The Wilmington Township Board of Supervisors will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the address of 601 E Main St., Spring Grove, MN. Melissa Schroeder Clerk/Treasurer Publish 14 … [Read more...]
Auto Interior Maintenance and Cleaning Tips
A number of factors are involved in keeping a vehicle functioning and looking good. Ensuring a vehicle interior is clean and tidy is easily overlooked, but such efforts can improve the driving experience. Drivers who want their cars and trucks to look their best should not forget their vehicle interiors. Drivers unsure where to start can spruce up their vehicle interiors in … [Read more...]
Maintenance Intervals Drivers Should Know
Since vehicles are such sizable investments, it behooves motorists to do as much as they can to keep their cars and trucks running smoothly. Vehicle owner’s manuals typically recommend maintenance intervals and should be drivers’ first resource for information regarding how to take care of their cars and trucks. But the following are some standard maintenance intervals drivers … [Read more...]
How to Maintain an Older Vehicle
New cars have been costly for quite some time, but those costs have spiked considerably since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That unprecedented rise has led many motorists to wonder how they can get more mileage out of their existing vehicles. Drivers who can’t afford to keep up with the rising cost of new vehicles can take these steps to keep their existing cars … [Read more...]
Signs it is Time to Replace Brakes
Each component of a vehicle performs an important function that ensures the car runs safely and soundly. A working brake system is vital to vehicle safety, so any issues affecting the brakes merit attention. Fortunately, there are various warning signs that indicate to vehicle owners it is time to replace brakes. Grinding sound: A deep grinding metal sound indicates that … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Wesley’s Great Hymn “And Can It Be That I Should Gain”
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith Churches (and Lenora) I believe many of my readers know that I appreciate the depth, integrity and theology of traditional Christian hymns. I often use my hymnbook as a devotional resource in my life. As we approach Easter and come down the homestretch of the … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Contessa Ann Fogel, 37, Caledonia, Minn., 1/17/2025, Dog at Large, Fine $75, Total Fees $150. 1/17/2025, Fail to License Animal, Fine $20. 1/17/2025, Fail to License Animal, Fine $20. Chatfield Police Department Isabelle Jordan Berg, 24, Chatfield, Minn., 3/10/2025, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $135. Angela Sue … [Read more...]
Donald H. Jordahl
Donald H. Jordahl, age 86, of Rushford, passed away at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, surrounded by his family. Donald Henry was born on March 17, 1939, in Good Thunder, Minn., the only child of Henry (Norma Mary Etta Missling) Jordahl. Don attended country school and then graduated from Lake Crystal High School. Following graduation, … [Read more...]
Kevin D. O’Laughlin
Kevin O’Laughlin, 75, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, with his family by his side. Kevin was born December 22, 1949, in Winona, Minn. Growing up in Winona’s Gilmore Valley, Kevin was the third in line of six children born to Jim and Delores (Douglas) O’Laughlin. He contracted polio as a toddler and was sent to Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis, … [Read more...]
George Graham
George Albert Graham, 86, of Rushford, died April 4, 2025, at his home. George was born October 2, 1938, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to George A. and Erma “Sally” (Morrison) Graham. They moved to Montana before settling in Appleton, Wis., where he was schooled and joined the U.S. Air Force based in Massachusetts, being honorably discharged in 1960. He worked for Kenny Shoe Co, … [Read more...]