Jacob Lynn Johnson Jacob Lynn Johnson born May 1, 2019, weighing 7 lb 13 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Parents are Michael and Margaret Johnson of Fountain, Minn., and siblings are Sawyer, Levi and Claira. Jacob’s grandparents are Arlyn and Joann Groth, Ridgeway, Minn., Jon and Sharon Johnson, Fountain, Minn., and Shirley and Dave Shanahan, Preston, Minn. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Report
Chatfield Police Department Katrina Rose Koch, 31, Rochester, Minn.; 2/23/2019, Speeding (39/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Bailey Joseph Bushman, 19, Mabel, Minn.; 4/3/2019, Speeding (66/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Menachem Mendel Goldstein, 18, Ann Arbor, Minn.; 6/2/2019, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Louis … [Read more...]
Pinkie goes to Relay for Life auction
Linus Hammell bought Pinkie a couple of years ago and is donating it back to the 2019 Fillmore County Relay for Life auction. The tractor, shown here with Jared, Jacob, Jordon and Kjersten Peterson and dog, Max, is currently displayed at the home of their grandfather Dale Peterson, on Hwy. 16 southeast of Preston. These four young adults are passionate about the Relay for Life. … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on July 9
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. Donors are encouraged to use RapidPass (redcrossblood.org/RapidPass), which is a tool that allows the donor to complete the reading and … [Read more...]
Doris Goss
Doris J. Goss, 83, of Houston, Minn., passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 24, 2019, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. She was born on March 18, 1936, in Winona, Minn., to Henry and Margaret (Grant) Lockwood. She was a 1954 graduate of Winona Senior High School. She graduated from Methodist Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, … [Read more...]
Ilene V. Anderson
Ilene V. Anderson, 92, of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Gundersen Health Care Center in Harmony, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 1, at Greenfield Lutheran church followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 9-10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Lindstrom Funeral Home is … [Read more...]
Glenn Nyenhuis
My husband, Glenn Nyenhuis, died June 16, 2019. He was 82. He was born in Sheboygan, Wis., the oldest of four boys. At 18 he joined the Naval Air Corps, where he served as a radar technician during the Cold War with Russia. He took great pride in the time he spent in service of his country and grateful for the opportunities he experienced in the Naval Air Corps. In 1987 … [Read more...]
Sonova Egge Johnstone
Sonova Egge Johnstone passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 25, 2018, at the age of 76. Kind, smart, loving, generous, thoughtful, beautiful, fun, and supportive were just a few of Sonova’s immeasurable qualities. Sonova grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1960. After high school, she attended St. Olaf College and … [Read more...]
Tyler Dale Bucknell
Tyler Dale Bucknell, 41, of Stewartville, Minn., passed away at his home on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Memorial services for Tyler will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Pastor Betsy Dartt officiating. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and … [Read more...]
Kingsland Operating Referendum Levy
By Kyle Rader Spring Valley, Mn I am writing today to bring awareness to the Kingsland Operating Referendum Levy that will be voted on November 5, 2019. I want to first acknowledge that I am a school board member and a parent to three young children who attend Kingsland. I graduated Kingsland, class of 1999 and have lived in the area most of my life. I am writing this … [Read more...]