New legislative district map shows big changes for Meeker County
Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...
School Board negotiates transportation contract
New bus contracts proposed Hutchinson School Board reviewed the transportation committee’s work on a new busing agreement during its Jan. 22 meeting. The transportation committee partnered ...
Scott Newman and challenger Amy Wilde bring vast experience to Senate District 18 race
There are problems with MNsure, but what is the source? That, and other questions, contrast incumbent Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, and challenger Amy Wilde, DFL-Dassel Township. The two candidates ...
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Middle School is going digital, too
District 423’s ... pricey private schools Crafts retailer Joann is closing 500 stores Google Calendar drops Pride, Black History months; Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico After a five-year ...
Legislative race filling up for House District 17A seat
The race to represent Hutchinson and a large chunk of McLeod and Meeker counties in the state House is filling up. Since the new redistricting map was released two weeks ago by the Minnesota ...
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Schools closer to identifying budget cuts, propose East Union closure
The Eastern Carver County School District is closer to finalizing budget ... Black History months; Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico After a five-year absence, Playboy magazine is back in print ...
‘What do we want to cut? Nothing’
The Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School Board took a hard look at its shrinking reserves and 20-student enrollment decline, making some tough decisions Monday evening. The final list of cuts provides ...
Litchfield City Council approves initial wellness/recreation center plan
The vision of a wellness/recreation center began to take shape for the Litchfield City Council Monday, even if in its most basic form. The Council approved during a special meeting a schematic ...
3 takeaways from Eden Prairie’s State of the City
Around 150 people gathered to hear local leaders speak about Eden Prairie’s economy, schools and future development at the State of the City luncheon, organized by the Eden Prairie Chamber ...
Program aims to boost access to teacher training
A teacher training program in Worthington aims to address a problem seen across Minnesota and the United States. “It’s happening across the nation that we are running into a teacher ...
School’s out – but building may be in luck (copy)
Driving around Carver County with nothing but an 1880 map, Lou Longhenry kept to his mission: Find historic one-room schoolhouses. Results? “Not too many,” the San Francisco Township retiree said, ...