Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 12.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 27.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 18.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 7.9 cents in the last week and … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – “In the Bleak Midwinter”
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) I love to walk in the woods. I love to listen to the birds. I love to hear the wind blow through the trees. I love the beauty and wonder of God’s Creation. The other day I went for a walk and in a field near our house a deer was standing quietly in the … [Read more...]
SEMAC announces January 9 grant application deadline
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. SEMAC, a non-profit arts agency, is designated by the State of Minnesota Arts Board as the regional arts council for eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Historical Society holiday event returns
FOUNTAIN, MN — The Fillmore County Historical Society is proud to announce the return of HisTrees & More (formerly known as Christmas Trees & More.) In 2019, Sara Sturgis had just started as the new executive director of the Fillmore County Historical Society and one of the first comments she heard was “We just loved the tree event,” or “We really miss coming in and … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Singers Christmas concert
This year’s lineup for the Bluff Country Singers annual Christmas concerts on Sunday, December 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. should dispel any lingering doubts you may have about whether or not to attend. The mixed choral group, performing at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, has grown to an all-time high of 54 voices and features a dynamic mix of traditional and … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports 12/4/22
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Wayne Buss, 34, Chatfield, Minn.; 8/23/2022, Duty to Drive With Due Care - Speed Greater Than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 8/23/2022, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Driver, Fine $200. Andrew James Dosch, 28, Rochester, Minn.; 11/2/2022, Speeding (68/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Cody James Martin, 37, Spring Valley, … [Read more...]
Marlys Mae Shultz
Marlys Mae Schultz, age 59, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at her home in Kasson, Minn. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 12 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church, in Preston, Minn. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Christ Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Marlys was born on April 12, … [Read more...]
Diane Louise Bigalk
Diane Louise Bigalk Diane Louise Bigalk passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the age of 78, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 13, 1944, to Lester and Dorothy (Matson) Torgerson in Lanesboro, Minn. She attended and graduated from Harmony High School in 1962. On June 24, 1964, she married Lee Bigalk at Greenfield Lutheran Church in … [Read more...]
Verta F. Johnson
Verta F. Johnson, 91, of Rushford, Minn., died on Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Verta Faye Louks was was born one of 20 children to Virgil and Florence (Simpson) Louks on April 17, 1931, in Martin County, Minn. Verta grew up in Kasson, Minn., where she worked at the Kasson Bakery. On July 31, 1953, she was united in marriage … [Read more...]
Pilot Mound Township Road Closures
Pilot Mound Township announces winter road closures for Iris Road in sections 30 and 31 from Fillmore Co. 6 north for 1.4 miles and 290th Street in section 34 from December 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. Troy Danielson, Clerk Pilot Mound Township Publish 28 … [Read more...]