Nobody ever said it was easy raising a family, paying bills, or dealing with daily life, especially when it can be capricious and unpredictable. But imagine for a moment sending your children to school knowing they would have to pass through checkpoints, sometimes being body searched, sometimes being detained, sometimes being pushed around by armed guards. Imagine knowing your … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, February 5 • City of Houston Planning Commission, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 6 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 7 • Mabel City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Fountain City … [Read more...]
GasBuddy Q&A: Why are gas prices high if U.S. oil production is near record high?
With gasoline prices surging, consumers are voicing frustration with gasoline prices, especially as the United States has just eclipsed a milestone, producing 10 million barrels per day of oil, the highest level since 1970 and very close to an all-time record. So what’s going on? GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick DeHaan weighs in: Question: Why are oil prices so … [Read more...]
Should you be screened for breast cancer?
If you are in denial that breast cancer could ever happen to you, join the club. This is a disease that often has no symptoms – no pain, no visual cues, and nothing that stands out to announce its presence in the early stages. The only way to detect it early is through regular screenings and being aware - knowing your body and noticing changes. How prevalent is breast cancer? … [Read more...]
Area teacher candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
ST. PAUL, MN – The 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 167 candidates. These candidates have accepted their nominations and completed the required materials to become eligible for the honor. The number of candidates this year is the third-most in the 54-year history of the award, and the most since 1981. One of the 167 candidates for 2018 … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Denise Anne Delsing, 45, Woodbury, Minn.; 12/15/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Daniel Joseph Donahue III, 44, St. Paul, Minn.; 6/10/2017, Speeding (91/55), Fine $150, Total Fees $390. Wayne Kenneth Isenberg, 65, Spring Valley, Minn.; 11/5/2017, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Yong Muon, 43, Rochester, Minn.; … [Read more...]
Legacy Small Grant awarded to local history organization
The Minnesota Historical Society announces 36 recipients of 38 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants (up to $10,000 each), totaling $324,149 in 22 counties. Small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofit and educational organizations, government units and tribal organizations preserve and share Minnesota history. This cycle of awards was approved by … [Read more...]
Merlaine Solberg Jost
Merlaine Solberg Jost, 86, of La Salle, Ill., passed away January 22, 2018, at Care Center, La Salle. Merlaine was born May 4, 1932, to Roy and Clara Dahle Solberg in Winona County, Minn. She attended District 54 Country School in Winona County, Minn., and later graduated from Peterson High School, Peterson, Minn., in 1949. She was united in marriage with Milton L. Jost … [Read more...]
Dolores “Dolly” Reicks
Dolores “Dolly” Reicks, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by family at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish, Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery, Cresco. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Sue K. Hanford
Sue K. Hanford, 71, of Houston, Minn., died on Friday, January 26, 2017, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Sue was born on July 19, 1946, in Chicago, Ill., to Clemence “Buster” and Mildred (Beck) Comstock. She was raised in Houston and was a 1965 graduate of Houston High School. Sue worked at Northern Automotive in Spring Grove, Minn., for over 40 years. She was … [Read more...]