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A fire early this morning (Thursday) destroyed a rural Watkins home and sent the owner to the hospital with burns. At just before 3am, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house …
03 Dec 15
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — One of the country’s largest egg producers, Minnesota-based Michael Foods, has joined the growing list of companies moving toward cage-free eggs. In a statement Wednesday, Michael Foods’ president and CEO, Jim …
03 Dec 15
The Hutchinson School District has announced their “Students of the Month” for November. They are: Freshman Charles Tramp, Sophomores Natalie Benfield, Ellie Lenarz, Jason Hasse, Michael Berg and Sarah Puder, and Juniors Jaden Goracke and …
03 Dec 15
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Traffic deaths in Minnesota in 2015 have surpassed last year’s totals. With a month left to go in the year, preliminary numbers from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office …
03 Dec 15
It appears feasible for Renville County to develop an off-highway vehicle park on a 272-acre site near the Minnesota River. The West Central Tribune reports Andy Brandel, with I + S Group of Fairmont presented …
03 Dec 15
The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office has positively identified the woman whose body was found in a drainage ditch in Swede Grove Township Monday night. She’s identified as 39-year-old Toni Cottrill of Paynesville. Authorities say the …
02 Dec 15
Beginning next Wednesday (December 9), court users in McLeod, Scott, and Sibley counties will be able to electronically file and serve court documents through an online portal. The move to electronic filing and service of case …
02 Dec 15
HUTCHINSON, MN – Ridgewater College’s Machine Tool Technology program is the fortunate recipient of $15,000 scholarship grant to support future program students. Tammy Jablonski, one of Ridgewater’s Machine Tool Technology instructors says “With today’s high …
02 Dec 15
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