In March, while basketball teams are fighting for the chance to be crowned champions, patients battling cancer and other illnesses are fighting for their lives. The American Red Cross is asking blood donors to help patients rebound by making a lifesaving donation this spring. Middle school basketball player Olivia Stoy received blood and platelet transfusions during treatment … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Jake Daniel Anderson, 25, Rochester, Minn.; 1/26/2018, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Tracy Lynn Higgins, 48, Racine, Minn.; 1/24/2018, Speeding (55/40), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Markus John Mulvihill, 20, Fountain, Minn.; 9/13/2017, Underage Drinking and Driving; Crime Described, Total … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Charles Olson
Gerald “Jerry” Charles Olson, 85, of Lanesboro, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, due to complications of Inclusion Body Myositis. Jerry was born October 30, 1932, in Eugene, Oreg., to Harold and Jennie (Peterson) Olson. He grew up in Luck, Wis., graduating from Luck High School in 1951. Jerry served in the U.S. Coast Guard (Korean War) Atlantic Ocean Coast Patrol. While … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 12 • 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. • Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Harmony City … [Read more...]
Letter about taking care of the bullying on our school buses…
To the Editor, I have sent emails to the Kingsland School about this. I asked why the buses have no cameras on them that work or even there. They told me once we had them but I guess that is wrong. Don’t we need this to help the drivers and keep our kids safe plus then we know for sure what the trouble was. I’m sure we can get cameras for a lot less than what it will take to … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project There is always a solution
By Ashley Haugerud I believe continuous complaining will not resolve any issues one may be complaining about. There are many forms of complaint, such as complaining about the same thing over and over again, complaining about everything possible, and complaining only for sympathy. Continuous complaining has became one of my biggest pet peeves. I know there is always a solution … [Read more...]
Annual Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign
Some people face food insecurity every day, while others struggle after an unexpected expense or decrease in income. Hunger can lead to poor health or illness in addition to poor performance at school or work. During 2017, Semcac food shelves in Rushford, Preston, Caledonia, and Kasson had 7,686 visits from 1,258 households and distributed 361,926 pounds of food. Clients are … [Read more...]
Rev. Burton L. Hoag
Rev. Burton L. Hoag, 86, of Rochester, Minn., died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home. Burton Lowell Hoag was born April 28, 1931, in Cresco, Iowa, to Cleve and Gladys (Bates) Hoag. He was raised on the homesteaded Hoag farm south of Harmony, Minn., and graduated from Harmony High School in 1949. He received a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State College in 1953 … [Read more...]
Steven Allen Aug
Steven Allen Aug Steven Allen Aug was born May 1, 1951, in Rochester, Minn., to Donald C. and Joanne F. (Follensbee) Aug, the eldest of four children. He passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Rochester, Minn. Steven spent his first years growing up in “the house in town” in Preston. In town, Steve’s Aunt Carol would often babysit him and his friends Craig and Jeff … [Read more...]
Linette K. Ritter
Linette K. Ritter, 56, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley, Ala. Linette Kay Stoen was born on January 28, 1962, in Decorah, Iowa, to Eugene and Caryl (Dickman) Stoen. She was raised in the Decorah area and was a 1980 graduate of Decorah High School. She then received her bachelor’s degree from Winona State … [Read more...]