At the July 11 meeting, the Rushford City Council unanimously approved the hiring of Cale Stensgard for the open full-time officer position, replacing former officer Davin Daveau, who resigned in June. Stensgard has served the city as a part-time officer since September 2019. “It is my recommendation to hire Stensgard as he has proven to be a good employee and I believe he … [Read more...]
Dennis Keith Reinert
Dennis Keith Reinert, 65, of Rushford, Minn., died peacefully at his home on June 29, 2022. He was born on May 31, 1957, to Edward Lawrence Reinert and Agnes Roberta Muller in Sioux City, Iowa. Denny grew up with seven wonderful brothers and sisters. He was the go-to brother of all the siblings. Denny supported his siblings and was always willing to help them out. Denny … [Read more...]
Rushford project moving right along
At the swift June 27 meeting, the Rushford council approved a number of items in the consent agenda including a new update regarding the Highway 30 Street & Utility Improvement Project. Phase One, downtown construction, began May 9 and was scheduled to preliminarily wrap up early July. At that point, Phase Two, from the West Stevens Avenue and West Jessie Street … [Read more...]
Carol A. Hatlevig
Carol A. Hatlevig, 76, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Winona Health in Winona, Minn. Carol Ann Odegaarden was born on October 4, 1945, in Winona, Minn., to Chester and Mabel (Madland) Odegaarden. She was raised in Winona and attended Winona Public Schools. On July 12, 1969, she was united in marriage with Allan Hatlevig in Houston, Minn. Carol worked … [Read more...]
Rushford benefits from entitlement funds transfer
The brief Rushford Council meeting June 13 yielded some decisions that brought positive news to the city. First up, the council unanimously approved a consent agenda item that includes Federal Aviation Administration entitlement funds being transferred from Waseca and Marshall airports. The funds, $76,901 from Waseca and $14,402 from Marshall, are to be used for the Rushford … [Read more...]
Rushford bandstand proposal to honor former librarian
At a swift May 23 meeting, the Rushford Council approved two items of general business and heard about a project put forward by the Library Board. The capital projects proposal is the construction of a community bandstand just west of the public library on existing green space. The bandstand will honor longtime Rushford librarian Susan Hart, who served in the role for 25 … [Read more...]
David Wojahn
David Wojahn, 38, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Winona, Minn. David was born on August 20, 1983, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Allan and Carmen (Schaefer) Wojahn. David grew up in Houston, Minn., and was a 2002 graduate of Houston High School. He married Haley Kreidermacher on July 23, 2011, at Windom Park in Winona. David worked for Hal Leonard as a … [Read more...]
Rushford public hearing draws no citizens
The Rushford City Council held a public hearing May 9 for the purpose of receiving information regarding assessments to property owners affected by the Highway 30 Street & Utility Improvement Project prior to the council adopting the assessment roll. Engineer Derek Olinger, of Bolton & Menk, was present to discuss details and noted it was unique to have the public not … [Read more...]
Big step for Rushford airport hangar
When one of the two Rushford Municipal Airport hangar buildings was destroyed by fire in October 2019, the question for the city wasn’t whether or not to replace it, but how. The six-unit hangar was half the airport’s hangar capacity and not only drew revenue for the airport, but kept the airport at a Federal Aviation Administration NPIAS (National Plan of Integrated Airport … [Read more...]
No fooling—The Creamery and Nordic Lanes are under new ownership!
On April 1 Dean and Kim Mierau and Tony and Jessica Heiden officially opened the doors of The Creamery and Nordic Lanes in Rushford, as the new owners. Jessica quipped that April Fool’s Day was a good day to take over — if it didn’t work out, they could just say it was all a joke. The couples are not going to be claiming it was a joke; they are off to a great start in their … [Read more...]