Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Paul Clark, 33, Stewartville, Minn.; 12/3/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Amado Junior Cortes Rodriguez, 35, Turtle Lake, Wis.; 12/7/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. 12/7/2019, Driver Must Carry Proof on Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200. Jeremy John Scrabeck, 43, … [Read more...]
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NAMI Southeast Minnesota and Zumbro Valley Medical Society bring safeTALK for agriculture communities to southeast Minnesota Suicide prevention training for agricultural communities
“Suicide rates for farmers are five times higher than the national average [and even] double the rate for military veterans.” NAMI SE MN and Zumbro Valley Medical Society are sponsoring safeTALK training workshops for the agricultural communities. People will learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, engaging someone, and connecting them to an intervention … [Read more...]
Coronavirus update from Fillmore County Public Health
March 3, 2020 – Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses common in both humans and many different species of animals. The current Coronavirus disease is called COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 is believed to be spread from person to person through coughs and sneezes and by being in close contact of people with the illness. Coronavirus symptoms include: fever, cough, … [Read more...]
Janice Vreeman
Janice Elma Vreeman, 81, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Cottagewood in Rochester, surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on November 14, 1938, to Leonard and Elma (Schmidt) Jeche in Wykoff, Minn. Janice graduated from Wykoff High School in 1956. She then moved to Rochester and worked at Olmsted County Bank. On October 4, 1958, … [Read more...]
Judy May (Schott) Horsman
Judy May (Schott) Horsman 65, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, due to medical conditions, at her home in Galesville, Wis. Judy attended Preston-Fountain High School. She married John Rodney Horsman on March 19, 1973. They divorced in 1986. Judy was the daughter of Marvin and Dora Schott. She is survived by her daughter Melissa Horsman, two grandsons, Eric … [Read more...]
Gregg Sample
A celebration of Life for Gregg Sample will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor Mark Woodward officiating. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 6, prior to service. Gregg Sample, age 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at his home on his father’s birthday. … [Read more...]
Lela J. Blagsvedt
Lela J. Blagsvedt, 90, of Houston, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wis. Lela June (Comstock) Blagsvedt was born on June 1, 1929, in Dowling, S. Dak., to John and Nettie (Westby) Comstock. Her family moved to Sheldon, Minn., in 1935. Lela attended grade school in Sheldon for eight years. She … [Read more...]
Random thoughts from “The Old Soldier”
By Ron Scheevel Preston, MN One thing that bothers this old guy is the current state of national politics. With the recent completion of the impeachment proceedings, maybe now our president and legislators can get back to the job they were elected to do. Both parties have neglected the serious issues of immigration, healthcare, homelessness, and what I consider a serious … [Read more...]
Coming clean
I knew this day was coming for a long time, dear reader. You see, as I’ve gone from part-time at a school to pumping boat toilets to bagging bread at 2 a.m. back to schools then to offices and back to schools again, I’ve gotten to see what life is like for America’s vast and wildly different working class. I’ve struggled, I’ve gone hungry, I’ve worked 16-hour days and turned in … [Read more...]