Rushford’s City Hall was packed November 12 as the council held a public hearing regarding the proposed repeal of its 1997 Tobacco Ordinance and consideration of adoption for a new ordinance. Bright red tee-shirts bearing the slogan, “I support a tobacco-free generation; Tobacco 21,” were all around the room. In all, more than 50 people crammed into council chambers to voice … [Read more...]
Krage & Overland proud to serve on state and national boards
Josh Krage and Dennis Overland are independent insurance agents. Krage’s office is in Lanesboro, while Overland is based in Rushford. One might think they’d be fierce competitors, but they actually help each other out, and nowadays, both Krage and Overland serve on the state board of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), which promotes independent insurance agents, and … [Read more...]
Fire closes Rushford Airport until further notice
Saturday, October 26 a fire call came into Rushford Fire Department from the Rushford Municipal Airport. Pilot Dean Drews, of Huntertown, Ind., had been staying the night in the pilot’s lounge facility after having flown in the previous day after experiencing mechanical troubles. After contacting former Fixed Base Operator and hangar renter Mike Thern, the two had contacted … [Read more...]
Tie vote for new Rushford City Councilor
Rushford is just one of a handful of Minnesota communities with council seats up for grabs this year. Expiring were the terms of Councilors Terri Benson and Jim O’Donnell. Mayor Chris Hallum opted not to seek reelection, after 10 years in the role, so Benson, who’s served as a councilor since 2015, filed for his position. O’Donnell also filed for reelection to extend his … [Read more...]
Janice Marie (Asleson) Nelson
Janice left her temporary home at Good Shepherd in Rushford and entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the age of 77. Janice Marie Nelson was born on June 22, 1942, to Arnim and Ella (Rain) Asleson, in Lanesboro. She graduated with the Lanesboro High School class of 1960. On August 31, 1963, she married David A. Nelson at Root Prairie Lutheran Church, … [Read more...]
Pernella C. Landsverk
Pernella C. Landsverk, 99, of Rushford, Minn., died on October 31, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Pernella C. Johnson was born on March 28, 1920, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Peter and Cora (Norby) Johnson. She was raised in the Lanesboro area and attended Grubtown School through the eighth grade. She married Halvor Landsverk on June 10, 1946. Pernella farmed … [Read more...]
Rushford recaps financial planning
The City of Rushford has spent more than a decade cracking away at infrastructure needs accelerated by 2007 flooding. Utilizing financial planning tools, in partnership with Mike Bubany, of David Drown & Associates, the city has been able to continue a steady pace forward while maintaining a self-imposed debt per capita threshold. Bubany was on hand at the October 15 … [Read more...]
Linden S. Johnson
Linden S. Johnson, 61, of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at his home. Linden was born on October 10, 1958, in Preston, Minn., to Wesley D. and Elsa D. (Youngs) Johnson. He was a 1977 graduate of Rushford High School. Linden went to vocational school in Winona, Minn., for welding. On March 11, 1978, he married Heidi Rislove. Through his career, Linden … [Read more...]
Kenneth “Kenny” W. Heiden
Kenneth “Kenny” W. Heiden, 82, of Rushford, Minn., died on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at his home. Kenny was born on September 1, 1937, in Money Creek, Minn., to Elmer and Lavina (Todd) Heiden. He was raised in Money Creek. Kenny was united in marriage with Lauraine Magnuson on February 4, 1956. He served in the U.S. National Guard for six years. Kenny worked for most of his … [Read more...]
Clarice Ovedia Meyer
Clarice Ovedia Meyer, 93, of Rushford, died Friday, October 11, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. Clarice was born July 25, 1926, in Rushford to Clarence and Olga (Jonsgaard) Bartelson. She attended country school and Rushford High School. On November 18, 1944, she married George Meyer. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hart and the Ladies Aide. … [Read more...]