A day of reflection
50 years removed from watching large sections of their city get ripped apart by a killer tornado, Tracy residents past and present reflect, with smiles […]
Tornado talk stirs emotions
By Per Peterson Not only did the weekend spur numerous private conversations between past and current Tracy residents, it also gave a few people a […]
Church bells to ring in memory of tornado victims
“For a time, Tracy was poised at the brink of oblivion.” So wrote the Tracy Headlight-Herald a half-century ago, in describing the titanic tornado that […]
‘I’ve got cancer. It’s the way it is’
One-and-a-half years removed from a cancer diagnosis, Linda Fultz continues to live life on her terms. On Friday, she will share her story of resilience […]
Still etched in memory
Saturday events will recall Tracy’s epic tornado 50 years ago By Seth Schmidt Dean Salmon was in his late 20s, working with his father as […]
‘I thought I was in heaven’
Girl survives tornadic fury; suppermate dies By Scott Thoma Michele Hammersmark was five-years-old when she and her mother, Gertrude, traveled from Billings, MT., to visit […]
‘Don’t wait to be a victim’
TAPS staff, administration take part in ALICE safety training By Per Peterson There was a time when educators were told to lock down their rooms […]
$19.5 million project eyed
By Seth Schmidt A $37 million plan for improving the infrastructure underneath Tracy streets might gain traction more quickly than first anticipated. In 2017, consulting […]
Foursome headed to state
The girls 4×400 TMB relay team finished second at Thursday’s Section 3A Tracy and Field Meet to qualify for the Minnesota State Track and Field […]
Along for an important ride
By Per Peterson Wendy and Kevin Haney have a hard time coming to grips with the fact that human trafficking is an issue that has […]