March 2025

Coloradan at Red Barn

Dave Reiter, a landscape painter from Parker, Colo., will be the artist in residence at the Red Barn Studio Museum from Saturday to March 29. He will focus on preparing for a two-person show in November at the Carriage Factory Gallery in Newton.

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Sidewalks in Swensson

The Lindsborg City Council on Monday approved a $10,730 bid to build 278 feet of sidewalk that will connect features of Swensson Park for easier access by wheelchair or with a stroller, especially when the ground is wet.

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Bethany College picks new president

Fifteen months after Bethany College’s last president resigned on short notice, and two weeks after three finalists aiming to be the school’s next leader visited with community members, the Board of Trustees picked Laura Crawley, who last year left another Lutheran college to be a consultant and who has more than two decades of experience at public and private colleges, all in the South. She will start on May 1.

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