ST. PAUL, MN – Under proposed changes to operating permits for large livestock farms in Minnesota, waters will be more protected from nitrogen leaching and runoff from land application of manure, while feedlot owners will benefit from improved forms and online services. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is revising the general operating permit for about 1,200 … [Read more...]
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation in partnership with local Ace Hardware stores offer free paint for community projects
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), in partnership with 12 local Ace Hardware stores, will be accepting applications for free paint and coating products for community mural, community welcome sign, or historic structure projects through its Paint the Town Grant program. This grant opportunity is available to communities with a population under 10,000 throughout … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: There’s more to us than a test score
By Alison Freese Should students only get noticed by a test score? In order for a student to get into most colleges they have to take the ACT test and get above a 25. Some students are very smart and do very well in school, but struggle when it comes to tests. Could there be an alternative to big tests that make up what college you get into? Some students who get bad … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Arts announces Adam Wiltgen to step down from leadership team
The Lanesboro Arts Board of Directors announces that Adam Wiltgen will be stepping down from the organization’s three-person executive leadership team. The Board and Leadership Team wishes Adam well in the next chapter of his career, as he takes on a new role at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Red Wing, Minn. Adam has been with Lanesboro Arts since 2015 … [Read more...]
Red Cross urges healthy individuals to give blood amid coronavirus concerns Low donor turnout could hurt U.S. blood supply
The American Red Cross strongly urges healthy, eligible individuals who are feeling well to give blood to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages as concerns about the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, rise in the U.S. Cold and flu season has already impacted the nation’s ability to maintain its blood supply. As the number of … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Dillon Ray Bentley, 25, Spring Valley, Minn.; 12/17/2019, Driving After Suspension, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. 12/17/2019, Driver Who is Not Owner Must Later Produce Proof of Insurance (If required), Fine $200. Brett Daniel Hawkins, 23, Winona, Minn.; 1/29/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Alexander Tijay … [Read more...]
Ila A. Barnes
Ila Ann Barnes, 84, of Rochester, MN, died of natural causes at her home Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Ila was born to Luther and Julia (Larson) Groth on June 10, 1935 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. She graduated from Decorah High School in 1953. She married Ronald Roger Barnes and together they had four children. Their three farms were located around Harmony, MN, and Hesper, … [Read more...]
Carl Fischer
Carl Fischer, age 81, of Harmony, Minn., passed away March 9, 2020, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. Services will be held at the Greenfield Lutheran Church on March 14, 2020, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until time of services. A burial service will be held in the coming weeks at the veterans cemetery in Preston. Lindstrom Funeral Home is … [Read more...]
Donald James Rose
Don J. Rose, 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Monday, March 9, 2020. Donald James Rose was born on December 14, 1940, in Sarles, N. Dak., to H. Wilson “Billy” and Mary “Elaine” (Baker) Rose. He graduated from Calvin High School in 1959 and then attended Jamestown College where he graduated in 1963. He taught in Lisbon, N. Dak., for three years and moved to Spring Valley … [Read more...]
Marlene Torgerud
Marlene Torgerud, 77, of Lanesboro, Minn., died Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Marlene Johnson was born in Lanesboro on January 8, 1943. She graduated from Preston High School in 1961. On May 26, 1962, she married Hilton “Tony” Torgerud. They lived and worked in the Lanesboro area, operating the Skelly Station. Tony died November … [Read more...]