Chatfield Police Department Julie Marie Bradt, 51, Chatfield, Minn.; 1/18/2020, Expired Driver’s License - Over One Year - No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 1/18/2020, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Lyle Lyndon Grabau, 57, Preston, Minn.; 8/6/2019, Overwork/Mistreat Animals - Deprive of … [Read more...]
Stay up to date this session
By Senator Jeremy Miller Greetings from the Capitol.The 2020 legislative session is now officially underway here at the Minnesota Capitol! It’s always difficult leaving Janel and the boys, and being away from the scrap yard, but the energy around the Capitol is undeniable this time of year. I’m very much looking forward to continuing to listen to the people and work together … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: My musical life
By Bethany Schneekloth I am an active member in both choir and band in my school. Music has always been an important part of my 17-year-long life, from classical music to the newer pop music – I listen to it all. I have learned as of late to start associating certain emotions of mine to a specific type or style of music in which listening to helps me get through. Ever … [Read more...]
Fillmore County ski (bike) trails are not snowmobile trails
To the Editor, I’ve been to the Fillmore County cross-country ski trails several times this year, to use my ski pass. I’m pleased to report that most times the trails were groomed by the DNR. However, the snowmobile usage had ruined that effort on the groomer’s part. Please help me in getting the word out that these are not snowmobile trails. Lynn Teska Peterson, Minn. … [Read more...]
Tech careers continue to boom
Technology has changed the world in numerous ways, including creating entirely new industries and a vast array of career options that didn’t exist as recently as two decades ago. In its CyberstatesTM report, CompTIA, which publishes a steady stream of new research on IT topics, recently shared some key findings that’s news for those who work in tech. • Around 11.8 million … [Read more...]
Jim Morcomb
Jim Morcomb, 84, died on February 18, 2020. He was born on a farm in Ridgeway, Minn., on May 16, 1935; the first born of Arlie and Helen Morcomb. He graduated from Winona Senior High School Class of 1953. After graduation and a brief stint in college he married the love of his life, Lois (Johnson) on June 23, 1956, at First Lutheran Church in La Crescent, Minn., and accepted a … [Read more...]
Duane Grooters
Duane Harvey Grooters of Preston, Minn., was born on June 19, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Levern and Beatrice (Sikkink) Grooters. His family lived on different farms in the area of Greenleafton, Minn., before settling on a farm at the intersection of 9 and 44. He attended a one-room school (Bristol Center) all eight years before attending and graduating from the Minnesota … [Read more...]
Donald Eickhoff
Donald William Eickhoff, 91, formerly of Wykoff, Minn., passed away February 15 at Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, Minn., where he had resided since 2015. Donald was the son of Emil and Irene (Biel) Eickhoff. He was born November 16, l928, in Fountain, Minn. He attended country school, and St. John’s Lutheran School through eighth grade. He graduated from Wykoff High … [Read more...]
Warren Johnson
Warren D. Johnson, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away on February 17, 2020, at the age of 84. He was born February 2, 1936, to Walter and Elsie (Vickerman) Johnson. He attended High School in Canton, Minn., and he was united in marriage to Joyce Wright on May 25, 1958. Warren served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He graduated from the Police Academy in New Brighton, … [Read more...]
Todd Dean Himlie
Todd Dean Himlie of Harmony, Minn., passed away on February 17, 2020. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 4-7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Todd was born on July 21, 1958, to Minar and … [Read more...]