Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. To help meet the constant demand for lifesaving blood donations and prevent blood shortages this winter, the American Red Cross is urging individuals and organizations to be winter heroes by hosting a blood drive. Right now, the Red Cross needs about 6,500 additional groups across the country to host blood drives in December, … [Read more...]
Finding your polling place… To the Editor,
This year more than ever, I encourage my fellow citizens to vote on Tuesday, November 6. Finding your place to vote is easy: go to www.pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/. Select your county, then township according to your street address. There is also a map option at the end. Remember: If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain about policies and decisions our lawmakers make. … [Read more...]
Door-to-door scammer in Hokah area Claiming to be from utility and asks to see copy of electric bill
MiEnergy Cooperative has been notified of a possible scam. A member contacted the cooperative on September 28, 2018, about a man that had stopped by their residence in rural Hokah. The person claimed to be from an electric utility (not MiEnergy) and asked to see a copy of their electric bill and explained they were eligible to save 11%. The member told the man the spouse took … [Read more...]
Give hope to cancer patients by giving blood with the Red Cross
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – the perfect time to give blood or platelets to support cancer patients and others. Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to stage 2, forcing her to undergo a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, which required blood … [Read more...]
Celebrate Haunted Harmony over MEA weekend
Make plans now to experience the 3rd Annual Haunted Harmony Halloween Celebration! A whole weekend full of fun is planned centered on Monster Bash Haunted House’s 7th year! Monster Bash Haunted House was voted 2017’s Best Overall Attraction by MinnesotaHauntedHouses.com, and you should plan to visit to see what they have in store this year! For more info on the Haunted House, … [Read more...]
KSMQ Public Television to host free Mayo movie screenings
KSMQ Public Television, the PBS television station serving 22 counties in southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa, is sponsoring a series of free public screenings of the new Ken Burns movie The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science. The movie made its national television premier on PBS stations across the country, including KSMQ Public Television, on September 25. “Work … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Paula Raye Chounard, 39, Spring Grove, Minn.; 4/4/2018, Overwork/Mistreat Animals - Unwholesome Enclosure, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Erica Jo Dyke, 26, West Union, Iowa; 8/21/2018, Speeding (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Louis Enrique Galeano, 34, Fredericksburg, Tex.; 9/5/2018, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Justin … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On October 1, Marshall Montgomery Rolfs, 20, of Preston, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Rolfs is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about September 30, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to rural Preston to assist. Rolfs was … [Read more...]
Annette “Anne” Loretta Manahan
Annette (Anne) Loretta Manahan, 96, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., where she had resided since August of this year. Previously, she lived in the Chosen Valley Assisted Living units since April of 2013 and Lakewood Apartments from 2006 to 2013. Anne was born June 23, 1922, to Charles and Angie (Gionet) Valley in Athol, … [Read more...]
Richard Engelhart
Richard Engelhart, age 64, of Cresco, died Sunday morning, October 7, 2018, as the result of a traffic accident near Rushford, Minn. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2018, at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs, with burial at a later date. Friends may call on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco and on Friday at the church … [Read more...]