By Bethany Schneekloth The colors are brighter, the rain is colder, and the days are steadily getting shorter. These events happen every year in our little neck of the woods right here in the midwest. The fall skies are among my favorite parts of the season, with sunrises being a bright combination of pinks, blues, and yellows, the geese and other birds flying south, and the … [Read more...]
Houston County receives 26% of ballots, thus far
Whether by mail or in-person voting, according to Auditor-Treasurer Donna Trehus, overseeing the election process in Houston County, Minn., a total of 3,242 ballots have already been submitted by registered voters. Out of 12,406 registered voters in the county, that amounts to roughly 26%. Between mail-in ballots and registered absentee ballots, Houston County mailed out … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Sample Ballot
School Board Member at Large Independent School District No. 2198
NOTICE OF 2020 FILLMORE COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION POLLING PLACES
Historic memories of Fillmore County: The Lazy Dazy Bait Company in Preston
The Lazy Dazy Bait Company was a thriving Preston, Minnesota business in the 1950s and ‘60s! The fishing lure entrepreneurship was located upstairs over the businesses on Fillmore Street on Preston’s downtown square. The late Richard Hovelson who was a virtual “walking history book” for most of the small towns in Fillmore County, told me that the founders of the business … [Read more...]
2020 General election brings changes with many options for voters
Absentee voting for the General Election on November 3 begins on September 18. Voters may obtain absentee ballots in various ways: •Go to mnvotes.org website – click on “other ways to vote” – then “request an absentee ballot on-line.” •Go to the Houston County Website https://www.co.houston.mn.us and click on “Vote in the General Election 2020” from the red box on the … [Read more...]
Virgil Mehus
Virgil Irvin Mehus, 88, of Rushford, Minn., died Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford due to complications from ALS. Virgil was born to Nels and Inga (Burkhow) Mehus March 2, 1932, in rural Glenville, Minn. He was raised in the Glenville area and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1950. After high school he joined the military, serving … [Read more...]
Phillip Don Johnson
Phillip Don Johnson of Lindström, Minn., aged 68, passed away after a brief illness on October 8, 2020. Diagnosed with a virulent form of cancer, he was cared for in his final days by his brother Paul Johnson and sister-in-law Sueanna (Schwanbeck) Johnson at their home in rural La Crescent, Minn. They were joined in this loving endeavor by Phil’s eldest brother Michael … [Read more...]
William E. “Bill” Johnson
William E. "Bill" Johnson passed away Monday, October 19, 2020, surrounded by love near and far. At the age of 75, this big-hearted man in this tired body finally got the rest he deserved. Born in Ledyard, Iowa, on May 30, 1945, he had a humble beginning. The first 15 years of his life, Bill was raised and cared for in a variety of settings by many good people in Iowa, … [Read more...]