INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #239 The regular meeting of the Rushford-Peterson School District #239 was called to order by Chairperson Chris Grindland at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Rushford-Peterson Schools Forum Room. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members Present: Chris Grindland, Matt Helgemoe Joyce Iverson, Jeff Michel, Ken Sawle, Carl … [Read more...]
Meeting Notice York Township
The monthly meeting for York Township will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 7:30 PM at the York Town Hall. The Board of Audit will follow the regular meeting. Fred Scheevel, Clerk York Township Publish 31,7 … [Read more...]
Red Cross: National blood crisis may put patients at risk Donors have the chance to help save lives, win trip to Super Bowl LVI
MINNEAPOLIS, January 11, 2022 — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more products become available. Blood … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor about Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right….
To the Editor, We’ve got the Democrats, who are saying you’re just going to have to suffer because you should have recognized that they were right and done whatever they say; and you have the Republicans, who are saying you should suffer because you deserve to because if you didn’t deserve to suffer you wouldn’t be suffering, you dumb cluck. How did we get here? You see, … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Nicholas Brayden Moser, 26, La Crescent, Minn.; 12/4/2021, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Hokah Police Department Imanuel Louis Fort, 18, Brownsville, Minn.; 12/2/2021, Speeding (71/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Houston County Sheriff’s Office Harley Bogator Deveny, 42, Brownsville, … [Read more...]
John Prestemon
Government this week
Tuesday, February 1 •Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •City of Rushford Village City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 2 •Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, February 3 •Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Monday, February 7 •City of Houston Planning … [Read more...]
Richard Dean Sikkink
Richard Dean Sikkink, 61, passed away on January 26, 2022, in his home in Chester, Iowa. He was husband to Pam Sikkink; they shared 40 years together. He was born April, 1, 1960, in Ft. Riley, Kans., to Elton and Sharon (Bruggeman) Sikkink of Wykoff, Minn. He attended Wykoff Public School, from where he graduated from high school in 1978. While in high school, he played … [Read more...]
Myrna Little
Myrna A. Little, age 100, of Fountain, Minn., passed away peacefully in her home on January 13, 2022. Myrna Annette Storhoff was born at the family farm in rural Lanesboro on September 4, 1921, to Alvin and Alma (Bremseth) Storhoff. After her mother’s death in 1924, Myrna was raised by extended family until 1926 when her great-aunt and uncle, Dorothea and Lauritz Olstad … [Read more...]
Marlys McCallson
Marlys McCallson, 80, of rural Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her home, with her family at her side. Marlys Ann Sorum was born March 2, 1941, in Rushford, to Carl and Ellen (Ferden) Sorum. On September 20, 1958, she married Richard McCallson in Preston. Marlys was a farm wife and homemaker until entering the workforce at age 40. She … [Read more...]