Chatfield Police Department Daniel Ntirandekura, 20, Dallas, Tex.; 1/15/2019, Exceed Limit of 30 mph - Urban District (47/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $180. 1/15/2019, No Proof of Insurance - Driver, Fine $200. 1/15/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Albert Duncan Culbertson, 35, Whalan, Minn.; 12/18/2018, Disorderly Conduct - … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On April 17, Paul Marshall Daigle appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Daigle, 40 of Spring Valley, is charged with Domestic Assault - By Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of three years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about April 16, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a domestic disturbance. The defendant … [Read more...]
Southeast Minnesota Cities and School District receive grants for safer routes to school
ST. PAUL, MN – Sixty-three schools in Minnesota will benefit from $2.3 million in planning assistance and infrastructure grants that support the Safe Routes to School program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced. This includes grants provided to the City of Spring Grove, Dodge Center, Chatfield, La Crescent and Lake City Public Schools in Southeast … [Read more...]
LCT/LPS presents a modern take on a children’s classic: Alice @ Wonderland by Jonathan Yukich
What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll’s legendary Wonderland? This is the fun that audiences can discover in the Lanesboro Community Theater, Inc./Lanesboro Public School production of Alice @ Wonderland, performing Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro. Winner of the Shubert Fendrich … [Read more...]
Harmony Ambulance thanks Harmony Enterprises for 30 years of support
On March 18, Harmony Enterprises owners Steve and Umbelina Cremer were presented with a plaque at the Harmony Ambulance Service’s regular meeting. The plaque honored the way that Harmony Enterprises has supported the ambulance service and the community for over 30 years. “Because Harmony Enterprises is so willing to let these first responders go and have for more than 30 … [Read more...]
Peter Haack
Funeral services for Peter H. Haack will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor Mark VanHouse officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Peter Haack, age 63, of Spring Valley, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 21, 2019, at … [Read more...]
Accep-tense
The town I live in recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to help repair a waterfall damaged by last summer’s flooding. Ten miles up the road, it’s not uncommon to see one of the LED billboards advertising yet another person with a medical emergency who needs the community to come together for a benefit or raffle or event in order to, you know, live. Now, I could easily spin … [Read more...]
Business of news: Why the press should stop giving mass shooters publicity
By Tim Gallagher Alex Teves was born in suburban New Jersey, moved to Phoenix as a youngster, earned his master’s degree in Denver and was shot to death in a movie theater in 2012 in Aurora, Colo., while shielding his girlfriend from a man on a killing spree. About 20 miles away and 13 years earlier, two killers entered a high school armed with automatic weapons and a … [Read more...]
The “best” people?
To the Editor, “I’m going to surround myself only with the best and most serious people. We want top-of-the-line professionals.” Donald Trump has promised many times to hire and appoint only the “best” people. Let’s see how that’s working out. As of April of this year, seven close Trump associates have entered guilty pleas to a variety of crimes and four of them have been … [Read more...]
Trump, our sick president
To the Editor, A few weeks ago I watched 60 Minutes. It was an interview with Andrew McCabe. After watching it I wondered what was the purpose of the meeting. It must have been to belittle McCabe and to make Trump feel better about himself. That seems to be one of the symptoms of his disorder. At the end of his talk, Trump asked McCabe how his wife felt about being a … [Read more...]