Shauna Gruber is this month’s McLeod County 4-H volunteer of the month. Shauna wasn’t involved in 4-H herself as a youth member, but rather became involved in 4-H when her children joined the program.

About 100 little folks who would otherwise have had no Christmas jollification were made supremely happy at the engine house hall Christmas Eve. They were fed on sandwiches and ...

On the TV show, “Get Smart,” Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 worked for Control as secret agents to thwart the enemy, Chaos. Despite their bumbling ways, they always pulled it off. But for many of us, ...

While many were enjoying time off around the holidays, Litchfield High School athletes were busy competing. Boys and girls basketball and hockey teams all participated in holiday tournaments last ...

Hanna Proell and Dillon Varpness woke up on New Year’s Eve and instantly knew how they would be spending the day – having a baby. Proell’s water broke at 8:30 a.m., and after a ...

Students, parents and staff at Immanuel Lutheran School and Children of Grace Preschool started the new year in a new school building. The school on State Highway 7 west of Hutchinson on Walden ...

SENIOR ACTIVITIES For more information, call the Senior Center at 320-234-5656. The following activities are available Jan. 11-17: Thursday, Jan. 11: 9:15 a.m. Pilates; 12:30 p.m. Sheephead; 1 ...

Litchfield Middle School’s robotics club has built a winner in just its second year of existence. The club secured two spots in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship in ...

In the spirit of giving back, students at Tiger Elementary conducted their holiday food drive with all donations going to the McLeod County Food Shelf in Hutchinson. Second- and third-grade ...

With a new year comes a new business in downtown Litchfield. Sweet Escape, the ice cream and gift shop at 226 Sibley Ave. N., announced Dec. 1 it would be selling to a new owner and the the shop ...

The Hutchinson School Board made some changes in its members’ responsibilities during Jan. 8 meeting. Tiffany Barnard, who was chairman for two years, decided not to continue in that role.