May 2024

“Elegant” and “well-crafted” are words that often come to mind when thinking about the work of Minnesota author Allen Eskens. He is well-known as the creator of four Joe Talbot mysteries and other suspense thrillers.

There’s something fascinating about an abandoned town or townsite. The idea that a place, so empty and void of activity was once a bustling location with people, noises and hope is compelling to even the most casual historian. Sites like these exist all over America — remnants of bygone eras filled with growth and prosperity. Sadly, for one reason or another, people began to desert these communities and what were once busy little centers of activity drifted into the footnotes of history.

Where can you view approximately 1,000 pieces of artwork in one place? The answer: Hutchinson Center for the Arts. Through May, the art center is hosting its annual K-12 Youth Art Show.

It’s spring and Hutchinson is in bloom. Not only from colorful tulips and flowering trees, but with creative murals, too.

More than 850 graduates and their families and friends joined together with Ridgewater faculty and staff to honor student achievements May 9 at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson and Friday at the Willmar Civic Center.

Newspapers are back in Hutchinson and Litchfield. With just a one-week gap after the last editions of storied Hutchinson Leader and Litchfield Independent Review, new newspapers appear this week in both cities with the launch of the Hutchinson Station and Litchfield Rail.

After much buzz around town, it was officially announced that Hutchinson Center for the Arts is moving from its home at 15 Franklin St. SW to new digs in Suite 100 at 218 Main St.