News stories from Hutchinson, Minnesota

Shirley Karg, 84 of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Jan. 8 at Birchwood Hospice House in Hutchinson.

By Kim Asche
University of Minnesota Extension
Regional Office, Hutchinson

Walter Kuehl, 66, of Litchfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield.

Hillard Maynard Mathews, 80, of Lester Prairie, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia.

By Rosemary K. Heins
University of Minnesota Extension
In 2008 Congress made changes through the financial rescue package and the Farm Bill that may increase your refund eligibility and what it can be used for.

Dairy operators from a four-state area will converge Jan. 29 in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the fourth annual “I-29 Dairy Conference.”

By Marcia Endres
University of Minnesota Extension
This year I have spent many days at dairies in Minnesota and South Dakota collecting data for an observational study on dairy housing and well-being.

A representative of the Legal Advocacy for Older Americans Project will meet with McLeod County senior citizens on Monday, Jan. 12.

Casey Stotts first sought a Hutchinson City Council seat in 2001. He finished fourth in a six-way race for two seats won by John Mlinar and Jim Haugen.

From Brad Engelmann
Helen Township
Everyone wants to know: How do we fix Social Security? Or do you?

From Eric Yost
Hutchinson

From Racheal Bratz
McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence
January is stalking awareness month. Stalking is a serious crime and much more deadly than most people think.

Cheers to the families and friends of the students from Noteworthy Music Studio who gathered on Sunday, Dec. 14 for their annual Christmas Recital.

From Jay Beytien
Hutchinson
I have listened to many radio ads recently on the positive availability of long-term care insurance policies.

Hutchinson was much different when Ken Merrill became the city’s finance director in 1977.

Veronica Westrup, 94, of Hutchinson, formerly of Eden Valley, died Saturday, Jan.3, in Hutchinson.

Dorothy L. Lindemann, 89, of Dassel, formerly of Hutchinson, died Monday, Jan.5, 2009, at the Lakeside Health Care Center in Dassel.

The Hutchinson Economic Development Authority has enhanced their presence on the Internet with a revised and updated Web site at www.hutchinsoneda.com.

JANUARY
Ann Nolan, Minneapolis, on Jan. 6, at age 87. Ann and husband Earl were blessed with five children.

The folks we elected last November are now taking their oaths of office.

David Kunze
Hutchinson
I am experiencing ongoing difficulty understanding why it seems that the only answer for funding our local schools and government is always to impose more taxes on our hard-working, our fixed-income, and as always, our hard-pressed citizens.

From Leslie and Lucille Smith
Hutchinson Safety Council
The 12th Annual Police Academy will start Jan. 8. We recommend that everyone participate in this 10-week course.

Cheers to the Minnesota Truckers Association for their recent collection of toys that were donated to Common Cup Ministry.

Crop producers, consultants, and others interested in learning more about issues related to economically and environmentally favorable practices for corn and soybean production will benefit from attending the University of Minnesota Winter Crops Day program.

John A. Kruse, 81, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
Services were Monday, Jan. 5, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes. Interment was in the Pequot Lakes Village Cemetery.

Jill R. Rice, 36, of Waconia passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is offering a free program to help people start their own businesses.

The Hutchinson City Council and city officials can usually take a break from budget issues for a couple of months this time of year. Not in 2009.

Pat Kielty, 87, of Litchfield, died at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009.

John “Jack” H. Groskreutz, 92, of Litchfield, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield.