Monday, June 11 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 3 p.m. • Harmony City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City … [Read more...]
Annual Art in the Park fine art festival June 16
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 38th annual Art in the Park fine art festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018, in Lanesboro’s Sylvan Park with 90-plus fine art and craft booths and live music. Renowned for quality, variety and value, Art in the Park is a family-friendly art fair that attracts thousands of regional patrons to Sylvan Park each year. The center piece of Art in … [Read more...]
EF0 tornado touches down in Bristol Township
On Wednesday evening, May 30, 2018, at approximately 7:54 p.m., the Fillmore County Emergency Dispatch received a report of a small tornado on the ground in Bristol Township, Section 31, in the 22000 block of County Road 30. This area would be about five miles southeast of Greenleafton and is an abandoned residence. It was reported that a small building was damaged. The … [Read more...]
Roadside Dairy: A family farm with heart
By Annie Lewis When asked to write an article about a farm, my first thought was — boring. Then something happened. I went to Roadside Dairy and met the family who owns it. Let’s just say, dairy farming is anything but boring! This beautiful farm is run by people who not only work hard, but truly care about their cows, their family and their community. On June 16, they’ll be … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office asking for help
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, at approximately 1:17 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center (911) received a report of criminal damage to property in the 14000 block of 171st Ave., in Section 7 of York Township, in Fillmore County. The homeowner was indicated he was alerted by a driveway sensor that someone was in the area of his residence at about … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Garden Tour happens Saturday, June 16
You are welcome to meander through the gardens of some of western Fillmore County’s most talented “green thumbs” from 9-4:30 on Saturday, June 16. Shelly Skindelien is the Master Gardener coordinating this year’s tour, the first for Fillmore County, and hers is one of ten gardens to view. “Every one of these gardeners is an artist,” Skindelien says with admiration, “On the … [Read more...]
Engagement
Pogachnik~ McCabe Miss Aubrey Clark and Miss Sheyanne McCabe are very pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their parents, Lindsay Kay Pogachnik and Matthew Alan McCabe. Parents of the couple are Bill Pogachnik and Julie Carlson of Rochester and Ken and Lori McCabe of Chatfield. Lindsay in employed by Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Matt is employed by Lanesboro Sales … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Paige Kayla Burgstahler, 27, Spring Valley, Minn.; 5/15/2018, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Stephen James Hamilton, 49, Calhoun, Ga.; 4/9/2018 Speeding (67/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Daniel Joe Hansmeier, 64, Rochester, Minn.; 5/6/2018, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Sailesh H. Jiawan, 47, Newark, Calif.; … [Read more...]
Motorcyclist killed after striking horse on the highway
June starts out on a tragic note in Fillmore County with a fatal motorcycle accident. On June 1, at 11:31 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office emergency Communications Center (911) received a call of a motorcyclist striking a horse in the 40000 block of Highway 44. This area is west of Mabel and east of the junction of Highway 44 and 52. Fillmore County Sheriff’s … [Read more...]
Lauren N. Adler
Graveside memorial service for Lauren N. Adler will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the Spring Valley Cemetery in Spring Valley, Minn., with a farewell party to follow at his residence, 805 South Section Ave Spring Valley, Minn. Lauren Adler, age 58, of Spring Valley, Minn., died in his sleep, Saturday March 31, 2018, in Spring Valley. He was born January 14, 1960, to … [Read more...]