Catalpa LLC proposes to build the largest hog confinement operation in FIllmore County to house 4,980 sows. The partnership includes an Iowa agribusiness and a Newburg Township farmer. Because an adult swine produces ten times as much fecal waste as a human, this single operation would produce more waste than twice the entire 20,000 population of Fillmore County—like adding a … [Read more...]
Wait loss
Okay! Time to write my article. The wife is working nights, which means I’m home with the kids, but how hard can it be? The readers need to hear my blockbuster commentary on... wait... no, honey, we can’t have pancakes again for dinner. Because we had them last night. Because we have to eat different things. Because that’s how we stay healthy. Because being healthy is good for … [Read more...]
SWCD sponsors wildflower walk May 31 at Forestville State Park
The Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is sponsoring a wildflower walk on Thursday, May 31 at 6 p.m. at Forestville State Park. Meet at the park picnic shelter, which is about a mile east of the park office. One-day parking permits will be provided at no charge to the visitor. A light snack will be provided. The event is open to the public, and … [Read more...]
Letter about Catalpa LLC mega-facility…
To the Editor, Thank you to Loni Kemp for alerting readers to the Catalpa LLC pig concentration mega-facility proposed in the Newburg area. 4,980 sows packed together like sardines and a nearly nine million gallon manure pit! Uffda. This proposal cannot be taken lightly by those of us who live in the fractured rock of karst country. The magnitude of a manure spill from … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, May 29 • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Monday, June 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Choir Room, 6 p.m. • … [Read more...]
Kathryn Carol Rislov
Kathryn Carol Rislov, 68, of Richland Center, Wis., and formerly of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Agrace Hospice Care in Madison, Wis. Kathryn was born on September 10, 1949, in Arcadia, Wis., to Erling and Lillian (Mathison) Nelson. She was raised in Winona, Minn., and graduated from Winona Senior High School. Kathryn attended Martin Luther College in … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Douglas Jorde
Jeffrey Douglas Jorde, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 12, 2018. He was born in Rushford, Minn., to Stan and Phyllis Jorde. Jeff graduated from Rushford High School in 1972, then attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor’s in Psychology in 1978. Jeff moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1978 to pursue a MBA in Health Administration at the … [Read more...]
John R. “Butz” George,
John R. “Butz” George, 71, of Houston, Minn., died on May 19, 1918. Without Butz’s blessing, there will be a visitation from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Houston, Minn. The visitation will be followed by military honors and a family service at the funeral home. With Butz’s blessing, the same evening, the family will be … [Read more...]
Vivian Ione Rodenz
Vivian Ione Rodenz, age 93, of Mabel, died Friday, May 18, 2018, at Gundersen Harmony Healthcare in Harmony, Minn. Vivian was born on April 13, 1925, near Spring Valley, Minn., to Harry and Winnie (Hess) Vrieze. She graduated from the eighth grade from the Hamilton School in Fillmore County. During World War II she worked as a Rosie the Riveter at Puget Sound Naval … [Read more...]
