A resolution was adopted at the city council’s June 20 meeting formalizing three reasons for the denial of Andy Bunge’s request to rezone the Sackett and Winslow parcels that are part of the Park Lane development site. Bunge had requested the rezoning of the parcels from R-2 (One and Two Family Residential) to R-3 (Multiple Family Residential). The city had previously … [Read more...]
Merrily Dale
Merrily Ann Dale, age 78, December 7, 1944 - June 16, 2023. She is preceded in death by her parents Harbrand A. and Helen A. Rundquist and siblings Sue Bloberger and Bob Rundquist. She is survived by her husband of over 58 years, Glenn Dale; children Pam Meixell (Chris), Denise Doyle (Mike), Daniel Dale (Kimberly), and Melanie Waite-Altringer (Brian); many grandchildren … [Read more...]
Pasture management
By Tanner Marquardt Student Intern University of Minnesota Extension PRESTON, MN — With the grazing season upon us, here are a few tips for good pasture management. Check your fencing to ensure it is in good condition with no openings or down fences for animals to escape. Also, check for things like broken or missing posts, broken boards for wooden fences or loose wire on … [Read more...]
Bunge request for rezoning denied
Developer Andy Bunge’s request to rezone the four Park Lane development parcels from R-2 (One and Two Family Residential) to R-3 (Multi-Family Residential) was considered at the Preston City Council’s June 5 meeting. Planning and Zoning had recommended approval of the zoning request after a May 31 public hearing, contingent on Bunge purchasing the parcels and obtaining a legal … [Read more...]
Preston historic campus and riverfront master plan
By Janette Dragvold Visitors of the root river trailhead and historic campus in Preston have been greeted by the renovated elevator, box car, caboose and rail display since the early 2000s. Though the Preston Historical Society is still hoping to complete the elevator renovation by adding back on the remaining components – a scale house, a bagging house, the bagging shed and a … [Read more...]
Wayne Thompson
Wayne Thompson passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Traditions in Preston, Minn. He was a police officer his entire working career, working as chief of police in Wabasha, Goodhue, and Morton, Minn. He was the youngest chief of police, at the age of 25, in Minnesota. He was a theology enthusiast. He is preceded in death by his parents Warren and Lois Thompson, two … [Read more...]
Art Overcott
Arthur Melvin Overcott, 84, of Preston, Minn., died on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Art was born September 21, 1938, in Minneapolis, to Arthur and Evelyn (Pengra) Overcott. He grew up in Minneapolis with five brothers and sisters. After high school, he served in the Army, mostly in Germany, where he also learned something of his German heritage. … [Read more...]
James W. McGhie
James “Jim” W. McGhie, age 90, of Preston, Minn., died on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Traditions of Preston. Funeral services for Jim will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2023, with Pastor Kay Wold officiating, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Visitation will begin at noon until the time of service at 1 p.m. Burial with military honors will be held following the service, … [Read more...]
Preston seeks Tourism/Chamber/EDA director
Gabby Kinneberg, current Tourism/Chamber/EDA director, has submitted her resignation, effective May 22. At the May 1 Preston City Council meeting City Administrator Ryan Throckmorton provided four options for her replacement. The options included advertising for the position as it now, to include all three areas. Other options included contracting out EDA services or hiring … [Read more...]
Douglas J. Fairbairn
Douglas J. Fairbairn, 80, of North Olmsted, Ohio, joined his Heavenly Father and family on April 5, 2023. the funeral Mass for Mr. Fairbairn was held April 12 at The Church of St. Clarence and internment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, both in the Cleveland area. Douglas, the second born child to Eldora and Ralph W. Fairbairn (Preston, Minn.) arrived on May 8, 1942, and was … [Read more...]