Ever since I was introduced into the journalism world four years ago, I have realized that the most important thing for any entity when dealing with media outlets big or small is being open and honest.
Over the course of the last few years, I have realized that the best relationships I have built with sources were with people who always had an open dialogue with the press.

When the buses pull away from Triton Elementary School on the last day of classes next month, it will be a bittersweet day for Julie Bowman and Cindy Lutterman.
The two women, who have worked for the school for 36 and 28 years respectively, will be retiring at the end of the year.

The Triton School Board approved a number of personnel decisions Monday night, several of which indicated a new direction for the administration.
Contracts were approved for Mary Morem as elementary school principal and Luke Lutterman as secondary school principal. A contract for Shane VanBeek as activities director/dean of students was also approved as well as his request for a one year leave of absence from his teaching contract.

This being the planting season, divine intervention is often asked.
The Rev. Heidi Heimgartner of First Lutheran Church of Blooming Prairie provided a special blessing of the fields and farmers at a Westfield Church Spring Worship Service on Sunday, May 19.
She performed the blessing, emphasizing three categories and asked the church visitors to respond with "Amen" which means "Yes, it will be so."

As the Hayfield Activities Director, Chris Pack is tasked with finding and maintaining different sports and activities for students of all skill levels.
That’s why he knew it was so important to create an opportunity for students with disabilities like his son Seth, a fifth grader at Hayfield, who has Down Syndrome.

On Jan. 27, John and Nicole Bacigalupo stopped at the McDonalds in Byron on their way home from Rochester for a milkshake and coffee.
For the couple, and for a complete stranger it proved to be be the most important fast food stop in their lives.

It was with enormous pride that I watched my son graduate this past weekend from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with family and friends cheering him on.

As seniors get ready to graduate from high school in the next few weeks, they’ll undoubtedly be asked the tough question often of “what do you want to do with the rest of your life?”
I remember when I was 18 and getting ready to head off to college, people would always ask me that question, and quite frankly it was very overwhelming.