Memorial services for Kevin Schmidt will be held 2 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2018, at St Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Pastor Michael Harmen officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, at the Hindt Funeral Home, 316 North Broadway, Spring Valley, Minn., and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. … [Read more...]
Lois Schwinefus
Lois Schwinefus, 96, of Spring Valley, and formerly of Ostrander and Albert Lea, passed away on December 17, 2018. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. on Saturday December 22, 2018, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. There will be a short memorial service held at 11 a.m. Saturday following the visitation. A memorial service and burial will be held later in the spring in Albert … [Read more...]
MPCA Commissioner denies permit to proposed feedlot, recommends study of nitrate-contaminated waters in the sensitive karst region of southeast Minnesota
Citing the need to address elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water in the karst region of southeast Minnesota, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner John Linc Stine is announcing his decision to deny a general permit for the proposed Catalpa swine facility in Fillmore County near Mabel, Minn. Because of the permit denial, a related decision, whether to … [Read more...]
Edd Grant Chilson
Edd Grant Chilson, 69, of rural Chatfield, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, at his home. Edd was born August 17, 1949, to Virgil and Lorraine (Jackson) Chilson in Mantorville. Edd married Wanda Wadsworth on April 23, 1993, in Rochester. Edd worked as a welder for the union Boilermakers and travel around for various jobs. In his spare time he enjoyed horseback … [Read more...]
Heather Ptacek first female Preston VFW commander
Heather Ptacek recently made history when she was elected commander of the Preston VFW in Preston, Minn. “I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet,” says Ptacek, but she is certainly up for the challenge as she has faced much more intimidating circumstances while serving in the military. Ptacek grew up in Preston and graduated from Fillmore Central School. She joined the … [Read more...]
Maggie Gray Walton Ricabaugh Miller Gragert
Maggie Gray Walton Ricabaugh Miller Gragert passed away December 16, 2018. She was born June 28, 1916, in Sandwich Saskatchewan, Canada, to Cecil and Maggie (Gray) Walton, the fourth of nine children. Maggie was a resident of Spring Valley from 1946 until she entered the Pine Haven Community nursing home in October 2018. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in … [Read more...]
Craig Redalen
Craig Redalen, age 71, of Northfield, passed away Friday morning, December 14, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Craig Elton Redalen was born February 18, 1947, in Preston, Minn., to Elton and Joyce (Grindland) Redalen. He was raised on the family farm, attended country school, graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1965 and attended Rochester Community … [Read more...]
Diane S. Sievers
Diane S. Sievers, 81, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her home. Diane was born on August 6, 1937, in Rushford, Minn., to Clifford “Kip” and Helen (Fossum) Ebner. She was raised in the Rushford area and was a graduate of Rushford High School. On April 19, 1958, she was united in marriage with Wayne Sievers in Inglewood, Calif. Following their … [Read more...]
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awards $33,900 in grants
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) approved four Economic Development grants totaling $33,900 to organizations that participated in a “Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” event earlier this year. The goal of the grant is to fund projects that support the development of entrepreneurial cultures in communities that are in SMIF’s 20-county region. Funding was … [Read more...]
Nora “Darleen” Johnson
Nora “Darleen” Johnson, 90, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Darleen was born on November 5, 1928, in Canton Township, Minn., to Guy and Nora (Sanden) Soland. She graduated from Harmony High School and then from Normal School (teaching/education). She went on and taught in a country school in … [Read more...]