ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting grant applications for applied crop research that improves the agricultural product quality, quantity, or value of Minnesota’s $9.3 billion crop industry. Applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program Crop Research Grant are due by 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, … [Read more...]
Tom Kaase Candidate for Fillmore County Sheriff
1. Tell us about yourself. I’m married to Dorle Grindland Kaase and we have a son, Kaine. I have been a resident of Fillmore County for the past 58 years. I am a business owner (Kaase Trucking, Jailhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast, and our farm). I have 35½ years of Law Enforcement experience (12 years Fillmore County, 18 years Rochester Police Department, four years as the … [Read more...]
John DeGeorge Candidate for Fillmore County Sheriff
1. Tell us about yourself. I have worked for the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years, and have been Sheriff for the last four years. I previously held the position of Captain, Patrol Sergeant, Undercover Narcotics Investigator, Deputy, Dispatcher and Jailer. I grew up in Rushford and am a lifelong resident of Fillmore County. I graduated from Rushford-Peterson High … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – Finding your worth in God
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Matthew 10:29-31 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. I worked in an office setting for several years prior to … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Clemens
Gerald “Jerry” M. Clemens, 85, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center surrounded by his family on Monday, October 3, 2022. Jerry was born February 9, 1937, in Rochester, Minn., to Charles and Margaret (Healy) Clemens. He grew up in Chatfield, Minn., and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1954. On November 25, 1958, he married Shirley … [Read more...]
Beverly Ann Patterson
Beverly Ann Patterson, 80, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Beverly was born November 19, 1941, in Waukon, Iowa, to William “Bill” and Mary (Hennessey) Nelson. She graduated from the Spring Grove High School in 1959 and then attended Winona State University. On August … [Read more...]
Carlton “Tommy” Eugene Thomson
Carlton “Tommy” Eugene Thomson, age 94, of Austin, Minn., passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family. Carlton was born on April 18, 1928, in Ridgeway, Iowa, to Carl and Leda (Jacobson) Thomson. His early childhood was spent in Preston, Minn., where his father owned and ran the Thomson Cafe. The Thomson family then moved to Austin where he … [Read more...]
Spencer Gustav Shaw
Spencer Gustav Shaw passed away Friday, September 30, 2022, at the Chatfield Care Center, surrounded by family. Spencer was born June 26,1934, to William (Bill) and Edna (Stender) Shaw, in Jordan Township in Chatfield, Minn. He attended rural country school and attended Chatfield high school, from where he graduated. He worked for Chatfield Dairy as a house-to-house … [Read more...]
Debby Kvam
Debby Kvam, 56, of Green Bay, Wis., passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, after a brief illness. Debby was born on August 29, 1966, in Milwaukee, Wis., to James & Sharron Schenker. On May 11, 1996, she married the love of her life, Allan E. Kvam of Canton, Minn., and together they raised two boys, Michael and Kevin, … [Read more...]
LaVonne M. Jacobson
LaVonne M. Jacobson, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on her 71st birthday, September 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. LaVonne Marlene (Berge) Jacobson was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on September 29, 1951, to parents, Bennett and Jeanette (Crowson) Berge. After graduating from Lanesboro High School in 1969, she earned an … [Read more...]