FEB. 10: At 11:39 p.m., police made a warrant arrest at the police station. Conner Bryan Bakken, 18, of Howard Lake turned himself in ...

The McLeod County Board will weigh the merits of a big change at 9 a.m. on Feb. 15: Changing the role of McLeod County recorder from an elected to an appointed position. The option to continue on ...

The general election is still five months away, but changes to local representation are already assured as some local elected officials head toward retirement. Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, did ...

For the first time since 1987, McLeod County has a new county attorney. Attorney Michael Junge began his legal work for the county on Aug. 2, 1982, as an assistant county attorney. He filled the ...

McLeod County has brought on Tamara Pieschke to serve as an assistant county attorney. At the request of McLeod County Attorney Ryan Hansch, the County Board approved the April 17 appointment this ...

The Curveball Caper” is the Cokato Museum’s eighth Escape Room event. No prior knowledge of Cokato’s history is needed ...

Will McLeod County or its cities be redistricted in 2022? Time will tell. The McLeod County Board reviewed this past week census data for 2010-2020, as well as a historical perspective dating back ...

The McLeod County Board denied two requested changes to a solar project it had approved on Oct. 19, 2021. The Impact Power Solutions site on County Road 5, west of Winsted, had a surety amount of $152 ...

: An additional candidate filed to run for Hutchinson City Council Seat 1 after the Leader’s deadline. In addition to mulling over the usual races, voters this year will need to pick ...

McLeod County Attorney’s Office. McLeod County Attorney’s Office reported the following: Kevin Byrd-Solseth, 33, entered a plea of guilty to one felony count of criminal damag ...

Years of the Railways sees Michael Portillo travel to the North East by train and visit the Stockton & Darlington Railway ...