The Caledonia Junior Legion boys rallied from a late four-run deficit to overtake Lanesboro in the championship game of the Southeast Substate Baseball Tournament on July 28 and advance to the 2021 Division II Junior Legion State Tournament (age 16 and under). The Burros led 6-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning (seven-inning game) before the Warriors rallied for the … [Read more...]
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F & M Community Bank celebrates 110 years in business
It’s been 110 years since F & M Community Bank first opened its doors in Preston, and its been serving and giving back to the community ever since. Originally named Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Preston, it first operated out of a building on Main Street which still bears its name carved in the stone above its columns. The bank was started by a group of 31 local … [Read more...]
Elaine J. Rygmyr
Elaine J. Rygmyr, 88, of Harmony Care Center, passed away on July 22, 2021 at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital. She was born in Lanesboro on May 13, 1933, the daughter of Martin and Petra Mathea (Blagsvedt) Johnson. She was a graduate of Lanesboro High School and spent her career at Payne Webber in Minneapolis. She married Clair E. Rygmyr October 4, 1969, and they resided in … [Read more...]
Legion Lions close summer season, edge Cougars 2-1
It was a night for pitchers as Spring Grove closed the American Legion (age 19 & under) season with a tight 2-1 win over visiting Mabel-Canton on July 22. The Lions managed only four hits, but a trio of Spring Grove pitchers combined to toss a one-hitter. Each team used three pitchers, surely by design, since all but one logged more strikeouts than walks. There was only one … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA OLMSTED county THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 55-PR-21-3168 Estate of Tyrell L. Benson, also known as Ty L. Benson, Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, … [Read more...]
Ordinance No. 453
Ordinance No. 453 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHATFIELD, MINNESOTA, RELATING TO ZONING; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN PERMITTED LAND USES IN THE B-1 (GENERAL BUSINESS) DISTRICT; AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHATFIELD CODE, SUBPART A, CHAPTER 113, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 113-184(b). THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHATFIELD, MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. The provisions of the … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, July 26 • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse Board Room, 9 a.m. • Mabel-Canton School Board, Media … [Read more...]
Continuing education opportunities close to home
By Tim Penny President/CEO Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Continuing education in a business or profession is critical for future growth, but trainings can be difficult to participate in when events are held far away or are too costly. At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) we take pride in hosting a variety of high quality, low-cost training … [Read more...]
Rushford Village quickly takes care of business
At a very short July 20, City of Rushford Village Council meeting, Planning and Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit presented the four new planning and zoning permits for CRV. Jeremy and Nicole Williams will be replacing a fence, Moonyeen Holle will be building a new garage, Darrel and Ellen Highum will be building a new house, and David and Marnie Brown will be reroofing and … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Legion gets past Lanesboro, falls to Rushford-Peterson
Pitching dominated both of Spring Grove’s American Legion (19 & under) games at the Rushford-Peterson Tournament on July 17. Lion hurler Isaac Griffin struck out 16 batters and walked only one in an opening-round 8-1 win over Lanesboro. In the championship game, a pair of R-P pitchers combined to toss a no hitter in a 7-1 victory versus Spring Grove (3-5). All the drama came … [Read more...]