DATE: May 8, 2023 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgage: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1.Date of Mortgage: March 15, 2022 2.Mortgagors: Bradley James Heiller, a single man 3.Mortgagees: Altra Federal Credit Union 4.Recording Information: Recorded on March 29, 2022, as Document … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, 5-02-23
Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in a Special Session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: •Agenda & Consent Agenda (5.5.2023) Commissioner Warrants: $482,612.05 •Boarman Kroos Vogel Group, Inc.$14,141.13 •Marco, Inc.$20,273.16 •Winona … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Paul Edward Carns, 70, Rochester, Minn.; 4/14/2023, Speeding (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Cyrus Roger Kulsrud, 38, Chatfield, Minn.; 12/29/2022, Snow Removal Parking, Fine $20, Total Fees $32. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Amber Kay Bruhnke, 32, Spring Valley, Minn.; 4/27/2023, Use of Wireless Communications Device - Violate paragraph … [Read more...]
Rock of Ages, let me hide myself in thee
By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches In May 2018 I went hiking in Israel with a dear friend of mine. I’ve led a couple of group tours there with church groups (and will again in April 2024), but this time I wanted something unique. The main part of the hike was on the “The Jesus Trail,” a 40-mile hike from Nazareth (the hometown of Jesus) … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, May 15 • Caledonia School Board, High School Room A14, 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, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 • Houston County Commissioners Work Group, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • LeRoy School … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Why standards-based grading is bad for students
By Claire Solberg Standards-based grading, a grading scale from one to four, is hurting our students overall. Standards-based grading is a new form of grading that is based on a scale from one to four, one being that you knew none of the stuff and four being that you exceeded expectations. This new way of grading could be detrimental to students. Using standards-based … [Read more...]
Gary B. Kroshus
Gary B. Kroshus, 76, of Decorah, formerly of Spring Grove, passed away January 27, 2023, after a long battle with cancer from Agent Orange exposure from time served in Vietnam. Burial with military honors will be 2 p.m., Friday, May 26, 2023 in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. A Celebration of Life will follow the ceremony at the cemetery at the … [Read more...]
Darlene R. Kryzer
Darlene R. Kryzer, 88, of Minnetonka, Minn., and formerly of Winona and Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn. Darlene Raphany Johnson was born on Saturday, January 5, 1935, in La Crosse, Wis., to Richard and Delora (Davidson) Johnson. She was raised in the Bratsberg area south of Rushford. Darlene was a 1953 graduate … [Read more...]
Diane Louise Bigalk
Diane Louise Bigalk passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the age of 78, after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to services on Friday morning. She was born September 13, 1944, to Lester and … [Read more...]
Constance Joyce (Mosher) Bicknese
Constance Joyce (Mosher) Bicknese, 95 of Wykoff, Minn., died Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Traditions Memory Care of Preston. She was born September 14, 1927, to Harold and Laura Mosher. On December 6, 1947, she married William (Bill) Bicknese. They were married 72 years and were blessed with four children: Steven (Dianne Ramaker), Marilyn (Richard Erdman), Nancy (Michael … [Read more...]