Caledonia Police Department Travis Wray Lechner, 35, Brownsville, Minn.; 9/2/2022, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. James Tood Moenck, 49, Caledonia, Minn.; 9/22/2022, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. McCoy Martin Tekautz, 23, Rushford, Minn.; 7/22/2022, Speeding (68/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Fillmore County … [Read more...]
Sue Olinger Candidate for Harmony Mayor
Sue Olinger Candidate for Harmony Mayor 1. Tell us about yourself. I grew up in St Cloud, Minn., and have lived in four other states before circling back to my home state. I hold an associate degree in general studies from Northern New Mexico Community College and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, from Mississippi University, for Women with a minor in Philosophy. I worked … [Read more...]
Ron Reisner Candidate for Mayor of Fountain
Ron Reisner Candidate for Mayor of Fountain 1. Tell us about yourself. My name is Ronald Reisner. I was born in raised in Iowa, grew on a farm to Minnesota in 1988, in 1989 moved to Fountain with my wife and kids. I have served in the city council for the last four years. For 16 years I have been working at a children’s home in Honduras. 2. Why are you running for … [Read more...]
More people now eligible to give blood with the Red Cross Restrictions lifted for many who spent time in certain European countries
The American Red Cross now invites those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland or France and have never tried to give blood due to concerns over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) – related to mad cow disease – to give blood and help save lives. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated its blood donor eligibility guidance on vCJD, eliminating the deferral … [Read more...]
Spring Grove celebrates Spring Grove Communications for being named a Smart Rural CommunitySM provider
SPRING GROVE, MN, OCTOBER 11, 2022 – The community of Spring Grove today announced that Spring Grove Communications was recently named a Smart Rural CommunitySM (SRC) provider by NTCA– The Rural Broadband Association. SRC is a national network of communities powered by innovative rural broadband providers that are building a brighter future for small-town America. The program … [Read more...]
St. John’s Lutheran School welcomes new teacher
By Kaitlin Longhauser St. John’s Lutheran School in Caledonia, Minn., welcomes Morgan Palubicki to the St. John’s family for the 2022-2023 school year. At St. John’s, Palubicki is a classroom teacher who teaches both 5th and 6th grade together. Palubicki teaches general subjects such as reading, mathematics, social studies, etc. in the morning. She teaches a variety of … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Catholic School in Caledonia welcomes two new teachers
By Kaitlin Longhauser St. Mary’s Catholic School in Caledonia, Minn., gladly welcomes two new teachers, Emily Petska and Ethan Papenfuss, to the team. Emily Petska joins the St. Mary’s family as the parochial school’s third grade teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Petska will teach her students all general subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, social … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, October 17 •Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 6 p.m. •Caledonia School Board, High School Room A154, 6 p.m. •Kingsland School Board, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. •Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 18 •Houston County Commissioners, Work Group, Courthouse, 9:30 a.m. •LeRoy-Ostrander School Board, Board Room, 6 … [Read more...]
Jerry Theodore Rollie
Jerry Theodore Rollie, 89, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully at Spring Valley Living Center Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born to Martha (Meyer) and Theodore Rollie on December 18, 1932, in rural Wykoff, Minn. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Jerry was raised on the family farm south of Wykoff. He graduated from Wykoff … [Read more...]
Richard Dean Patterson
Richard Dean Patterson passed away on Saturday, October 8. 2022. A memorial service for Richard will be held on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Shepherd of the Valley Church in Afton, Minn. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. with a service at 11 a.m. Memorials are preferred to the family. His burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn., at 11 a.m. … [Read more...]