Building Community and Spreading Positivity: A Journey From Humble Beginnings to Thriving Basketball Hub
In 2021, the Harmony Rucker League started with just 30 members and one league. By 2024, we have grown into a thriving basketball hub with hundreds of members and offerings for all ages and skill levels. Our mission is to spread a positive message through the game of basketball. We want to teach and encourage inclusion, kindness, and compassion. Our 3 on 3 league, … [Read more...]
School Bus Rollover May 31
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a single vehicle school bus rollover crash was reported at approximately 10:11 a.m. Friday morning, May 31, 2024. The crash occurred on 212th street, west of the intersection with 201st Avenue. The bus was carrying 35 middle school students and four adults from the Winona Middle School. A small number of students were … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Praise, Wonder, Mystery
By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist A young person recently asked me, “Why do we sing hymns in church?” This is a brave question. Considering how precious hymns are to people. I had to take a huge pause when I was asked this question because I didn’t have a ready answer. Think about this, why do we sing hymns in church? Strange songs that have strange words … [Read more...]
Commissioner Mitch Lentz Elected to Leadership Position at Association of Minnesota Counties
ST. PAUL, MN – Fillmore County Commissioner Mitch Lentz has been elected to serve as a district director for the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC). Lentz will represent AMC’s District 9, which includes Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona Counties, on the association’s board of directors. Dodge County Commissioner … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Diane Karen Forrest, 69, La Crescent, Minn., 5/16/2024, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $105. Stacey Lea Franken, 41, Caledonia, Minn., 3/18/2024, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $105. Chatfield Police Department Benjamin Thomas James Levan, 35, Chatfield, Minn., 4/12/2024, … [Read more...]
Council Hears Concerns of Ostrander Nursing Home Search for New Director of Nursing
By Annika Doberenz At their most recent meeting on June 4, the Ostrander City Council made several routine motions. These included their decision to waive the option of the statutory tort limit for another year, to advertise in the upcoming months that the brush dump behind the community center is in need of new maintenance, and that they will continue to rent the sheriff’s … [Read more...]
10-year-old John Schieber Performs in State Honors Concert
Ten-year-old John Schieber from Caledonia performed in the 3,400 seat Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday, June 1, after qualifiying for the 2024 Minnesota Music Teachers state piano honors concert. The concert is a piano symphony consisting of students performing four-hand music on 20 grand pianos in groups of up to 40 students at a time under the direction of the … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 31, 2019 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $72,750.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jennifer Mensink, an unmarried person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, … [Read more...]
Kevin L. Assmus
Kevin L. Assmus, 65, of Preston, Minn., passed away on May 4, 2024, at his home. Kevin Lynn Assmus was born May 11, 1958, to Carl Assmus and Caryl Jean Dethlefsen. He is survived by his daughter Asia Johnson of Rochester, grandson Hoyt Orman, brothers and a sister. A celebration of life will be held from 1-4 p.m., on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Hindt Funeral Home … [Read more...]