The Harmony City Council met on March 10 at 7 p.m. Council member Tony Webber was not present. Deputy Jason Harmening introduced Sam Judd to the council. Judd is the newest hire to the Harmony Police Department and is also working with the Chatfield and Preston Police Departments. The consent agenda was reviewed and included a 3.2 beer off-sale license for Kwik Trip and a … [Read more...]
Marlene Torgerud
Marlene Torgerud, 77, of Lanesboro, Minn., died Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Marlene Johnson was born in Lanesboro on January 8, 1943. She graduated from Preston High School in 1961. On May 26, 1962, she married Hilton “Tony” Torgerud. They lived and worked in the Lanesboro area, operating the Skelly Station. Tony died November … [Read more...]
Thomas Orville Severson
Thomas Orville Severson, 75, died peacefully in his home early Sunday morning, February 23, 2020. Tom was born in Preston, Minn., to Orville and Evelyn (Christianson) Severson. He spent his childhood in Harmony, Minn. Tom graduated from Luther College in 1967, shortly thereafter he accepted being drafted in the U.S. Army to serve in the Vietnam War. In 1969 he met the … [Read more...]
Michael Alvin Kingsbury
Michael Alvin Kingsbury, age 73, of St. Paul, died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown St. Paul. Mike was born September 7, 1946, at Lanesboro, Minn., to Alvin and Evalyn (Campbell) Kingsbury. He graduated from Harmony High School. and from Winona State College. After graduation he served in the Army in Vietnam. Following his service, he worked … [Read more...]
Todd Dean Himlie
Todd Dean Himlie of Harmony, Minn., passed away on February 17, 2020. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 4-7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Todd was born on July 21, 1958, to Minar and … [Read more...]
Dairyland Cooperative project going ahead despite delays
Financial consultant Mike Bubany and EDA coordinator Chris Giesen updated the Harmony City Council about the Dairyland project at the February 11 council meeting. The council had been planning to approve the agreement approvals necessary to move forward with establishing a TIF district along with the business subsidy agreement, but Dairyland Cooperative asked the city to table … [Read more...]
Nancy Eerdmans
Nancy J. Eerdmans, 78, of Cambridge, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Harmony Place in Harmony, Minn. Nancy Jean (Rice) Eerdmans was born on March 13, 1941, to Floyd and Harriet Rice of Fairmont, Minn. As an eighth grader, Nancy moved with her family to Cambridge, Minn., where she attended junior and senior high school and later resided with her family. Nancy … [Read more...]
Gloria Pfremmer
Gloria Jean Pfremmer, age 73, of Harmony, passed away February 5, 2020, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday, February 13 at Nativity Catholic Church in Harmony. Friends may call on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Gloria was born December 27, 1946, in Benson, Minn., to Harold and … [Read more...]
Virginia Grace
Virginia Grace, 94, formerly of Riceville, Iowa, passed away January 29, 2020, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn., where she lived since 2014. Virginia was born April 18, 1925, in the family home to Niels and Laura (Sorinson) Kristiansen. She attended rural school and graduated from McIntire High School in 1941. On October 18, 1945, Virginia married … [Read more...]
Harmony Telephone Company receives award totaling $5.4 million for rural high-speed broadband Loan-grant combination to connect 577 households in Harmony’s rural exchange
Harmony, MN, January 17, 2020 — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky announced Harmony Telephone Company as a recipient of a $5.4 million Reconnect Program award. “When Americans are connected to high-speed internet, productivity and prosperity skyrocket,” Censky said. “This task of providing rural Americans with broadband is of the … [Read more...]