Dale R. Wondrasch, age 84, of Spring Valley, died Thursday April 20. 2017 at Spring Valley Senior Living in Spring Valley, Minn. Dale was born October 1, 1932 in Spring Valley to Louis and Mahla (Grabau) Wondrasch. He attended school at Forestville Center, St. Johns in Wykoff, and Wykoff Public School. In February of 1953 he was inducted into the United States Army. Dale was … [Read more...]
Paul Edsel Mathison
Paul Edsel Mathison, 89, of Preston, died Monday, April 24, 2017 in Atlanta, Ga., due to a brain bleed. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Cherry Grove United Methodist Church in Cherry Grove, Minn., with Pastor Dave Lieder officiating. Burial of his ashes will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Paul Mathison was born on January 12, 1928 to … [Read more...]
Wayne Lee Howard
Wayne Lee Howard, age 57, of rural Lanesboro, died April 23, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Wayne was born May 15, 1959 in Spring Grove, Minn., to Allen and Betty (Lund) Howard. He graduated from the Lanesboro High School and then from the Diesel Mechanics course at the Winona Technical Institute. His father died when Wayne was a young man, so he worked on … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, April 24 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Rushford Biology Room, 5:30 p.m. • Spring Valley 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. Tuesday, April 25 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, High School Media Center, 6:30 p.m. Monday, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Ben Ihrke
Theresa Mary Manahan
Theresa Mary Manahan, 90, of Chatfield, passed away Sunday April 23, 2017 at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Theresa was born November 29, 1926 in Rochester to Edward and Katherine (O’Mahony) Kuisle. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1944. On October 18, 1950 she married Maurice J. Manahan at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Simpson. She was a member of … [Read more...]
Houston School Board considers new math program for fall 2017
The Houston Public School Board met at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the library of Houston Public High School. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham, along with Board Members Bonner, Wilson, Stillin, Krage, Evenson, and Carlson. Board Member Norlien arrived later in the meeting. Following the pledge, the board approved the agenda and opened the meeting for public … [Read more...]
Free health screening offered in Preston
In honor of Community Banking Month, Fillmore County Public Health (FCPH) and F&M Bank are partnering to host a free blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose screening event. The screening event will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the F&M Bank located at 100 Saint Anthony Street in Preston. To participate in the screening you must: • Be 18 … [Read more...]
Houston Council tackles 12 topics
The Houston City Council met at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 10 at the Houston, Minn., City Hall. In attendance were City Administrator Peterson, Deputy Clerk Hegland, Mayor Olson and Board Members Schutte, Krage, Knutson and Sanden. Following the pledge, the council opened the meeting to a period of public comment. Hearing none, the council moved on to the 12 items of business on … [Read more...]
Harmony bloodmobile exceeds goal by two units
The blood drive held in Harmony on April 11, 2017, succeeded in collecting 52 units of blood, which was two over their goal. There were 53 donors that presented and one first-time participant. Congratulations to these four donors who reached the following milestones: • Sheryl Barr – 1 gallon • Chris Johnson – 11 gallons • Lavonne Mensink – 5 gallons • Kay Ristau – 6 … [Read more...]