Monday, July 13 • 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 Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City Council, City … [Read more...]
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Small Town Grants: COVID-19 Response
OWATONNA, MN, June 25, 2020 – Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grants: COVID-19 Response Program. Towns with populations of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region are eligible to apply. Requests of up to $10,000 will be considered. This year, through a generous partner donation, the Small Town Grant … [Read more...]
Farm safety and health? Yeah, there’s an app for that
By Emily Krekelberg Technology plays a vital role in agriculture today, and it can even help us stay safe and healthy on the farm. There are a variety of applications — or apps — available for our smart phones that span a wide range of topics related to farm safety and health. Below is just a sampling of the apps available for farmers; the full list was compiled by Iowa’s … [Read more...]
Birth Announcement: Hunter Lee Senne
Hunter Lee Senne was born to Austin and Christina Senne, of Ostrander, Minn., on May 23, 2020. Hunter weighed 6 lb 13 oz. They were welcomed home by fur babies Dodo and Murphy. Proud grandparents are Ricky and Susan Brand of Nowthen and Lee and Jane Senne of Mabel. … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Diana Teresa Forrester, 37, Caledonia, Minn.; 3/8/2020, Disorderly Conduct - Brawling or Fighting, Total Fees $75. Local Confinement - 30 days (stay 28 days for six months). Credit for time served: two days. Unsupervised probation for six months - Conditions (6/29/2020): Remain law abiding and be of good behavior, Report any new offenses to the … [Read more...]
Second winner of the summer
Beckie Kronebusch of Plainview, Minn., stands next to the brand new kayak that she won in a recent contest. On June 30, 2020, Visit Bluff Country Magazine conducted the second prize giveaway drawing of the summer, which was a brand new kayak. As the magazine celebrates 35 years as the premier tourism publication of Historic Bluff Country (a.k.a. The Driftless Area), they … [Read more...]
Sandra Evans
Sandra Evans, 73, passed away on May 29, 2020, in her daughter’s home in Decorah, Iowa. She was born on January 25, 1947, in Cresco, Iowa, to Elmer Slifka and Eleanor (Tieskotter) Slifka. Sandra grew up in Mabel, Minn. She graduated from Mabel High School in 1965. After high school she attended Winona State University in Winona, Minn., where she received a bachelor’s degree … [Read more...]
Marilyn Soland
Marilyn Soland, age 89, of Yankton, S. Dak., died on Monday, July 6, 2020, at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton. A private family burial will take place at State Line Cemetery in rural Harmony, Minn. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton. Marilyn was born May 5, 1931, in Winneshiek County, Iowa, to … [Read more...]
Delores Erichsen
Delores M. Erichsen, age 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Spring Valley Living. A memorial service for Delores will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. A luncheon will follow at the Spring Valley VFW Hall. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, masks are required and social distancing will be … [Read more...]
Juanita Marie Clifton
Juanita Marie Clifton, 101, of Preston, formerly of Canton, Minn., died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Traditions of Preston. Juanita was born February 1, 1919, in Canton, to Leland and Leona (Kimball) Knox. She graduated from the Canton High School in 1936. On July 21, 1938, she married Frank Vondersitt in Canton. Juanita and Frank lived in Postville, Iowa, later moving to … [Read more...]