Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Larry Robert Harsch II, 59, New Brighton, Minn.; 6/16/2023, Speeding (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Houston County Sheriff’s Office Heidi Lynn Erdmann, 40, Dakota, Minn.; 6/19/2023, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. Amber Rae Fricke, 32, La Crosse, Wis.; 6/16/2023, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate … [Read more...]
Correction
In the article “Houston citizens comment on building referendum” on page 29 of the July 10 issue, it stated Joe Twaiten was in the class of 1939. He actually graduated from Houston in 1953. Twaiten shared at the meeting that he owns two houses the same size in Rushford and Houston; last year the taxes on the Houston house were twice as much as the Rushford house. Twaiten felt … [Read more...]
Pasture management
By Tanner Marquardt Student Intern University of Minnesota Extension PRESTON, MN — As of June 1, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture warned to watch for the tree of heaven and the spotted lanternfly. These are two invasive species that, at the moment, are not common throughout the state, but they are spreading closer to the southeast corner of Minnesota from the … [Read more...]
Iowa Creative Places update
The state of Iowa has officially announced the Iowa Great Places redesignation as well as the newly designated Iowa Cultural & Entertainment Districts of which now Decorah is one. There are only 18 Cultural & Entertainment Districts in the State of Iowa. This year only two were added – Decorah and Burlington. (The 18 includes the two new communities) To receive the … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Community Night Out is August 1
Mabel Mayor Adam Wilder announced at the city council’s July 12 regularly scheduled meeting that the Mabel-Canton Community Night Out is scheduled for August 1 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. It promises to be a fun evening! Since the city’s budget process is scheduled to start soon, Sheriff John DeGeorge addressed the council regarding the policing services contract between the city … [Read more...]
Ostrander sees 83% jump in policing contract fees
By Patrick Andrews The July 11 Ostrander City Council meeting opened with a visit from Sheriff John DeGeorge. Sheriff DeGeorge spent half an hour discussing Ostrander’s contract with Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office, the services that contract ensures, and the jump in price that will be required to maintain those services in 2024. The City of Ostrander currently pays for two … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, July 17 • Caledonia School Board, Eitzen Community Center, 6 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 6 p.m. • Spring Grove School Board, Media Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 • Houston County Commissioners, Workshop Meeting, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • … [Read more...]
Leoba Dotzler
Leoba ‘Tobey’ Dotzler died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 93. She was born on April 20, 1929, in Cresco, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Walburga (Tennessen) Schatz. She attended St. Joseph Grade School, and graduated valedictorian of her class from Assumption High School in Cresco. On June 27, 1950, she was united in marriage to Gerald Dotzler. They farmed in the … [Read more...]
Harriet M. Herrick (née Bondeson)
Harriet M. Herrick (née Bondeson) passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2023. She was 85. Born June 10, 1938, in Marshall, Minn., to Peter and Minnie Bondeson, she lived in Wabasha and then Chatfield, Minn. Her father was the Chatfield baker in the 1940s and ‘50s. She married Donald Herrick on June 15, 1957. She taught elementary art education until 1974, then pursued … [Read more...]
Naomi Wangen
Naomi J. Wangen, 90, of Rushford, died July 11, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Naomi was born September 4, 1932, to Herman, Sr. and Beulah (Vickerman) Hermanson, at her grandmother’s home in the Big Woods of Preble Township in Fillmore County. She grew up and attended school in the Black Hammer area. On March 13, 1948, she was united in marriage to … [Read more...]