Traffic fatalities continue to climb Preliminary numbers show there have been 16 traffic fatalities on Minnesota roads since Saturday, July 24. To date, there have been 254 traffic fatalities compared with 194 reported at this time last year. That’s a 31% increase. The 254 deaths continue to be the highest year-to-date number in the last five years. Contributing … [Read more...]
Chatfield celebrates 50 years of community theater
Wits’ End Theatre is excited to present The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy. Not only is this Wits’ End’s 17th annual musical, it is the 50th year of Western Days musicals in Chatfield! The first Western Days Musical Production in 1971 was inspired by The Parnell’s variety show that was a part of the 1970 Western Days festivities. Effie (Laird) Parnell was born in Chatfield … [Read more...]
Red Cross: Emergency need for donors
MANKATO, MN, July 27, 2021 — The American Red Cross has an emergency need for lifesaving blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage. Blood donations continue to be critical to meet hospital demand and the public is urged to make an appointment to give now. The Red Cross has been distributing about 12% more blood products to hospitals across the U.S. compared to this time … [Read more...]
USDA offers disaster assistance to Minnesota farmers and livestock producers impacted by drought
ST. PAUL, MN, July 26, 2021 – Minnesota agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. As agricultural producers move into recovery mode and assess damages, they should contact their local USDA … [Read more...]
Miller and Davids encourage Rawlings to reconsider closing Miken Sports plant
Winona/Preston –Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) and Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) today issued the following statement regarding the decision by Rawlings Sporting Goods and its owners, including Major League Baseball and a private equity group, to close its Miken Sports plant in Caledonia and move manufacturing operations overseas. “It has been brought to our … [Read more...]
Arvid Elwin “Stub” Blade
Arvid Elwin “Stub” Blade of Spring Valley, Minn. died on July 28, 2021, in the Ostrander Nursing Home at 90 years of age. Visitation for Stub will be held at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Sunday, August 1, from 3-5 p.m. with a meal served from 5-7 p.m. at the Spring Valley VFW Hall. Graveside service and burial will be on Monday, August 2, at 4:30 p.m. at the Spring … [Read more...]
Verna (Sorum) Watts
Verna Eleva (Sorum) Watts, age 95, formerly of Preston, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2021. She was born to Ilot and Esther Sorum on March 7, 1926, at their farm home near Lanesboro, Minn. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1944. She attended a one-year program at Winona Business College. She worked as a secretary for the Fillmore County Agricultural Extension … [Read more...]
Judith Ann (Sande) Thompson
Judy Thompson passed away from complications of cancer on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Judy was born on July 10, 1940 in Ostrander, Minn., to Harris and Patricia (Kavanaugh) Sande. Judy’s early years were spent in the Wykoff area as well and Rock Island, Ill. By age 11 she came back to Wykoff to live with her grandparents. She graduated from Wykoff High School in 1958. She … [Read more...]
Marie Mundfrom Bany
A celebration of life service for Marie Mundfrom Bany will be held on August 8, 2021 at 2 p.m. She died December 21, 2020. The service will be at Saetersdal Lutheran Church where she was confirmed. Marie Bertha Mundfrom was born to Edward W. and Amanda Mundfrom on July 3, 1927, and she was raised on the family farm near Cherry Grove, Minn. The Red School, a one room country … [Read more...]
Elaine J. Rygmyr
Elaine J. Rygmyr, 88, of Harmony Care Center, passed away on July 22, 2021 at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital. She was born in Lanesboro on May 13, 1933, the daughter of Martin and Petra Mathea (Blagsvedt) Johnson. She was a graduate of Lanesboro High School and spent her career at Payne Webber in Minneapolis. She married Clair E. Rygmyr October 4, 1969, and they resided in … [Read more...]