At the Monday, September 24 Rushford Council meeting, the council unanimously agreed upon a new franchise agreement with AcenTek, including the implementation of related fees. Doing so will require amendments to the city’s ordinance granting the franchise to Ace Telephone Association/AcenTek for the operation and maintenance of the cable televising system. A public hearing will … [Read more...]
Mildred “Mim” Dubbs
Mildred “Mim” Dubbs, 99 years, 359 days, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Mim was born on October 2, 1918, in Bratsberg, Minn., to Oscar and Cora (Swenson) Fossen. She moved to Rushford as a small child and was a 1937 graduate of Rushford High School. Mim was united in marriage to Maynard “Minno” Dubbs … [Read more...]
Wayne Stensgard
Wayne Stensgard, 78, of Harmony, went home to be with Jesus Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Wayne was born February 22, 1940, near Choice in Fillmore County, Minn., to Elmer and Stella (Hoff) Stensgard. He attended country and Rushford Schools and from there attended and graduated from Peterson High School in 1958. On April 11, 1959, he married Marian Thoreson at the Arendahl … [Read more...]
Rushford continues contract for lot sales
Rod Darr, representing Darr Realty, was present at the Monday, September 10 Rushford Council meeting to seek a one-year renewal on the city’s contract, aimed at selling of city-owned lots, specifically in Himlie Park. The current contract expires October 15. The partnership has been successful in securing two closings and one pending sale on three of the nine lots. Created in … [Read more...]
The Shop Salon
The Shop Salon is in its one year anniversary and is situated in beautiful downtown Rushford, Minn., at Pam’s Corner. Nikki Johnson is the owner and a hairstylist as well. But one must know that this is not a stereotypical hair salon and Miss Nikki Johnson is not your run of the mill hair dresser. She is much more than that and has a wonderful and heartwarming story about her … [Read more...]
Julia Ann Jacobson
Julia Ann (Grant) Jacobson, age 99, of Rushford, Minn., died Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at St. Anne’s Extended Care. She was born to Logan and Nellie (Jefferson) Grant at their farm home on Linwood Lake, Anoka County, Minn. She grew up on the farm, attended a one room rural school, graduated as valedictorian from Anoka High School in 1936 and with high distinction from the … [Read more...]
Caroline “Carol” B. Wilkemeyer
Caroline “Carol” B. Wilkemeyer, 84, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Carol was born on March 9, 1934, in Chicago, Ill., to Thomas and Sylvia (Lutz) Graves. Carol lived in Chicago until her family moved to Elkton, Minn., when she was a child. Carol graduated from Austin Pacelli High School in 1952. She … [Read more...]
Rushford Council approves lot sale
The last remaining lot in Rush Creek Business Park, 900 Enterprise Drive, will be the future home of Volkman Auto Body. The City of Rushford received an offer, through Darr Realty, from Leigh and Kayla Volkman, and the council approved it unanimously at the August 27 meeting. The amount is comparable to other per acre values in the industrial area, due to a number of easements … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson approves sale of Peterson site
It’s been a year since the R-P School District vacated its former facilities to take up residence in the new, single school facility in Rushford. In doing so, the future of the former elementary and high school facilities, in Rushford, and the former middle school, in Peterson, became looming unknowns, despite both the district and communities having their share of potential … [Read more...]
Rushford hits at Economic Development items
Rushford’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) had some new recommendations for the city council at the Monday, August 13 meeting. Both involve area businesses which have received EDA funding and both solutions were noted as a winning situation for both the city and the businesses. For some time, the city has been working with Loken’s Rushford Inn owners Mike and Eileen Loken … [Read more...]