‘Our home is their home’: Carver family cohabitates with disabled folks
By the time she was 22, Holly Betker and mom Jeannie Jackson agreed it was almost time for Becker to move out on her own. They were both adults; each needed their space. So the house hunting ...
Local photographer captures Twin Cities riots with camera and interviews
Photography and telling people’s stories is a passion for Tanner Schaaf. The 26-year-old man from Kingston has been snapping pictures since he was 13. Today he works as a stringer for Live ...
Soaring into the wild blue yonder
Otto “Woody” Anderberg will long remember Aug. 31. It’s not every day you’re treated to a lights-flashing-and-horns-blasting escort by the Hutchinson police and fire departments. The ...
Six local anglers will compete for national spot
When six Litchfield area high schoolers take to Gull Lake in Brainerd this weekend, they’ll not only be vying for top rankings in the Minnesota Junior Bass State Tournament – ...
Lake Minnie Belle decontamination unit is part of Meeker County’s AIS control efforts
During the summer of 2020, people from 21 different states put a boat into one of Meeker County’s 104 lakes. It’s an impressive number, one that speaks volumes about the area’s ...
SWIMMING AND DIVING: Tigersharks set sights on Section 3A Championship
Hutchinson’s boys swimming and diving team wrapped up an undefeated dual meet season last week, and now they’ve set their sights on the Section 3A championship later this month. The ...
SWIMMING AND DIVING: Tigersharks win section three-peat
Saturday was a day for making history at Jerry Carlson Pool in the Hutchinson Middle School. Not only did the Tigersharks boys swimming and diving team win the program’s 12th section ...
AIS battle needs all hands on deck
Another local Meeker County lake was added to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources infested water list in 2021. The state agency confirmed zebra mussels were found in Lake Francis ...
Sketches of Minnesota show highlights local communities at Paramount Center
A new Minnesota-themed comedy show is coming to the Paramount Center for the Arts next week. The first annual Sketches of Minnesota: Civic Community Comedy Tour is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. The ...
Teen’s Litchfield visit offers support for first responders
Litchfield Rescue Squad members and Litchfield firefighters received a sweet thank you for their work during a meeting in late October. During an hour-long presentation Sophina Merry Jane ...
Hutchinson calls for air patrol, water funding
An update to Hutchinson’s legislative priorities includes a push for the state to invest in the Civil Air Patrol and the local water basin. The list of priorities, which was prepared by ...
Minnesota director heads to St. Cloud to film ‘My Town’ show this fall
Cory Hepola, an erstwhile Twin Cities television and radio anchor, is the program's director and host. The show positively portrays rural America and aims to accurately explain rural living, since so ...