At its April meeting, Mabel council members took the final step for financing the construction of the daycare center. Mike Bubany of David Drown and Associates presented the financial overview to the council prior to the council voting for the issuance and sale of a $450,000 taxable temporary General Obligation (GEO) Bond. Foresight Bank of Plainview was named on the … [Read more...]
Animals removed from property in cruelty investigation
The Animal Humane Society (AHS) recently received multiple complaints regarding the care and welfare of numerous animals located on a rural property in Fillmore County. The complaints alleged that animals were injured, physically abused, and subject to a deplorable sanitary environment. Humane Agent Scott Hill investigated the complaints by visiting the property and making … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On April 5, Amber Marie Erickson appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Erickson, 34 of Preston, is charged with Domestic Assault - By Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of three years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about April 4, within Preston, the defendant allegedly assaulted a family or household member by strangulation. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Matthew Douglas Carpenter, 45, Grand Meadow, Minn.; 3/14/2018, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. David Duane Stevens, 45, Rochester, Minn.; 3/8/2018, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. MN Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division Charles Mark Mueller, 54, Rushford, Minn.; 3/8/2018, Fail to Display … [Read more...]
Robert “Bob” Blahnik
Robert “Bob” Blahnik, age 72, of Spring Valley passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at his home. Funeral services for Bob Blahnik will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday April 13, 2018, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, with Father Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Burial will take place at the St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery. Rosary service will be at 4:45 p.m., with visitation from … [Read more...]
Margaret Wead
Margaret Elaine (Ladsten) Gulbranson Wead, age 80, of Harmony, passed away Sunday April 8, 2018 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, Minn. She was born on March 4, 1938, to Bennett and Lillian (Anderson) Ladsten. She worked at Harmony Nursing Home and for Ben Miller in Winona, Minn. Prior to the nursing home she held many other manufacturing positions. She also sold Sarah … [Read more...]
Wallace Horihan
Wallace “Wally” James Horihan, 81, of Greeley, Colo., died on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Grace Pointe Continuing Care in Greeley. Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, April 21 in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in rural Mabel. A luncheon will follow at the St. Olaf Catholic Church in Mabel. Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel is assisting with local arrangements. … [Read more...]
Edward Schoenberg
Edward Schoenberg, age 90, of Litchfield, died on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Bethany Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, with Father Joseph Steinbeisser officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, with interment in the Ripley Cemetery. Edward Schoenberg, … [Read more...]
Marlys Tweten Schulte
Marlys Tweten Schulte, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Services were held 12 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Elliott Malm officiating. The Schluter-Balik Funeral Home assisted the family. Marlys Josephine (Lundtvedt) Tweten Schulte was born May 9, 1926, in Glenwood … [Read more...]
It’s time to act on Chronic Wasting Disease
By John Zanmiller Director of External Relations Bluffland Whitetails Assn. West St. Paul and Granger, MN Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). If you’re not a hunter you may never have heard of this disease that has been detected in Minnesota’s deer. But it’s here, and it could cause a major change in the lives of more than just deer and hunters. We need the legislature to have … [Read more...]