Hutchinson News

The initials "I.O.O.F" carved in stone atop the current Hobby Shoppe building on Main Street will stand testimony to an organization that has now come to an end, at least in Pipestone.

Replacing those old, wadded-up holiday lights with energy-saving LEDs? Finally giving up on that extension cord held together with duct tape? Now there is an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old, broken or unwanted holiday lights and electrical cords.

Could corn growers increase yield if they reduce spacing between rows to 22 inches or less? The answer depends on where the grower lives.

A collision involving three trucks about noon Wednesday at the intersection of McLeod County Road 32 and State Highway 15 apparently sent at least two people to Hutchinson Community Hospital by two Hutchinson ambulances.

An Eden Valley woman was injured Monday night after her vehicle hit a deer. Michelle L. Olson, 22, was driving on Minnesota Highway 15, about a mile south of Hutchinson when her vehicle struck a deer, according to the State Patrol.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported that it finished 63 enforcement cases in the third quarter of this year.

As October slipped into November, Hutchinson area farmers joined others across Minnesota in being concerned that much of the 2009 crop would be left in the field after a month of rain and cold temperatures.

There's good news for local music fans who plan to pick up the 21st "Cities 97 Sampler" Thursday morning - those who plan to actually listen to it, as opposed to sell it on eBay, anyway.

The Minnesota State Pigeon Show and Auction takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

It has been a somewhat slow, but still promising start to a program that is designed to save the lives of people with such medical issues as Alzheimera s, other forms of dementia, Down syndrome and autism.

Some area Lutherans are meeting in Watertown Tuesday night to discuss their response to the ELCA's change to allow Pastors to be in committed same-sex relationships.

Sorting through our holiday decorations, we start to look like Scrooge's overburdened partner, Marley.

Hutchinson Theatre Company's fall dinner theater production, 'The Curious Savage,' opens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Peace Center, 400 Franklin St.

The Hutchinson Theatre Companya s fall production, a oeThe Curious Savage,a opens tonight.

Get your tickets for the a oeChurch Basement Ladies.a The Twin Cities cast is bringing the show to Hutchinson Thursday and Friday, Jan.

Halloween events taking place Saturday, Oct. 31, include: a Trick or treaters are welcome from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at The Oaks and The Pines.

Cass County authorities report last week that two people were found dead in a rural Longville cabin on Saturday, October 17 at approximately 12:45 pm.

Can the rift among members of the Rochester School Board be mended? The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce and a leadership group led by a former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate think so.

A crash shortly before 11 a.m. Monday caused severe damage to the two pickup trucks involved and unknown injuries to the drivers.

Relatives found the bodies of 58-year-old Lee Schwarze and his 55-year-old wife, Nancy, on Saturday afternoon.