Rick passed away at home on May 27, 2023, after a lengthy illness. Rick was born in Granite Falls, Minn., in 1956, and shortly after moved with his family to the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minn. In 1963, the family moved to Willow River, Minn., where Rick attended elementary and high school. After graduating from Willow River High School in 1974, Rick attended … [Read more...]
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Government this Week
Monday, June 5 • Kingsland School Board, Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Houston Planning … [Read more...]
Spring Grove City Council holds special meeting
Spring Grove’s City Council met for a special meeting on Tuesday, May 30, at 168 West Main Street in Room 100 from 7-8:12 p.m. Council members present included Mayor Saundra Solum, Karen Folstad, Chad Rohland, Trent Turner, and Heather Edgington. Also in attendance was clerk/administrator Jana Elton. The council adopted the agenda, approved the consent agenda, and approved … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Kyle Michael Klinski, 35, Caledonia, Minn.; 10/15/2022, D.W.I. - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $400, Total Fees $500. Local Confinement - 180 days (stay 176 days for two years). Credit for time served: four days. Unsupervised probation for two years - Conditions (5/18/2023): Comply with Ignition … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On May 1, Brandon Wayne Buss, 34 of Chatfield, appeared before District Court Judge Jeremy Clinefelter. Buss is charged with Drugs - 2nd Degree - Possess 25 Grams or More Cocaine or Methamphetamine. It is a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of 25 years in prison and/or a $500,000 fine. On or about April 28 or April 29, a state trooper performed a routine traffic stop … [Read more...]
Dwaine Clifton Kamnetz
Dwaine Clifton Kamnetz, 74, of Chatfield, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Green Lea Nursing Manor in Mabel. He was diagnosed with ALS/FTD in December 2022. Dwaine was born to Clifton and Rosella (Tienter) Kamnetz on December 15, 1948. He spent his youth growing up on the farm in Cummingsville, rural Chatfield. Along side his dog, Buster, he learned about nature, … [Read more...]
Norma Koch
Norma J. Koch, 88, of Chatfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at her apartment in Chatfield. Norma Jean Johnson was born August 5, 1934, in Anamosa, Iowa, to her adopted parents Frank and Leona Johnson. She attended a small country school in Wyoming, Iowa. On October 28, 1953, she married Keith Koch in Wyoming, Iowa. They farmed many years in Onslow, … [Read more...]
NOTICE Fillmore County Tour
The Fillmore County Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission will conduct a tour on Monday, June 5, 2023. They will leave the highway shop at 9:00 a.m. and visit a site in Bloomfield Township where Buell Consulting, Inc. representing Verizon Wireless, has applied for a Conditional Use Permit for a Telecommunications Tower. They will continue to a site in Chatfield Township … [Read more...]
NOTICE Fillmore County Board of Adjustment
Notice is hereby given that the Fillmore County Board of Adjustment has been presented an application from Tower North, represented by Alex Trueman of 4340 Stinson Blvd NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 for a 53-foot Variance from Section 733.07 of the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance to construct a Telecommunications Tower on property owned by John Wendt located in the NE ¼ of … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Houston softball (10-2, 14-3) dropped two big SEC games to Southland, 6-1 and 6-4. The Rebels (12-0, 15-1) win the SEC. Ellie Ekern went 4-for-5 as R-P beat FC/L 11-7. Ekern and Ava Drazkowski each had 4 RBI as R-P beat GMLOK 17-2. Ellie Anderson hit a home run, but FC/L fell to LC/H 14-3. Paige Klug had 6 total RBI, and Mackenzie Morey drove in four runs in the second game, as … [Read more...]