Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Michael Hennessy, 31; 3/30/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Tor Robert Janson, 41, Decorah, Iowa; 4/2/2019, No Motor Vehicle Insurance (Driver), Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Mycole Howard Jevne, 22, Decorah, Iowa; 7/12/2019, Inattentive Driving/Fail to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees … [Read more...]
Palmer amaranth found in Houston County, Minnesota MDA encourages farmers and agronomists to scout fields before harvest
ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has positively identified the invasive weed Palmer amaranth in Houston County. The MDA was contacted by the Houston County Ag Inspector after discovering several hundred plants in a small hay field. The field has since been mowed and burned off to destroy any plants, seedlings, and seeds produced this season. The … [Read more...]
Dairy Assistance Program deadline extended Applications accepted through October 8, 2019
ST. PAUL, MN: Small- and medium-size Minnesota dairy producers will have an extra week to complete enrollment in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program. Applications postmarked by October 8, 2019, will be accepted for the program, which provides qualifying dairy producers payments if they have … [Read more...]
Ida Mae Zeller
Ida Mae Zeller Ida Mae Zeller, age 95, died in her home at Calista Court in Winona, Minn., on October 2, 2019. Ida Mae was born to Carl and Hilda Struxness in Westby, Wis. She lived most of her life in Whalan, Minn., where she moved when she was 10 years old. She married George Floyd Zeller on March 5, 1943, during his first furlough from the U.S. Army. While he served in … [Read more...]
Dorothy Torgerson
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Dorothy Torgerson, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother died at the age of 96 at Traditions in Harmony, Minn. Dorothy Elizabeth Matson was born on November 12, 1922, to Martin and Gena (Larsud) Matson. She was joined in marriage to Lester Torgerson on May 24, 1942, at the Lutheran parsonage in Harmony. After … [Read more...]
Marjorie Roseille (Borgschatz) Welch
Hands that had done so much for her family were held one last time during heartfelt goodbyes. On September 28, 2019, Marjorie Roseille Welch, age 82, entered her heavenly home. Marge was mother hen to countless number of families, neighborhood and daycare children that were treated to the fruits of her labor from the farm west of Chatfield she shared with Rod, husband of 60 … [Read more...]
Minnesota Manufacturing Week
Raising public awareness about the importance of manufacturing in your community or region is an essential part of Minnesota Manufacturing Week. Consider enlisting public officials and business leaders to issue press releases, submit opinion columns to area publications, or speak at public events during the week. Manufacturing is a dynamic and robust industry, crucial to the … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, October 1 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. • Rushford Village City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 • Chatfield School Board, Forum Room, 7 p.m. • Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3 • Houston School Board, High School Library, … [Read more...]
Reflect on notions of home inside The Wandering House this week with Lanesboro Arts artist in residence Cecilia Cornejo
LANESBORO, MN. – If you live in Lanesboro, but your loved ones are hundreds of miles away, which place would you consider home? Is home necessarily tied to a physical place or is it an emotion, a state of being, an overall feeling of having arrived? Northfield filmmaker Cecilia Cornejo is exploring notions of home and belonging in collaboration with the Lanesboro area community … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On September 13, Ahmad Jabar Godbold, 35, of Owatonna, appeared before District Court Judge Christopher A. Neisen. Godbold is charged with five felonies; Domestic Assault - Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear, Domestic Assault - Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm, False Imprisonment - Intentional Restraint, Tamper With a Witness - 1st Degree - Prevent … [Read more...]