By Pastor Kevin Barnhart Spring Grove Evangelical Free There is a softness to the sky in the dawning of a new day, have you seen it? Moments like these can feel far away and fleeting. Even in the morning calm so often gnawing at our hearts are all the broken pieces of life. Life is hard. This past year has driven many people to depths never experienced before with … [Read more...]
Kenneth N. Denny
Kenneth N. Denny passed away of natural causes January 18, 2021. He was born to Edwin and Alberta Deanny on September 17, 1931, in Stewartville, Minn. He went to high school in Austin, Minn., and college at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Winona State University. Ken married Alta Faye Keyser in June of 1953. He was a high school math teacher for 40 years, first … [Read more...]
Frederick “Fred” Allan Boice
Frederick “Fred” Allan Boice, 77, of St. Charles, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Fred was born April 5, 1943, to Wendell and Esther (Anderson) Boice in Decorah, Iowa. He grew up and attended schools in the Harmony and Minneapolis area. During those years, he worked as a gas station attendant, a farm worker and feed delivery driver. In … [Read more...]
Mary Ellen (Webb) Lietz
Mary Ellen (Webb) Lietz, 100, of Harmony, died January 21, 2021, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. A private family service will be held the afternoon of Thursday, January 28, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger, Minn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mary was born April 6, 1920, at Altoona, Iowa, the daughter of James M. and Louisa Webb. She attended … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Jacob Dean Rouse, 30, Cresco, Iowa; 2/14/2020, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within 2 Hours, Fine $300, Total Fees $400. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). Unsupervised probation for one year - Conditions (1/12/2021): Complete Chemical Assessment – and follow the recommendations of a chemical use … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-20-673 In Re the Estate of: Judy Vonch, aka Judy Raye Vonch, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal … [Read more...]
CITY OF SPRING VALLEY COUNTY OF FILLMORE STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF SPRING VALLEY COUNTY OF FILLMORE STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1-15 AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY FOR KAPPERS FABRICATING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota, will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 8, 2021, at … [Read more...]
COUNTY PROJECTS BIDS CLOSE FEBRUARY 22, 2021 FILLMORE COUNTY, MN NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
COUNTY PROJECTS BIDS CLOSE FEBRUARY 22, 2021 FILLMORE COUNTY, MN NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be accepted by the County Engineer, at the Fillmore County Highway Department, Preston, MN until 10:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of February, 2021, for the following tied projects: SAP 023-618-010, SAP 023-623-030 and SAP 023-625-015: Full Depth … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE IN DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: QUIET TITLE
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE IN DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: QUIET TITLE Pamela J. Smith, Plaintiff, v. Byron Willford, Gertrude Willford, Orville S. Severson, Junice M. Severson, Evelyn Severson, Elinor G. Hall Abraham, Kenneth W. Abraham, Byron Hall, Chad Wangen, Amy Wangen, Jane L. Hall, Bluffland Properties, LLC; and all successors and … [Read more...]
Elaine Marie Erickson
Elaine Marie Erickson, 84, of Grinnell and formerly of Marion, died on January 15, 2021, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Due to COVID-19, the Erickson family requested a private graveside service and burial for both Elaine and her husband, Roger (who preceded in death in 2019), Wednesday afternoon, January 20, at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg, with Rev. John Epperson … [Read more...]