The Preston Area Community Foundation (PACF) is gearing up for Give to the Max Day, which is set for Thursday, November 16. Give to the Max Day is Minnesota’s state wide day of giving. This is the sixth consecutive year PACF has participated in this event, with all donations going into the endowment fund. The endowment fund and earnings are used locally for worthwhile … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Terra Jean Bothun, 24, Chatfield, Minn.; 8/2/2017, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $320. 8/2/2017, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Owner, Fine $200. 8/2/2017, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Wyatt David Applen, 26, Spring Valley, Minn.; 2/16/2017, Drugs - 5th Degree - Sale - Marijuana Mixture … [Read more...]
Dennis Buegler
Dennis LeRoy Buegler was born on June 15, 1971 in Baudette, Minn. Dennis attended elementary school and high school in Baudette and graduated from Lake of the Woods High School in 1989. He earned a Business Degree from South Central College in Mankato, Minn. He married Debora Shofner on July 4, 2009, in Baudette, Minn. They had one son, Kevin and two “fur babies,” Peanut … [Read more...]
Full-time mechanic, part-time farmer enjoys working on vehicles at McCabe Repairs
Jerry McCabe owns over 80 acres of pasture land and manages over 25 head of cattle, but, though he loves farming, his main vocation is auto repair. McCabe is the proprietor of McCabe Repairs, a fixture in Preston for the past 18 years. To get to McCabe Repairs you pass by a charming restored farmhouse and continue to a large red outbuilding that sits, at least metaphorically, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Christopher Phillip Orke, 22, Pine Island, Minn.; 9/8/2017, Duty to Drive with Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Kenneth Anderson, 32, Mabel, Minn.; 7/19/2017, Expired Driver’s License - Over One Year - No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $220. Matthew David Bettridge, 26, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On October 18, Zachary Thomas Stahnke, 20, of Wykoff, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Stahnke is charged with Criminal Sex Conduct - 3rd Degree - Victim 13 to 15 - Actor Greater than 24 Months Older, a felony with maximum criminal penalty of 15 years in prison, a $30,000 fine, or both. On or about July 19, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly … [Read more...]
Houston School Board selects new member; talks sports cooperation with Caledonia
The Houston School Board met for its regular meeting in the library of Houston Public High School at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2017. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and Board members Norlien, Wilson, Stillin, Carlson, and Evenson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board voted to approve the evening’s agenda and opened the meeting to public comment. Adam … [Read more...]
Minnesota? Nice.
Minnesota has gone “blue” in every Presidential election since 1976. Three times since, it has been the only state out of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and both Dakotas to vote Democratic. In 1984, as quipped by Homer Simpson, Minnesota was the only state won by Walter Mondale, not counting the District of Columbia. In 2010, when the rest of the country went under a red tide … [Read more...]
Pursuit of Holm ends at library
On October 25, 2017, at approximately 10:52 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office along with the SE MN Violent Crime Enforcement Team, the Mower County Sheriff’s Office, the Austin Police Department with their K-9 and the Austin-Mower County SIRT (Special Incident Response Team) executed a search warrant on a residence in the 18000 block of 160th Street in rural Spring … [Read more...]
Sixth annual Monster Bash Haunted House invites you to “The Sinister Stronghold”
The sixth annual Monster Bash Haunted House opened for another year of thrills, chills and heart pounding fun on Thursday, October 19. The new location at 150 First Street NW in Harmony, Minn., boasts twice the floor space of our previous location and promises to be more than twice the fun and excitement. This year’s theme is “The Sinister Stronghold,” a haunted castle that … [Read more...]