Eden Valley woman was injured Monday night after her vehicle hit a deer. Michelle L. Olson, 22, was driving on Minnesota Highway 15, about a mile south of Hutchinson when her vehicle struck a deer, according to the State Patrol.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported that it finished 63 enforcement cases in the third quarter of this year.

As October slipped into November, Hutchinson area farmers joined others across Minnesota in being concerned that much of the 2009 crop would be left in the field after a month of rain and cold temperatures.

There's good news for local music fans who plan to pick up the 21st "Cities 97 Sampler" Thursday morning - those who plan to actually listen to it, as opposed to sell it on eBay, anyway.