Orlan E. Shaw, 80, of rural Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, at his home. He was born in Franklin County, Iowa, to Joseph and Sadie (Hefte) Shaw on May 11, 1940. Orlan married his bride of 62 years, Carol (Augustus) Shaw on February 21, 1958, in Belmond, Iowa. The couple lived on various farms in Iowa and Minnesota, before settling in rural Spring … [Read more...]
Gareld Stockdale
Gareld G. Stockdale, age 77, of Spring Valley, Minn., died at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Gareld Gene Stockdale was born on December 27, 1943, to Clarence and Grace (Lubbers) Stockdale. He was united in marriage to Verna Casey in Fillmore County on June 1, 1963. They lived their entire marriage within 30 miles of Spring Valley. They moved to Spring Valley in … [Read more...]
Judith Elizabeth Kuehn
Judy Elizabeth (Kraft) Kuehn, of Rochester, Minn., who courageously battled cancer for two years, died Monday, January 25, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester. Judy was born in Oakland, Calif., on September 17, 1944, to Lawrence (deceased) and Verna (Nelson) Kraft. Judy graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1962, and married her high school sweetheart … [Read more...]
2020 Business Person of the Year Jones receives award of excellence from Journal readers
The year 2020 became one that tested everyone in ways never imagined. For business leaders, they contended with circumstances they had never encountered before. There were issues with supply chain, facility capacity limitations, shutdowns, social distancing, mask mandates, COVID exposure protocol, staffing, sanitization, health, and safety – to name a few. Over the past few … [Read more...]
Kingsland opts to not pay $2,500 “COVID fee”
On January 20, the Kingsland School Board held a regular meeting, with all board members in attendance (Natasha Howard, Maranda Emig, Kyle Rader, Jackie Horsman, Gwen Howard, Pamela Freet). Also in attendance were Superintendent Jim Hecimovich, Principal Scott Klavetter, Athletic Director Mark Fitzpatrick, and Business Manager Amber Herbrand. No members of the general public … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Economic Development Authority launches new website
The Spring Valley community has a new website to help promote life in Spring Valley and offer connections, tools, and resources for local businesses and organizations. The Spring Valley Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced the launch of its new EDA website, springvalleyeda.org, Monday, January 11, 2021. The new website offers a variety of tools and resources for both … [Read more...]
Kingsland addresses COVID challenges
Kingsland School Board held a “work session” on January 4. New board members Pamela Freet and Gwen Howard were sworn in. The meeting began with the board’s annual organizational meeting. Jackie Horsman will continue as board chair, Maranda Emig will be vice chair, Kyle Rader well serve as clerk, and Natasha Howard will be treasurer. The board also voted on a slate of … [Read more...]
Clement Snyder Jr.
Clement Snyder Jr. Clement H. Snyder Jr., 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Stewartville Care Center, in Stewartville, Minn. Funeral Mass for Clement will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield, Minn. A Rosary will be held at 9 a.m. Public visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m., with … [Read more...]
Irene Ferden
Irene Caroline Ferden, 97, a St. Charles native, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Spring Valley Care Center. Irene was born November 14, 1923, in St. Charles to Gilbert and Ida (Limberg) Ferden. She graduated from St. Charles High School in 1941. Following high school Irene moved to Milwaukee, Wis., to work in the war effort. In Milwaukee Irene worked for National Enameling … [Read more...]
Simon Swartzentruber
Simon Swartzentruber, age 20, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Saturday, January 2, 2021. A funeral service will be held at Lime Springs Mennonite Church, Lime Springs, Iowa, on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 10 a.m., with Pastor Gordon Holdeman officiating. Burial will be in Chester Hill Cemetery rural Chester, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 8, from 4-7 … [Read more...]