News stories from Hutchinson, Minnesota

Clerk Cheryl Bleil said 21 Lynn Township residents attended what was essentially a “a pretty quiet” annual meeting Tuesday afternoon.

The inspiration for Kate Opatz’ new Kid Cents secondhand clothing store at Hutchinson Mall was her disappointment in not finding such a store when she moved here four years ago from Albuquerque, N.

Allen Garding, 60, husband of Marjorie, of Hutchinson, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kan.

Victor Kolbaske, 74, of Winthrop, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Hutchinson Community Hospital in Hutchinson.

This year’s race for the District 18 Senate seat is proving to be like no other in recent memory. With Republican Sen.

From Laurie Goodwater
Hutchinson

From Rep. Lyle Koenen
District 20B, DFL-Clara City

By Sgt. Jacalyn Sticha of the Minnesota State Patrol

Goebel Fixture Co., a Hutchinson-based retail interiors manufacturer, has acquired the assets of Environments, a company in Minnetonka, from SW Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stylmark Inc

By Nathan Winter
Extension Educator – Agricultural Productions Systems
McLeod/Meeker County

By Mark Seeley,
a climatologist with University of Minnesota Extension

Oliver Schwarze, 93, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson.

A workshop for livestock producers utilizing and selling manure as well as crop producers purchasing manure is coming to Glencoe and Litchfield.

Join the Master Gardeners for an evening of gardening education, fellowship, and spring planning at the first Meeker County Master Gardeners “Gardeners Gala Event,” 6 to 9 p.m.Tuesday, March 16, a

Though spring planting may be six weeks away, it is not too early to think about marketing the 2010 crop.

A lot of time and money is consumed each month manually reading 7,000 electric meters and 5,300 natural gas meters for Hutchinson Utilities Commission.

Britany Doty of Darwin has joined My Inspiration Salon and Spa in Hutchinson.

Minnesota, home of the Mayo Clinic, abundant recreational activities and wholesome homegrown foods, is falling in the nation’s health rankings.

From Brad Emans
Hutchinson fire chief

A huge Knowledge Bowl cheers to the parents of Hutchinson KB’ers! Saturdays Invitational was a huge success thanks to dedicated parents willing to fill in where needed. See you next year!

The Crow River Builders will host the Tour of Homes Builders & Remodelers Showcase March 6-7 and March 13-14. Homes on the tour this year are in Cologne, Waconia, Glencoe and Hutchinson.

Helmi Erickson, 90, of Dassel, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Lakeside Health Care Center in Dassel.

Christopher Spears, 18, of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Want to be good at identifying trees in the woods when you go for hikes? Or do you want to be able to walk through your own yard and identify the trees you have growing right at home?

Housing construction continued to be nonexistent in Hutchinson in January, but overall construction got off to a hot start for 2010 compared to the first month of 2009.

Paul Barchenger, manager of Hutchinson Cooperative’s agronomy department, and Jeremy Kichler, a cooperative extension agent for the University of Georgia in Macon County, Ga., are the first winners

Hunger is a serious subject, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun fighting it.

From Denise Luke
Minneapolis, formerly of Hutchinson

From Dr. Bob Prochnow
Hutchinson
I feel obligated to correct a statement in the article on figure skating that appeared in the Feb. 25 Leader.

From Diane Jankowski
Hutchinson