In Re: Estate of Lois L. Ray, also known as Lois Ray, Lois Lillian Ray, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated July … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-23-382
In Re: Estate of Darrel E. Ray, also known as Darrel Ray, Darrell Ray, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated July 16, … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 23-PR-23-418 Estate of Richard Bahl aka Richard A. Bahl, Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated January 3, 2017, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Fair Open Class Results
Farm Products Grand Champion: Jeff Gillespie, Fountain - Rye sheaf; Reserve Champion: Greg Dornink, Preston - Ear Corn; Honorable Mention: Levi Johnson, Fountain - Alfalfa sheaf; Honorable Mention: Greg Dornink, Preston - Tallest corn Vegetable Gardening Grand Champion: Darlene Eickhoff, Wykoff - Fresh herb display; Reserve Champion: Darlene Eickhoff, Wykoff - Red … [Read more...]
Football Athlete of the Week: Bryce Berns – Spring Grove
MDA Farm to School and Early Care Grants Open for Applications MN School Districts and Early Childhood Education Centers are Eligible for Funding
ST. PAUL, MN – Two grants that aim to increase local purchasing in Minnesota Farm to School and Early Care programs are now open for applications through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). Through this round of Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Farm to School and Early Care Grants, school districts and early childhood education (ECE) centers … [Read more...]
Engagement
Privet ~ McEvers Dwight and Sandy Privet of Caledonia, Minn., and Katherine Holbrook of Houston, Minn., are delighted to announce the engagement of their children Evan Dwight Privet and Aberdeen Rose Maylee Dinah McEvers. … [Read more...]
The Simple Blessings of Summer From the Peanuts gang
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) Over the years I have much appreciation for Charles Schulz and his Peanuts characters. On Facebook I enjoy “Snoopy’s Everybody’s Best Friend.” Now as summer moves ever closer to autumn, I saw a Peanuts cartoon which kind of spoke to a late summer … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Tuesday, September 5 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Hokah City Council, Fire Station, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. • Rushford Village City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Donald Berkland
Donald H. Berkland, 88, of Preston, Minn., passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Donald was born November 7, 1934, in Mankato, Minn., to Sigurd and Marcella (Peterson) Berkland. He graduated from Delavan High School in 1952. He farmed with his dad after serving in the United States Army from February 1954 to February 1956. … [Read more...]






