Definitions. Application for Service. The agreement or contract between the City and the customer, who is the property owner, under which electric service is provided. Customer. Any entity taking delivery of electrical energy from the City by means of connection to its electric distribution system, the property owner. Property Owner. Defined as the consumer, … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith Churches (and Lenora) Did you know that during his lifetime, Rev. Charles Wesley wrote over 6,500 Christian hymns? He along with his brother Rev. John Wesley were major figures in the Methodist movement. Wesley’s hymns expressed some of the core beliefs … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Kristin Marie Dyer, 42, Chatfield, Minn., 6/26/2025, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $135. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Elizabeth Makenzy Carter, 23, Rochester, Minn., 7/13/2025, Speeding - Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $120. Alyssa Patricia Dickey, 23, Decorah, Iowa, 6/23/2025, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On July 21, Stacy Dean Roney, 54, with no current address, appeared before District Court Judge Jeremy Clinefelter. Roney is charged with Dangerous Weapons - Discharge of Firearm Within a Municipality, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of two years in jail and or a $5,000 fine. On or about June 18, within Spring Valley, a Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched regarding a man … [Read more...]
Dennis Eldon Hillesland
Dennis Eldon Hillesland, age 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Dennis was born May 24, 1935, in Forest City, Iowa, the son of Edward and Joy (Olson) Hillesland. He attended and graduated from Garner High School in 1953 and was united in marriage to Norma Elaine Bartleson on November 29, 1955, at the Forest City … [Read more...]
Marvin Grabau
Marvin Grabau, age 78, of Wykoff, Minn., died Monday, August 5, 2025, at Spring Valley Living in Spring Valley Minn. Marvin was born February 18, 1947 in Wykoff, Minn., the son of Roy and Irene (Kohlmeyer) Grabau. Marvin was a lifelong resident of the Wykoff area and was the fourth generation to reside on the original farmstead. Marvin attended elementary school at the … [Read more...]
Gregory (Greg) Klug
Gregory (Greg) Klug peacefully passed away at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center on Monday, August 4, 2025. He was born March 22, 1953, in Caledonia to Leland and Patricia (Demmer) Klug. Greg graduated from Caledonia High School and was a lifelong farmer. Greg carried on the farming tradition at his farm west of Caledonia that has been in the family for over 100 years. He is … [Read more...]
Lawrence “Larry” Alfred Holtegaard
Lawrence “Larry” Alfred Holtegaard, age 93, of Rochester, passed away at the Spring Valley Living surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Lawrence was born on December 8, 1931, in Elba Township, the son of Alfred and Marion (Olson) Holtegaard. He attended school in Rushford and Chatfield and then entered the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean … [Read more...]
Sharon Sue Worden
Sharon Sue Worden, age 85, of Chatfield, Minn., died Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Time stood still when Sharon Sue Allen was born December 31, 1939, at home near Everly, Iowa. She was the youngest of 11 children to Milo Guy Allen and Anna Philomena (Loch) Allen. The family moved to Chatfield in 1950. Her mother died suddenly when she was … [Read more...]
Russell G. Bremseth
Russell G. Bremseth, age 68, of Cresco, Iowa, died Thursday, July 31, 2025, at his home in Cresco. Memorial services for Russell Bremseth will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at First Congregational Church in Cresco, Iowa, with Pastor Tim Sir officiating. Visitation was held at the church from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. prior to the service on Wednesday. Russell … [Read more...]