Fillmore Central High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society would like to announce the selection of the following students for membership to our local Chapter. Seniors: Daysha Erickson, and Joseph Lange Juniors: Kelsey Biel, Taylor Bushman, Hailey Heins-Lange, Elizabeth Jones, Krista Jorgenson These students join current National Honor Society members, seniors … [Read more...]
Unemployment remains steady; Four straight months at 2.8%
ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 2.8% in December, according to data released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), marking the fourth straight month with the same unemployment rate. Minnesota’s unemployment rate remains the lowest since May 1999 and is just above the all-time low of 2.5% held in … [Read more...]
Distinguished U of M professors to speak at Dinner on the Bluff
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center is proud to announce its lineup for their 2019 Dinner on the Bluff speaker’s series, now in its 15th year. University of Minnesota professors, Dr. Mark Seeley, Emeritus Professor of Climatology, and Dr. Marla Spivak, Professor in Entomology, will headline this coming year’s events. Dr. Mark Seely will speak on The Future of Farming … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Germine Wahid Alfonse, 25, Cedar Falls, Iowa; 11/17/2018, Failure to Yield at Intersection, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Michael Edward Billy, 21, Lake City, Minn.; 10/19/2019, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Sheila Marie Drake, 47, Harmony, Minn.; 10/13/2018, Dog at Large, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Hank James Jones Jr., 27, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On January 10, Brian J.J. Leonard, of Milwaukee, Wis., appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Leonard, 25, is charged with five felonies; Drugs - 2nd Degree - Possess 50 Grams or More Narcotic (Not Cocaine, Heroin, or Meth), Drugs - 3rd Degree - Possess 10 Grams or More a Narcotic Other Than Heroin, Drugs - 4th Degree - Possess Schedule 1/2/3 (Except Marijuana) … [Read more...]
Dennis “Denny” Kjarland
Dennis “Denny” Kjarland, 75, of Zearing, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A celebration of life service was held on Sunday, January 13, 2019, from 1-4 p.m at Dakins Community Center in Zearing. A private family burial was held in the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Zearing. Denny was born in Winona, Minn., on March … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lynn Lee, age 69, of Blair, Wis., died on Friday, January 11, 2019, in the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, Wis. Jeff was born on September 14, 1949, in Northwood, N. Dak., to Gordon Orville and Elaine Bernice (Johnson) Lee. He graduated from the Chatfield High School in Chatfield, Minn., in 1967 and attended art school in La Crosse. Jeff married Ann M. … [Read more...]
Lila Eickhoff
Lila Eickhoff Lila Racelia Fingerson Eickhoff passed away January 11, 2019. She was the daughter of Malvin and Corolla (Sundet) Fingerson. She was born October 4, 1930, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn., where she was also baptized. She attended Rice Creek country school and then moved with her family to the Wykoff area and finished her schooling in Wykoff. After … [Read more...]
Soaring to the highest rank
Merrill Schroeder of Rushford became a part of an elite group that very few people ever earn their place to join. Merrill became an Eagle Scout, the highest achievement attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. Only 4% of all Scouts are granted this rank, which takes years to fulfill. “I’ve been a part of Troop 53 in Rushford since fifth grade,” … [Read more...]
Fear not!
Americans like “new beginnings”! I hung this year’s calendar on the wall and admired the picture for this month of two cardinals in the snow. (January 1, 2019 ) We pause to assess where we are, who we are and what our goals will be in the coming year. We are grateful to the holidays which renewed the spirit of hope. The power, the engine that has provided the impetus to … [Read more...]