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...]
Larry L. Lettenmaier
Larry L. Lettenmaier, age 86, passed away September 28, 2018. He was born on the family farm near Sanborn, N. Dak., to Alfred and Christine (Munz) Lettenmaier on February 5, 1932. Larry grew up in Sanborn and graduated from high school in 1950. He enlisted in the Air Force shortly after high school, and proudly served for four years. After leaving the military, he worked as a … [Read more...]
Rosella Marcella (Fasbender) Vogen
Rosella Marcella (Fasbender) Vogen, 81, of Chatfield died October 4, 2018, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, following a brief illness with brain cancer. She was born February 22, 1937, in rural Adams, Minn., to Joseph and Mary (Kloeckner) Fasbender. She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Adams High School with the class of 1955. On January 10, 1959, she married … [Read more...]
Beverly Ann Knutson
Beverly Ann Knutson, 82, of Winona, formerly of Chatfield, Minn., passed away at her home on October 4, 2018. Beverly was born on May 16, 1936, to George and Marie (Caukins) Allen in Rochester. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1954 and later Minneapolis School of Arts. In her summer months she worked at Glacier National Park in Montana. In 1957 she married … [Read more...]
Twenty-two contested races
We only have 29 days until Election Day — November 6, 2018. With 22 contested races in Fillmore County and Houston County, voters will have their hands full with making some pretty important decisions. For this issue of the Fillmore County Journal, our staff worked diligently to present candidate profiles for those who chose to participate. We mailed letters with questions … [Read more...]
Meet the Candidates… School Board
Dorothy-Helen Billmeier Chatfield School Board Tell us about yourself: My paternal grand and great-grand parents were all born and raised in Chatfield. I have been a Chatfield resident since 1988. I am a Chatfield Alumnus from ‘93 and my associate of science degree is from RCTC. My husband and I have been together 22 years and have two sons. Tell us about your work/life … [Read more...]