Evelyn Jeannette Arneson Blegen Langland, age 105, of Mabel, Minn., formerly of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away peacefully into her Lord’s arms on August 12, 2022, at Franciscan Skemp hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Evelyn was born on September 21, 1916, at home in Winneshiek County to Theodore and Ella (Forde) Arneson. She was the second of four children. She lived in the … [Read more...]
Dorothy “Dode” Marie (Stoskopf) Erickson
Dorothy "Dode" Marie (Stoskopf) Erickson passed away peacefully on August 18, 2022, after suffering a stroke on August 3. Celebration of Life will be at Scheie Lutheran Church in Mabel, Minn., on Sunday, August 28 at 1 p.m., with visitation one hour prior. Full obituary may be found at www.mengisfuneralhome.com. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Fair non-livestock 4-H results
Aerospace Champion: Andrew Eickhoff; Reserve Champion: Jordan Pease Agronomy Champion: Jeffrey Snyder; Reserve Champion: Jeffrey Snyder Creative Writing Champion: Emma Broadwater; Reserve Champion: Annika Doberenz Child Development Champion: Cady Doberenz Citizenship Champio: Elsa Eickhoff Clothing and Textiles Champion: Emma Rowen; Reserve Champion: Lydia … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Gregory Dean Eckert, 37, Onalaska, Wis.; 5/24/2022, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Colleen Marie Ehlert, 53, Hokah, Minn.; 7/1/2022, Speeding (66/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. 7/1/2022, Failure to Obtain New Driver’s License After Changing Name or Address, Fine $20. Paul Charles Lamb, 49, La … [Read more...]
Lewiston dairy farm to host LSP Field Day on Building Biodiverse Compost August 26
LEWISTON, MN — Utilizing a cutting-edge composting system to build soil health and fertility naturally will be the focus of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) field day Friday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Dale and Carmene Pangrac and Kim and Andy Olson dairy farm near Lewiston (19300 Trestle Drive). This field day will offer information for both conventional and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Fair livestock 4-H results
Beef Champion Senior Beef Interview: Emma Rowen; Reserve Champion: Keagan Fieseler Champion Intermediate Beef Interview: Hannah Vaalemoen; Reserve Champion: Jackson Shanahan Champion Junior Beef Interview: Eliza Aggen; Reserve Champion: Elliot Olivier Champion Dairy Steer: Colton Guenther; Reserve Champion: Emarie Jacobson Champion Crossbred Dairy Steer: Emma Rowen; … [Read more...]
Minnesota weekly gas price update
August 15, 2022 – Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.87/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 66.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 83.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 14.8 cents … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – The greatest promise!
By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches There are 66 books in the Bible, and some are so difficult and confusing to read… detailed, deep, and even dark. But when all is said and done, one verse stands alone! The verse is none other than John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that everyone who believes in … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, August 22 •Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. •Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 23 •Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Fillmore Central School Board, Elementary School Meeting Room, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August … [Read more...]
Gun violence – a possible path forward?
By David Webb, MD Lanesboro, MN With some Americans increasingly willing to embrace violence as a means of achieving their political ends, others predictably respond with renewed clamoring for firearm regulation. Debate quickly devolves into shouting matches, neither side listening to the other, both sides invoking the US Constitution. “What part of ‘shall not be abridged’ … [Read more...]