For a number of years, I’ve been walking into Preston Service Plus and noticing a small stack of brochures resting on the front counter. The first time I saw one of the brochures for Elmer’s Auto & Toy Museum, I asked Preston Service Plus owners Craig Bond and Justin Jones about this place. They raved about it, and I have to say I truly didn’t comprehend their … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central receives grant to install stop arm cameras on buses
The Fillmore Central School District was recently awarded a grant from the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety to cover the cost of purchasing and installing stop arm cameras on all of its buses. The total amount granted from the Department of Public Safety was $30,486.54. The district wishes to raise public awareness that all of the buses will be equipped with stop arm cameras … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – If we say we have no sin
By Pastor Michael Harman St. Johns Lutheran Church and School There is great Christian comfort in First John 1:8-9. “If we say we have no sin, then we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” “If we say we have no SIN.” What is sin? Is it something … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Rebecca Lyn Christensen, 58, Rushford, Minn.; 7/22/2022, Speeding (68/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Tristan Patrick Erickson, 22, Tomah, Wis.; 8/14/2022, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Chad Michael Ravens, 42, Hokah, Minn.; 5/31/2022, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, … [Read more...]
Corrections to Fillmore County Fair Open Class results
Fine Arts Champion: Bryce Fussy, Spring Valley Vegetable Gardening Grand Champion: Monica Ortner, Harmony Reserve Grand Champion: Jenny Dornink, Preston Apiarian Reserve Grand Champion: Dave Carlin, Lanesboro Canning Grand Champion: Ken Fetterly, Spring Valley Reserve Grand Champion: Eunice Biel, Harmony Baked Products Reserve Grand Champion: Isla Eickhoff, … [Read more...]
Reconciling father’s heartbreaking past through the presence of others A voice told me to “ease his pain”
By Lori Sims A string of coincidences and chance meetings provided a pathway to the past and helped understand the present. This is a family story that began last summer and blossomed into a siblings’ reunion here in July. Last year my husband Vern and I visited Lanesboro mainly for the Root River Bike Trail, and discovered it came with magnificent bluffs, great beer, … [Read more...]
Minnesota State Fair Youth Scholarship recipients announced
ST. PAUL, MN, August 19, 2022, – The Minnesota State Fair has long been invested in the educational endeavors of young adults from greater Minnesota and is pleased to announce the worthy recipients of the Minnesota State Fair Scholarship. The fair is committed to offer scholarship opportunities to deserving youth based on their leadership and achievement in youth livestock … [Read more...]
No-Till, Cover Crops & Finances workshop September 1 at dairy & crop farms near Lewiston
LEWISTON, MN — Transitioning to no-till, planting green into cover crops, using a triticale cover crop as dairy cattle feed, and using cover crops after corn, soybeans and silage, will be the focus of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) field day Thursday, September 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., near Lewiston. Farmers Everett Rolfing and Robb Miller will host this free event, which … [Read more...]
Monitoring soybean diseases
By Katie Drewitz University of Minnesota Extension As summer and the growing season wind down our management window is closing. However, scouting your crops is still important to ensure informed management decisions. Soybean fields with white mold and sudden death syndrome are becoming quite apparent even from a distance. By recording locations and spread of these issues … [Read more...]
College News
Fall 2021 Honors List • Hamline University: Logan Johnson, Chatfield; Elizabeth Liew, Harmony Spring 2022 Honors List • Alexandria Technical & Community College: Bradyn Willford, Spring Valley • Augustana University: Abigail Hinckley, Chatfield; Kathleen Ihrke, Chatfield; John VanRavenswaay, Chatfield • Drake University: Meghan Brown, Chatfield; Grant Nutter, … [Read more...]