The Lanesboro Area Community Foundation and the Harmony Area Community Foundation have challenged each other in a friendly Give to the Max Day fundraising competition. Let’s find out which community has the strongest support! All donations received by the two nonprofit organizations on Give to the Max Day, November 14, 2019, will be included in the competition. The … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Samantha Nichole Butler, 20, Mora, Minn.; 8/24/2019, Duty to Drive With Due Care - Speed Greater Than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Bradford Allen Cornell, 40, Chatfield, Minn.; 9/28/2019, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Crystal Sue Dempewolf, 23, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/9/2019, Driver Who is Not Owner Must Later … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On October 29, Dakota Ray Janning, 22 of Austin, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Janning is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about October 28, within the city of Chatfield, an officer was dispatched to the Cenex Gas Station in response a … [Read more...]
SEMAC announces February 1 grant deadline
The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council announces a call for proposals by individual artists. All proposed projects must begin no earlier than April 1, 2020, and be completed within 12 months, culminating with a capstone event that is accessible and open to the public. Online applications will be available throughout January with a February 1, 2020, submission … [Read more...]
Third Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court updates
The Third Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court continues to move forward with the announcements of an awarded grant and hiring of a veterans court coordinator. The Third Judicial District has been awarded $500,000 in Federal grant funds from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2023, to assist in the start-up of the district-wide Veterans Treatment Court. Preston … [Read more...]
Duane Bruening
Duane K. Bruening died peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah, Iowa, at the age of 90. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2019, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, with Rev. Donald Hertges and Rev. Msgr. Edward Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah, … [Read more...]
Mervin Nelson
Mervin E. Nelson, age 77, of rural Mabel, died after a short battle with cancer on Monday, November 4, 2019, at his home. Mervin was born February 6, 1942, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Adolph and Doris (Rank) Nelson, the youngest of 14 children. He attended country school and then the Mabel High School. He lived and farmed on the family farm his entire life. On September 7, … [Read more...]
Janice Marie (Asleson) Nelson
Janice left her temporary home at Good Shepherd in Rushford and entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the age of 77. Janice Marie Nelson was born on June 22, 1942, to Arnim and Ella (Rain) Asleson, in Lanesboro. She graduated with the Lanesboro High School class of 1960. On August 31, 1963, she married David A. Nelson at Root Prairie Lutheran Church, … [Read more...]
Genevieve Arline (Hanson) Brown
Genevieve Arline (Hanson) Brown, 93, passed away on October 30, 2019, after a short illness at her home in Princeton, Minn. Gen was born on April 13, 1926, to Emily (Tucker) Hanson and Tedeman Hanson in Irving, Wis. Gen was the second youngest of nine children. After graduation, she worked as a conductorette on the Minneapolis street car lines where she met the love of … [Read more...]
Mayvis Theresa (Erickson) Schwartz
Mayvis Schwartz, 94, of rural Chatfield, passed away at Seasons Hospice in Rochester on November 3, 2019. She was born on November 26, 1924, in Fillmore County to Melvin and Mabel (Redalen) Erickson. Growing up, she lived in Pilot Mound and graduated from Chatfield High School. She married Fritz Schwartz in 1946, and they resided in rural Wykoff. A few years later, they … [Read more...]