At the February 20 meeting of the Preston City Council, a motion to convert the city’s 422 street lights to LEDs was approved unanimously. The city will take advantage of rebates offered by the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA). Jim Bakken, Public Works, explained the street lights are operated by the city’s public utility, but the city pays the utility for the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
Journal Writing Project It’s more fun in the Philippines
By Abad Macabanding Philippines is a country located in the southeastern most part of Asia comprising about 7,107 islands. These islands are separated into three sovereign states, namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines has a population of more than 100 million people with different traditions and cultures. The Philippines has more than a hundred ethnolinguistic … [Read more...]
Heidi “Bly” Jones announces candidacy for Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer
Heidi Jones has announced she will run to fill the vacant seat as the Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer at the November election. Heidi has lived in the area her entire life, graduating from Kingsland High School in 1995. For the last 12 years she has been a resident in the City of Ostrander, where she is serving her second term as an elected city council member and serves … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper
Question: I am planning an ice fishing trip to the great State of Minnesota and I live in Iowa, is there a limit on how much alcohol I can bring from Iowa into Minnesota? Answer: There is a limit on how much alcohol you can bring into Minnesota from a different state for personal use. You can bring 288 ounces of beer or wine or one litter of intoxicating liquor per person. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Taylor Lynn Smith, 19, Chatfield, Minn.; 10/7/2017, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $220. Grahm Nicholas Wibstad, 19, Eyota, Minn.; 1/6/2018, Exceed Limit of 30 mph - Urban District (44/30), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Scott Chrisopher Backer, 65, Chatfield, Minn.; 1/27/2018, Speeding … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On February 15, 2018, Nathan Randal Gossman, of Canton, appeared (via Rule) before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Gossman, 33, is charged with Fleeing Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, a felony with a maximum sentence of three years and one day in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about, February 10, Gossman allegedly fled from police officers, and was engaged in … [Read more...]
Delone “Dee” Woxland
Delone (“Dee”) Woxland, age 100, died at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford on February 21, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Rushford Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. Dee was born on a farm near Harmony, Minn., on April 30, 1917, to Martin Bjorge and Margit (Harstad) Bjorge. Tragedy struck when she was only 16 months old; her mother died … [Read more...]
Fire at Prosper apartments
On February 21, 2018, at approximately 11:11 p.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center was notified by Winneshiek County, Iowa, Sheriff’s Office of a structure fire of an apartment building located in Fillmore County. The location of the fire was 11048 Hwy 52, known as the Old State Line Motel or Prosper Apartments. The Mabel and Canton Fire Departments … [Read more...]
Ann Storlie
Memorial Mass for Ann Storlie will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2018, at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Father Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service at the church. Ann Marie Storlie, age 64, of Wykoff, Minn., died surrounded by her family Friday, February 16, 2018, at her home. She was … [Read more...]
Kevin Alan Scott
Kevin Alan Scott, 61, of Hastings, Minn., formerly of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2018, of multiple organ failures due to cardiac arrest. Kevin was born September 12, 1956, in Salem, Oreg., to Rutherford “Scotty” and Ramona (Maixner) Scott. He attended school in Salem and Hillsboro, Oreg. He later lived in Frankfurt, Ky., and Owatonna, … [Read more...]