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April 11th, 2024

McLeod County to serve as fiscal host for mental health consortium

The SMAMHC is one of 19 adult mental health initiatives in the state.

Panthers take time to help kids

GSL Panther senior basketball players took advantage of an opportunity to play for a good cause on Saturday, April 6 at the boys and girls Tim Orth Memorial all-star basketball games.
Cole Karg and Josh Fiecke echoed each others sentiments “It feels good to raise money for kids that need it.”
Hannah Graf jumped at the opportunity to play, “When I got the opportunity, I called right away….It goes for such a good cause,” Graf went on to advocate for future athletes to consider playing in the event, “it’s so much fun, I highly recommend it if you get the chance.”

Panther girls golf win opener by one stroke

Glencoe - The Panther girls golf team defeated Wright County Conference East foe, Waconia by one shot, 220 to 221 to open the season in Monday afternoons dual, hosted at the Glencoe Country club.
GSL sophomore Eva Stuewe walked away the meet medalist with a score of 45, edging Waconia’s Sonja Johnson (46) by one shot.
GSL’s second seeded freshman Makenzie Mealey responded well, pacing third overall. Mealey’s score of 53 was five strokes better than her season average last year.

Find the full story in the April 12, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

Pitching powerhouse: Hedtke strikes out 11, earns UMAC Award

The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Tuesday in the sports of baseball, softball, and women’s tennis for the week of March 25-31.
Drew Hedtke, a sophomore, at Bethany Lutheran College, and a graduate of Glencoe-Silver Lake in 2021, was named UMAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week.

Find the full story in the April 12, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

Area Minnesota newspapers closing and its effect on Herald Journal Publishing

Alden Capital/MediaNews Group announced Thursday it will cease operations for eight area newspapers on both sides of Herald Journal’s territory.
Those include the Hutchinson Leader, Litchfield Independent-Review, Chanhassen Villager, Chaska Herald, Shakopee Valley News, Prior Lake American, Savage Pacer, and Jordan Independent.
The closure announcement also includes the printing plant of Crow River Press in Hutchinson which prints Herald Journal’s five newspapers. The final printing week is scheduled for April 26.

Find the full story in the April 12, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

Glencoe Sportsmen Club scrambles to fund new fencing required by state law

The Glencoe Sportsmen Club is currently fundraising for a secondary fencing project at the Glencoe Sportsmen Wildlife Sanctuary at Oak Leaf Park to become in compliance with new state regulations.

Glencoe Rotary Club starts fundraising for dog park at Oscar Olson Sunrise Park

The Glencoe Rotary Club is starting fundraising efforts to construct a dog park at Oscar Olson Sunrise Park. The estimated cost of building the one-acre dog park is $51,570. The Glencoe City Council unanimously approved a Park Board recommendation to approve a $12,500 earmark for 2025 towards the construction of the dog park with funds from the Park Improvement Fund on April 1st. Glencoe Rotary Club President Julie Schmidt says the club will be contributing $15,070 towards the project and will be applying for a “local district grant through Rotary for about $4,000”.

McLeod County to serve as fiscal host for mental health consortium

The county board unanimously approved a fiscal host agreement between McLeod County Health and Human Services and the Southwestern Minnesota Adult Mental Health Consortium (SMAMHC) for the period of April 2 through April 2, 2025.
McLeod County Health and Human Services will serve as fiscal host and manage all SMAMHC funds, and they will be reimbursed three percent of all annual revenues. The reimbursement will occur on a quarterly basis. As the fiscal host, they will be considered a voting member of the consortium’s operational board.

Hutchinson man found guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree

A McLeod County jury found Jacob James Smith, 35, guilty of one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, one count of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, and one count of electronic solicitation of a child.
The jury returned the guilty verdicts March 29, following a jury trial that spanned three days.

April 5th

Death notice: LaVerne Eurich, 86

LaVerne A. Eurich, 86, of Glencoe, MN, wife of Chris, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, at GlenFields Living with Care in Glencoe.
A celebration of life will take place Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Glencoe, with interment in the Christ Lutheran Church columbarium.
A gathering of family and friends will take place Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9 to 11 a.m., two hours prior to the service, at the church.
Arrangements are with the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in Glencoe. Online guestbook is available at www.mcbridechapel.com.