Monday, November 28 •Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 1 •Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Monday, December 5 •Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. •City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. •Kingsland School Board, Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, … [Read more...]
Christmas Open House at the Houston County Historical Society
Everyone is invited to the Christmas Open House at the Houston County Historical Society, 104 History Lane, Caledonia on Saturday, December 3 from 10-3, and Sunday, December 4 from 11-3. Snowflakes and Christmas Trees are the featured themes this year. One of the trees included in the display is a feather tree with vintage decorations. George Moe, Caledonia, will demonstrate … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – So hard to have faith
By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish - St. Paul, Saetersdal and St. Matthew’s, Granger A colleague of mine was once on a mission trip in Mexico. While there, he visited an impoverished woman who, through an interpreter, talked about her life. Then at one point, she expressed how sorry she felt for Americans. My colleague was surprised, to say the least, as he … [Read more...]
Suspect arrested in Ostrander stabbing
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, On November 20, at approximately 8:19 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an adult male had been stabbed in the City of Ostrander. The suspect was identified as 23-year-old Noah Arnold Foster, DOB: 2/25/1999. Foster had last been seen running southbound towards the 400 block of Minnesota … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports 11/28/22
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Jack Richard Arneson, 20, Decorah, Iowa; 9/10/2022, Possess Alcohol Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Olivia Grace Drees, 19, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/3/2022, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Shari Lynn Markowski, 45, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/12/2022, Driving After Revocation, Fine … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board appoints Freet, plans gym roof replacement, hears audit review
By David Stoeger The Kingsland School Board had a full agenda before them at their meeting on Monday, November 21. Appointed member On the agenda was to appoint a board member for the next year due to a vacancy left by Jackie Horsman, who resigned on September 30. The goal was for the board to appoint someone to the position so that he or she could attend the Minnesota … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board approves Art Club, but needs advisor
By Kaitlin Longhauser Caledonia School Board members met in the Caledonia Elementary School’s music room #162 on Monday, November 21, from 6-6:52 p.m. Board members present included Matt Blocker, Erin Hammell, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer Yohe. Daniel Small was absent. The board approved the consent agenda, minutes from the October 17 regular … [Read more...]
William “Bill” Lloyd Jeffers
William “Bill” Lloyd Jeffers, age 80, of Rushford, Minn., passed away surrounded by family at home after a three-year battle with cancer ,on November 22, 2022. William was born on July 8, 1942, to parents Lloyd and Aletha (Young) Jeffers in Preston, Minn. Bill was raised on a farm near Peterson and graduated from Peterson High School in 1960. He enlisted into the Army … [Read more...]
Junior Van Gundy
Junior Carl (JC) Van Gundy passed away peacefully on November 18, 2022, at the age of 88, at his farm in Money Creek, surrounded by his family and friends. Born to Carl and Luellen (Olson) Van Gundy on September 14, 1934, at home in rural Houston, Minn., which is known as Skunk Hollow. He was the sixth born of 11 children. He graduated from Houston High School in … [Read more...]
