The Canton City Council held a public hearing to address proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance on Wednesday, April 12. Mayor Josh Nordsving explained the city had two separate zoning ordinances on file, which he and the other zoning board members, George Hafner and Jim Davis, reviewed and consolidated into one document. Nordsving said they “got rid of some wording … [Read more...]
City of Canton honors 20-year employee
Public works director Jon Nordsving was recognized during the March 8 Canton City Council meeting in honor of celebrating his 20th anniversary working for the city. Nordsving presented his report to the council immediately after his recognition, simply saying, “We are geared up and ready to plow snow again.” The meeting opened with a public hearing regarding the zoning map for … [Read more...]
LaDonna Ann Brenno
LaDonna Ann Brenno, 83, of rural Canton, died Sunday, February 26, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family. LaDonna was born November 27, 1939, in Decorah, Iowa, to Frank and Mary (Knox) Kelly. She attended the Prosper School and later, the Canton Public School. She was united in marriage to Cleon Brenno on September 2, 1955, in El Paso, Tex. In March of 1956, they moved … [Read more...]
Canton City Council agenda filled with reports, finance discussions
Department heads provided updates on recent activities for the city of Canton during last Wednesday’s council meeting at the town hall. The mayor, clerk, deputy clerk and public works director brought the councilors up to speed on what has been happening at city hall. Mayor Josh Nordsving told his fellow council members that he and members of the outgoing city council had … [Read more...]
Betty Darlene Storlie
Betty Darlene Storlie, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Harmony Place in Harmony, Minn. Betty was born on the family farm just south of Harmony on December 13, 1936, to Frances (Olsen) and Leonard Stoskopf. She was the oldest of two children. In 1954 she graduated from Canton High School. Betty recalled being a member of the first senior class to take an … [Read more...]
New year brings new mayor, council members for City of Canton
At the start of last Wednesday night’s Canton City Council meeting, the first meeting of the new year, outgoing mayor Cindy Shanks administered the oath of office to her successor Josh Nordsving as well as new council members Jen Dowling, Kristy Ziegler and Jason Magnuson. Nordsving served on the council before becoming mayor and Ziegler was appointed to fill a council vacancy … [Read more...]
Cleon Ordell Brenno
Cleon Ordell Brenno, 88, of rural Canton, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Cleon was born December 10, 1934, at home on the family farm in rural Canton, to Orval and Clara (Ramlo) Brenno. He attended the Newburg School and graduated from the Mabel High School in 1952. He moved to El Paso, Tex., where he worked as a security guard for ADT … [Read more...]
Arlene B. Blaess
Arlene B. Blaess, age 85, of Harmony, Minn., formerly of Burr Oak, Iowa and Canton, Minn., died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Arlene was born in Ossian, Iowa, to Selmer and Alice (Barnes) Reinertson. She attended country school and Bethany Lutheran Church. On July 31, 1959, she was united in marriage to Darold Blaess at Bethany Lutheran. They … [Read more...]
Kevin Richard Hansen
Kevin Richard Hansen, 61, of rural Canton, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2022, at his home. Kevin was born October 17, 1961, in La Crosse, Wis. to Harold and Janiece (Peckham) Hansen. He graduated from La Crescent High School. He lived in South St. Paul, operating Diversified Communications. In 2003 he moved to rural Canton where he worked for Mediacom. In 2005 … [Read more...]
Canton acknowledges endings, new beginnings at city council meeting
The city of Canton acknowledged a few newcomers at last Wednesday’s Canton City Council meeting. It was the first meeting for new city clerk Anne Koliha, who joined the city on November 30. Also new, sitting in the audience, were recently-elected council members who will take office in January, Jason Magnuson and Jennifer Dowling. The December council meeting also marked the … [Read more...]