Glen Edward Leighton, 81, of Eyota, Minn., passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, peacefully in his sleep at home. Glen was born on March 4, 1939 in Wasioja, Minn., to Ed and Anna (Blood) Leighton. Glen attended Claremont High School and graduated from West Concord in 1957. On January 21, 1961, he married Donna M. Egge at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minn. Glen … [Read more...]
Donald “Donnie” Edwin Carlson
Donald “Donnie” Edwin Carlson, 76, of Houston, died Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, following a recent illness. Donnie was born July 26, 1944, in La Crosse, to Edwin and Marie (Ellefson) Carlson. He played Hurricane football, basketball, and baseball and graduated from Houston High School in 1962. Following high school Donnie … [Read more...]
Jean Marie Halvorson
Jean Marie Halvorson, 74, of Lanesboro, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, surrounded by family at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. Jean was born July 26, 1946, in Lanesboro, to Leonard and Doris (Soiney) Peterson. She grew up in Whalan and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1964. On October 17, 1964, she married Jerome Halvorson at the Whalan Lutheran … [Read more...]
Orlan E. Shaw
Orlan E. Shaw, 80, of rural Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, at his home. He was born in Franklin County, Iowa, to Joseph and Sadie (Hefte) Shaw on May 11, 1940. Orlan married his bride of 62 years, Carol (Augustus) Shaw on February 21, 1958, in Belmond, Iowa. The couple lived on various farms in Iowa and Minnesota, before settling in rural Spring … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, February 1 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Workgroup session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 2 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 … [Read more...]
Soil health case studies share farmer experiences
GOODHUE, MN., JANUARY 11, 2021 – Farmers and landowners can learn about the soil health journeys of 10 Minnesota farmers in a new report, “Soil Health Case Studies Vol 3.” Jared Luhman, Soil Health Lead for the Sustainable Farming Association, visited 10 farms across southeast Minnesota and interviewed the farmers. He then used those conversations to develop case studies … [Read more...]
Notice Residents of York Township
Notice Residents of York Township The monthly meeting for York Township will be held on Tuesday, February 16th, at 7:30PM at the York Town Hall. Fred Scheevel,Clerk York Township Publish 1,8 … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor: Letter about Where is our Representative Hagedorn?…
To the Editor, Recently, after hearing that our first district congressman Jim Hagedorn was just recovering from kidney surgery, I was surprised to hear his name mentioned as one of the congressman who voted in favor of objecting to the electoral college vote that favors President-elect Joe Biden. This vote occurred after the “Trump mob assault” on our nation’s capitol … [Read more...]
The “Old Soldier” returns
By Ron Scheevel Preston, MN As we watched the events of this past year, one can’t help but wonder “what next”? The riots and violence this past summer, and more recently the assault on our Capitol, only reinforce the need to refocus on respect, civility and patriotism. Freedom of assembly and speech is one thing, but there is no place in a democracy for the aggressive and … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-21-10 In Re: Estate of Michael Leroy Peters, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar … [Read more...]