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Mavis Jameson

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Mavis Jameson, 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away at home on August 28. Mavis was born August 21, 1935, in Rushford, Minn., to Kermit and Alma Anderson. She attended Rushford Schools, graduating with the Class of 1953. Mavis was married to Donald Jameson in September of 1953. She was always inquisitive about family and friends and loved to talk about all the details. She was … [Read more...]

Rushford runs into parcel snag with Highway 30 project

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Rushford’s reconstruction project of Highway 30 isn’t slated to begin until 2022, but preliminary plans for the project are underway. The Minnesota Department of Transportation-led project is in its initial layout phase and includes West Jessie Street and West Stevens Avenue portions of Highway 30. Once layout alternatives are reviewed, preliminary design will commence. City … [Read more...]

Dagny Isberg

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Dagny Isberg passed away August 24, 2020, at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Humboldt, Iowa, at the age of 95. Dagny Elizabeth Mindrum was born to Otto C. and Olga Overland Mindrum on November 13, 1924, at the family’s farm home near Highland Prairie, Minn.  She was one of three children. Dagny attended grade school at Sandness School in rural Highland … [Read more...]

Lisa Ouitau Koenig (Ouitau)

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Lisa Ouitau Koenig (Ouitau), of Highland, Minn., passed away peacefully on August 16, 2020, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. She was born in Dallas, Tex., on March 23, 1956, to Richard and Ouitau (Neill) Williams. She grew up in Texas and after graduation she lived in Louisiana, New Mexico, California, and Colorado and settled in Tyler, Tex., with her … [Read more...]

Rushford Village to push on continuing maintenance

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As the time for 2021 budgeting and setting of public tax levies draws near, cities are buckling down on goals and priorities for the year. At the August 18 Rushford Village Council meeting, getting a grasp on the budget to determine those plans was key. “At some point and time we need to try to get together to talk about what we want and need to find a better understanding. … [Read more...]

Condensed Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2020. 

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Condensed Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2020.  The full version of these minutes can be found on the City of Rushford website at www.rushford.govoffice.com or will be provided if requested via email or hard copy by contacting citykaz@goacentek.net Members Present:  Mayor Benson, Council members O’Donnell, Ryman, Linder, Volkman Staff Present:  … [Read more...]

Rushford preps for CARES Act funds

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Like every municipality in the state, the City of Rushford is in the midst of determining needs for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds and how best to apply them.  “It’s less solid and factual, but more of a moving target about where and when it can be used,” explained Mayor Terri Benson at the August 10 council meeting. The city received more than … [Read more...]

Christopher Charles Austad

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Christopher Charles Austad, 58, of Viroqua, Wis., died of sudden but natural causes on August 7, 2020. Chris was born on May 8, 1962, in Cambridge, Minn., to Charles and Ann (Ferden) Austad. He grew up in Bemidji, Minn., and was a graduate of Bemidji High School and North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N. Dak. He was the proud father of three children: his son … [Read more...]

Alice A. Jorde Olson

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Alice Ann Jorde Olson passed away at Cottagewood Senior Communities on Sunday, August 9, 2020.  Alice was born on February 4, 1933, to Theodore (Ted) and Helen (Burfield) Jorde in Money Creek Township, Houston County, Minn. She attended Houston Public School, Looney Valley Country School near Houston, Baker Country School near Rushford, and graduated from Rushford High … [Read more...]