Chatfield Police Department Jose Manuel Otero-Tinajero, 24, Chatfield, Minn.; 5/26/2017, Expired Driver’s License – Over One Year – No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 5/26/2017, No Motor Vehicle Insurance – Owner, Fine $200. Fillmore County Police Department Craig Ralph Adams, 58, Lime Springs, Iowa; 5/10/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total … [Read more...]
Common ground
Common ground is difficult to establish without a shared vision of reality. Who wants to find common ground with alternative facts, science deniers, liars and those who would trample the golden rule for a tax rebate. We cannot get past extreme polarization unless we find some core values that define what is good and true that we agree on. If we cannot agree that facts matter in … [Read more...]
Why lie?
By Donna Buckbee Rushford, MN Starting from when I was in grade school, every weekday night my father and I would read the Minneapolis Tribune together and watch the nightly news, both national and local. This quality time is one of my most cherished memories. After taking in the news we would discuss the highlights. My father let me know I was expected to have an … [Read more...]
Historic Lenora Church to have special service on July 16
There will be a special worship service at the old Lenora United Methodist Church in rural Fillmore County on Sunday, July 16 at 3 p.m. The 1856 National Historic Register church building is a beautiful example of a pioneer church building in the local area. The Lenora Pioneer Church Society invites everyone to come enjoy a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the old church. … [Read more...]
Rules of (online) engagement
By Eric Lee Harmony, MN Here I am, writing, as the 4th of July approaches. I want to talk about one of my favorite things. Civil political debate. I love it. I love this country, and I love exploring where we might take it into the future. This sometimes gets me into trouble, because I even enjoy it online, on social media. And this can be, well, difficult. But I have … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, July 10 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • … [Read more...]
Marlyce C. Brandt
Funeral services for Marlyce C. Brandt will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Faith United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dave Lieder officiating. Burial will take place in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Marlyce C. Brandt, age 86, … [Read more...]
Mildred M. Miller
Mildred M. Miller, age 86, of Chatfield, Minn., died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Funeral services for Mildred Miller will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Burial will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...]
Lois Jean Bacon
Lois Jean Bacon, 81, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on July 3, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center. Lois was born August 20, 1935, to Baldwin and Mildred (Martin) Narveson in Saratoga Township. She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1953. On September 18, 1954, she married Darrell C. Bacon in Chatfield, where they spent most of … [Read more...]
Clark W. Cords
Clark W. Cords, 71, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, June 30, 2017, at his home. Clark was born on April 15, 1946, in Wabasha, Minn., to Everett and Janice (Heise) Cords. He was raised in Rochester, Minn., and was a 1964 graduate of Rochester John Marshall High School. He attended Rochester Community College, Winona State University and Winona Vocational School, where he … [Read more...]