Thora R. Lombard, 86, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Thora was born on November 12, 1935, in Norway Township of Fillmore County, Minn., to Wilhelm and Dora (Solem) Magelssen. She was a 1953 graduate of Rushford High School. On September 25, 1954, Thora was united in marriage with Richard Lombard at … [Read more...]
Alice R. Lee
Alice R. Lee, 94, of Peterson, Minn., died on Monday, November 22, 2021, at her home, with her family at her side. Alice Ruby Hallum was born on December 3, 1926, on the Hallum farm in Holt Township of Fillmore County, Minn., to Clarence and Marie (Nelson) Hallum. Alice was raised on the family farm and lived in the Peterson area all of her life. On February 3, 1946, she … [Read more...]
Athlete of the week
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Jenna Mae Nelson, 19, Stewartville, Minn.; 8/28/2021, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (59/55), Fine $80, Total Fees $170. Condition (10/26/2021): No same or similar offense - no traffic violations. Cherita Marie Marshall, 41, Mounds View, Minn.; 9/3/2021, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Donald … [Read more...]
Ruth E. Frieberg
Ruth E. Frieberg, age 79, of Hayfield, Minn., formerly of LeRoy, Minn., died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals - St Marys Campus. Memorial services for Ruth Frieberg will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 4, 2021, at LeRoy Lutheran Church in LeRoy, Minn., with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Riceville, … [Read more...]
Join the Bluff Country Singers at annual Christmas concerts
Area residents and visitors alike are invited to once again become immersed in joy and inspiration as the Bluff Country Singers share their musical gifts with two concerts on Sunday, December 12, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn. The annual performance returns with a mixture of old favorites and new arrangments with some new … [Read more...]
DEED announces $3 million in Main Street COVID Relief Grant Cultural Mall Operator Grant awards Grants of up to $300k will go to 12 mall operators
ST PAUL, MN – the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced recipients of the $3 million Minnesota Cultural Mall Operator Grants program, which was part of the $70 million Main Street COVID Relief Grant package that passed with bipartisan support in the Minnesota Legislature during the 2021 Session and was signed into law by Governor Tim … [Read more...]
Jobs and wage growth continue in Minnesota Unemployment rate reaches pre-pandemic levels; labor force participation remains down
Minnesota’s unemployment rate in October 2021 is back to where it was immediately before the global pandemic was declared in March 2020 at 3.5% (revised), down two-tenths of a percentage point from September, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The decline in Minnesota’s unemployment rate in October … [Read more...]
Why MY marriage needs help, and why YOU are being lied to.
BY Liz Gerdes “Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen”... I read the understatement of the century. Well, thanks, Captain Obvious! You’ve simultaneously discouraged me and insulted my intelligence in five words. Of course great things take work. You’ve said nothing profound, Captain O. I know if I want a weedless garden, it must be weeded. A house must be cleaned. Windows … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – An attitude of gratitude
By Rev. Deanna Woodward Maple Leaf Parish United Methodist Churches of Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston and Spring Valley The late Rudyard Kipling was an author of poetry and of several classic books, including the Jungle Book. During his lifetime, his writings made him both famous and wealthy. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, “Mr. Kipling, I just read that … [Read more...]