The Rushford City Council held a public hearing October 13 in regards to the Highway 30 Reconstruction Improvement Hearing. City Engineer Derek Olinger, of Bolton & Menk, was on hand to answer questions from those in attendance. Four citizens were present at the meeting regarding the project, with two others attending virtually. The project area is roughly 300-feet west … [Read more...]
Incongruence
Watching the Republican convention it seems Republicans forgot Trump was in charge the last four years. He oversaw the greatest unemployment surge since the Great Depression. Trump is the “Unemployment President.” Trump was in charge during the greatest outbreak of racial violence since the ‘60s. Violence related in part, to his encouragement of white supremacists, calling … [Read more...]
Margaret E. Sorum
Margaret E. Sorum, age 92, of Rushford, Minn., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on July 27, 1928, in Hart Township, Minn., to Arthur and Anna (Block) Haedtke. She was united in marriage with Clarence M. Sorum on June 18, 1949, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilson, and he preceded her … [Read more...]
Mackenzie Marie Kvam
Mackenzie Marie Kvam, 16, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away suddenly September 16, 2020, from a vehicle accident in Keystone, Iowa. Mackenzie was born October 20, 2003, to Shelley Kostohryz and Andrew Kvam in Winona, Minn. At the age of three Mackenzie moved with her mom and step dad David to Belle Plaine, where she became a part of the Benton Community. As a junior at … [Read more...]
Rushford approves first round of Cares Act Grants
In August, the Rushford City Council approved the acceptance of roughly $133,000 in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act with the intention of helping Rushford businesses and nonprofits. At the time it was noted the distribution of the funds needed to satisfy three criteria: they must be necessary expenditures due to the public health emergency, … [Read more...]
Rachel Marie Skaalen
Rachel Marie Skaalen passed away on September 28, 2020, at the age of 95 years old at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn., with Rev. Rolf Svanoe officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will be in the … [Read more...]
O’Hare Nearly Breaks 17:00 in Win
He will probably get there this season. He won last year’s 1A Meet in a time of 16:48.7. LARP runner Luke O’Hare did finally tear up yardage he’s yet to blaze a trail on, the Ferndale Golf Course. Matt Kingsbury’s group hosted its first of two meets at Rushford’s estate for golf and the boys squad had no problem winning its third race in as many tries. LARP (21) easily … [Read more...]
Rushford approves feasibility report on 2022 project
The City of Rushford received a Preliminary Engineering Report for Highway 30 Reconstruction Project at the September 14 council meeting. City Engineer Derek Olinger, from Bolton & Menk, was present to discuss the report, one of many steps to getting the 2022 project underway. Despite being more than 18 months until the proposed start of construction, there are countless … [Read more...]
Rushford closer to South Rushford drainage projects
The September 1 Rushford Village meeting saw the council unanimously approve proceeding with securing of quotes for the first step in easing water woes in South Rushford. The area has historically seen issues, largely due to its placement at the base of the bluffs and poor culvert and ditch water flows. The area’s streets are “rural” with no, or very little curb, and no storm … [Read more...]
A band called Trouble Shooter: Local kids, local band, make very good
It’s not unusual for junior high kids to play around with guitars and drums and to think about being musicians. Some even dream about forming their own band some day. If you didn’t do that yourself, you probably remember classmates who did. Fun stuff, kid stuff. What’s very unusual — “extraordinary” is more like it — is for a group of kids like that to actually pull it off. To … [Read more...]