By Ben Udstuen The Minnesota Twins just recently won their first series in the playoffs since 2002, let alone their first playoff game since 2004. They haven’t even made it to the playoffs in 12 of these 19 years. So while watching a postseason game featuring the Twins, you can imagine the surprise of seeing a W by the Twins side rather than the opposing side. As a junior … [Read more...]
Fire Destroys Miken Sports Production Building
Miken Sports, in Caledonia, Minn., a division of Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. experienced a fire in one of their older buildings on October 14. The company is assessing the damage in cooperation with the local fire department and the state fire marshal’s office. Miken will continue to operate the warehousing and distribution operation, as well as the MLB® helmet … [Read more...]
Beverly Ann Housker
Beverly Ann Housker, age 88 of Spring Grove passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Harmony Place, Harmony, Minn. She was born April 27, 1935, (a twin) in Spring Grove to Odin and Viola (Miner) Moen. She was a lifelong resident of the Spring Grove and Mabel area. She attended school at the brick schoolhouse in Black Hammer for seven years and was a member of the … [Read more...]
Ron Soland
Ron was born on August 19, 1949, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Vernon and Janice (Fossum) Soland. He was one of five children. Growing up in Harmony, Minn., he quickly found a lifelong love for fishing with his father. After graduating from Harmony High School in 1967, Ron attended Austin Vocational School for carpentry, graduating in 1969. He joined Brunsvold Builders in … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Kendra Rachelle Rohrer, 33, Brownsville, Minn.; 9/20/2023, Speeding (71/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Fillmore County Police Department Herman Edward Bakker, 63, LeRoy, Minn.; 9/1/2023, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 9/1/2023, Expired (Registration) for More Then Six Months, Fine $100. … [Read more...]
Holiness is Everywhere
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches This past summer I traveled to the Holy Land and got to see the holy sites of Israel and Palestine. It was a trip of a lifetime, especially as a pastor. I got to see in person many of the holy places where Jesus walked! I remembered my baptism in the Jordan River. I rode in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. I … [Read more...]
James Hahn
James Hahn passed away on October 12, 2023, at Gunderson Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. He was 98 years old. James Darius was born on June 12, 1925, in Preston, Minn., the son of Joseph Godfrey Hahn and Ursa Broadwater Hahn. He was the youngest of 11 children. James attended Preston Public School, and after finishing school, he helped his dad on the farm, which was … [Read more...]
Lyle Stanley Bremmer
Lyle Stanley Bremmer, age 92, of Peterson, died Thursday, October 12, 2023, at his home. Lyle was born September 28, 1931, in Peterson, the son of Adolph and Judith (Woxland) Bremmer. He graduated from Peterson High School, and was a life-long farmer. He was united in marriage to Carol Johnson June 9, 1956, and the couple raised their family in Peterson. Lyle enjoyed boating … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an application has been made by Thomas & Judy Vix, 18568 State 16, Houston, MN 55943, for a Conditional Use Permit to have a solar array within the overlay flood plain district (Section 14.3, Subd. 1, Subsection 22, Section 21.6 subd. 3 Flood Fringe Conditional Uses and Section 29.8 Subd. 1 Solar Energy Systems and Solar Structures) in Houston … [Read more...]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF HOUSTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Date: October 3, 2023 9:00 a.m. Place: Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Caledonia, MN Members Present: Dewey Severson, Eric Johnson, Robert Burns, Bob Schuldt, and Greg Myhre Presiding: Chairperson Severson Call to order. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Burns, motion unanimously carried to approve the agenda. … [Read more...]