John died in Ocala, Fla., following a stroke. He was 85 years old. John was born in 1936 in Rushford, Minn., to Albert and Myrtle Jertson. John worked on the family farm in Norway Township and graduated from Rushford High School in 1954. John played in the school band and was on the football team. He was active in the school’s FFA Chapter, and the local 4-H Club. In the fall … [Read more...]
Donna “Joan” Clement
Donna “Joan” Clement, formally of Preston, Minn., left this world on September 26, 2021, for her heavenly home to meet her Savior Jesus Christ. She was born April 16, 1940, to Walter Jr. and Charlotte (Kirkpatrick) Fagen and was one of seven children. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1957 and then attended business college. She married Michael Clement on June 14, … [Read more...]
Garren Brusse
We lost an amazing young man on October 2, 2021. Garren Lee Brusse was called home. Garren was born on October 1, 1983, in Rochester, son of Terry Brusse and Sue Gehrking. He was raised in the Preston and Cherry Grove area where he lived most of his life and was a 2002 graduate of Fillmore Central High School. Garren came into this world ready for adventure. He was always … [Read more...]
David Sikkink
David Sikkink passed peacefully on September 30, 2021, after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. COVID-19 helped to expedite his entry to heaven. David Paul Sikkink was born on October 29, 1939, to Fay and Cleo Sikkink. He grew up on the family farm near Greenleafton. In 1976, that farm, now under his care, became a century farm and is operated today by the … [Read more...]
Elaine Flaig Pechtel
Elaine Flaig Pechtel, 90, of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center, Sleepy Eye, Minn., after a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at St. Raphael’s Catholic Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Seth Daniel Benzing, 29, La Crescent, Minn.; 9/3/2021, Speeding (71/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Courtney Marie Taylor, 29, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/31/2021, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Chatfield Police Department Jordan Aner Begic-Reynolds, 19, Rochester, Minn.; 7/19/2021, … [Read more...]
Lewiston cyber attack underscores threat City paid $60K ransom only to be extorted again
By Chris Rogers, Winona Post This was not what Bobby Falcon had in mind for his third week on the job as Lewiston city administrator. He came in on the morning of July 22 to find his staff locked out of the city’s network, the only place where some of its most important files were stored. It was crippling. “That essentially closed us without any ability to operate for the … [Read more...]
2021 Fillmore County Fair 4-H livestock results
Beef Senior Beef Interview Champion: Audrey Redalen; Reserve: Hans Lind Intermediate Beef Interview Champion: Hope Rolfs; Reserve: Jackson Shanahan Junior Beef Interview Champion: Hannah Vaalemoen Dairy Steer Champion: Colton Guenther; Reserve: Kelsey Biel Crossbred Dairy Steer Champion: Zach Reiland Prospect Dairy Steer Champion: Emarie Jacobson; Reserve: Jordan … [Read more...]
2021 Fillmore County Fair non-livestock results
Favorite Food Show Champion: Emma Rowen; Reserve: Elsa Eickhoff Cake Decorating Champion: Kylie Meyer; Reserve: Hailey West Livestock Demonstration Champion: Kelsey Biel; Reserve: Caleb Barth Static Demonstration Champion: Emma Rowen; Reserve: Sydney Barth Fashion Revue - Constructed Champion: Mara Schwarz; Reserve: Emarie Jacobson Fashion Revue - Purchased Champion: … [Read more...]
Be very careful about pulling the plug on the Houston OHV park
Keith Nelson St. Louis County Commissioner Founding member Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails Commission (District One) Virginia, MN I understand a newly-formed opposition group has convinced the city council to research breaching a long-standing contract with the DNR on the proposed OHV park in Houston. After more than a decade of good-faith planning, accepting … [Read more...]