Darwin “Dar” Neil Halverson, 72, of Rochester, passed away peacefully following a short battle with cancer on May 3, 2021, at Rochester Health Services West. Dar was born on May 12, 1948, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Sabert and Carol (Johnson) Halverson. He grew up in Canton, Minn., and graduated from Canton High School in 1966 (the last graduating class before consolidation with … [Read more...]
John M. P. Steien
John M. P. Steien, 82, of Florence, Ariz., died Friday, April 30, 2021. John was born in Hallock, Minn., on November 6, 1938, to Peder and Mabel (Johnson) Steien. He graduated from Lake Bronson High School in Lake Bronson, Minn., in 1956. He served in the United States Army, Heavy Weapons Division, from 1961-1963. John owned and operated Steien’s Standard and 37th St. Tire … [Read more...]
Firearms involved assault
On Thursday April 29, 2021 at approximately 2:56 p.m., the Houston County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a 911 call from a female reporting that her life had been threatened by a male subject with a firearm. The female was able to get away from the situation and reported to law enforcement when she got to safety. Sheriff’s deputies and Caledonia Police Officers … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Jennifer Lynn Rochester, 27, La Crosse, Wis.; 11/22/2020, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene, Fine $75, Total Fees $225. Local Confinement - 30 days (stay 30 days for six months). Unsupervised probation for six months - Conditions (4/26/2021): Remain law abiding and be of good behavior. Shawn Robert Sunday, 46, La Crosse, Wis.; … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The world I live in today
By Abby Zutz I have thought a lot about the world I live in, and how this world has changed in the last year. New Year’s Eve 2019, a couple of friends and I stayed up waiting for the new year, while making cookies, and laughing every two minutes we discussed how surreal it was that 2020 was just a couple of hours away. We discussed plans for the new year, and our hopes for … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – What is Biblical Justice?
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches There has been a lot of conversation in our country lately around Justice. It’s a word that has gathered a lot of political baggage- from “Social Justice Warrior” being used derogatorily, to accusations of politicians trying to control the courts, to high profile court cases calling for justice. Amid … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, May 10 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Grand Meadow City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Auditorium, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall and via Zoom, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor Letter about meeting the future king…
Letter about meeting the future king... To the Editor, It was with great pleasure that I read the article about the visit of the Norwegian royalty – I was there! My dad’s brother, Dr. A.W. Highum, was the mayor that welcomed them to Lanesboro. The article states the ceremony “lasted a few minutes”! What most people did not know they came to my aunt and uncle Bill’s home … [Read more...]
Go big or go home
By Eric Leitzen So Governor Walz has proposed some changes to the tax code, and in a surprising move for a DFLer that actually not too bad: raising taxes on the rich, lowering estate taxes so Mr. Moneybags may have to sell off his mansion before Junior gets to move in for free, and putting in capital gains taxes so all of those shady games the rich do with money will actually … [Read more...]
I.C. “Cliff” Gronneberg
I.C. “Cliff” Gronneberg of Bozeman, Mont., November 9, 1917 – April 26, 2021. Cliff was born on a farm near Hannaford, N. Dak. He graduated with his BA in 1941 from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., and his MN DIPL in 1945 from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. Cliff was ordained as a Lutheran Minister in 1946. He served as a Navy Chaplain during WW2, where one of his … [Read more...]