Dolly Pearl (Lange) Mensink passed away peacefully Monday May 20, 2024, in Pine Island, Minn., surrounded by family. Dolly was born March 13, 1931, to Friebert and Sarah (Miller) Lange on the family farm west of Harmony Minn. She attended Big Spring School for eight years before graduating from Harmony High School in June 1950. Dolly attended Big Spring Church where she was … [Read more...]
Habitat for Humanity Makes Eitzen’s House a Priority
During the May 14 city council meeting, Eitzen Mayor Jeff Adamson briefed council members on his recent conversation with Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region’s executive director, Kahya Fox. She assured the mayor that she will make the town’s Habitat for Humanity house a priority, and she will light a fire under the feet of the project managers. Mayor Adamson … [Read more...]
Ronald Leo Jaeb
Ronald Leo Jaeb, age 91, of Richfield, Minn., joined his Lord and savior on February 24, 2024. Ronald (Ron) Jaeb was born July 16, 1932, in Hayfield, Minn., to Victor and Angela Jaeb. He grew up in Claremont, Minn. He fondly recalled spending summers with grandparents in Bird Island, where he developed a life-long love of gardening. He talked often about the strawberry … [Read more...]
Donald Charles Wilson
Donald Charles Wilson, age 75, of Winona, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Donald was born April 9, 1948, the son of Walter and Alice (Strathdee) Wilson. He grew up in Whalan, Minn., and attended Peterson High School. Following high school, he honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, where he was a decorated war hero. Following his service, he drove … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/30 – 2/3)
FCLMC Triangular > Riceville 30, FCLMC 36 (FCLMC won forfeits at 107 (August Pfeffer) and 114 (Lane Sass). Riceville took five forfeits. There were two double forfeits (127, 145). The Wolves won the four wrestled matches all by fall, Connor Wingert (139), Boston Wright (152), Kane Larson (160), and Cole Sass (172) and they led 36-16 after 172); Stewartville 59, FCLMC 7 … [Read more...]
Mary Ellen McNamara
Mary Ellen McNamara, 95, a longtime rural Spring Valley, Minn., resident, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, surrounded by family, of natural causes, at Spring Valley Living Center. Mary Ellen Yetter was born November 22, 1928, to Harry Sr. and Mary (Baier) Yetter in Chatfield. She grew up on the family farm, attended country school and Chatfield High School, graduating in … [Read more...]
Holidays With the Hidden Heroes
Thursday, December 21, many people in southeast Minnesota were wondering exactly what was going on as caravans of emergency vehicles with lights blazing went through the small towns of Hokah, Brownsville, La Crescent, Dakota, Nodine, Wilson, Money Creek, Rushford, Newburg, Mabel, Spring Grove, Eitzen, Caledonia, and Houston. In La Crescent, 18 or 19 vehicles came around the … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/5 – 12/9)
Waukon Tri > FCLMC 19, Waukon 57 (August Pfeffer (106) and Quinci Kaase (114) had pins, Kane Larson (165 > 9-1) won by major decision, and Connor Wingert (138 > 7-2) by decision); FCLMC 12, South Winn 54 (C. Wingert (138) won by fall, Boston Wright (157 > 10-8 in SV-1) and K. Larson (165 > 13-6) by decision. Wolves (0-0, 1-6) forfeited seven weights each dual) … [Read more...]
Football: #9 Knights Rip #7 Cardinals, Grab South-East First Place
Kingsland senior running back Beau Wiersma ran for under 60 yards and tallied less than 75 yards total offense. The Knights had under 75 yards of second half offense as a team. But neither minimal stat mattered as #9 in 9-Man Kingsland (4-0, 5-0) easily handled #7 in 9-Man LeRoy-Ostrander (4-0, 5-0) in a week six South-East Saturday night showdown. The Cardinal defense stacked … [Read more...]
Pasture management
By Tanner Marquardt Student Intern University of Minnesota Extension PRESTON, MN — As of June 1, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture warned to watch for the tree of heaven and the spotted lanternfly. These are two invasive species that, at the moment, are not common throughout the state, but they are spreading closer to the southeast corner of Minnesota from the … [Read more...]