Donald Arthur Schultz, age 92, of Wykoff, Minn., died Friday, March 1, 2019, at Cottagewood Senior Living in Rochester, MN. Donald was born August 6, 1926 in Wykoff, Fillmore County, the son of Arthur and Delia (Hall) Schultz. He graduated from Wykoff High School. He married Elizabeth Schroeder on April 20, 1947, at the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church in rural Racine, Minn. … [Read more...]
Keyless entry at Wykoff City Hall
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on January 14, with all council members in attendance: (Lyle Morey, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason). Also attending was Assistant Clerk Luann Hare. The council discussed the pro’s and con’s of installing a keyless entry pad at the Wykoff Municipal Building (city … [Read more...]
Lila Eickhoff
Lila Eickhoff Lila Racelia Fingerson Eickhoff passed away January 11, 2019. She was the daughter of Malvin and Corolla (Sundet) Fingerson. She was born October 4, 1930, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn., where she was also baptized. She attended Rice Creek country school and then moved with her family to the Wykoff area and finished her schooling in Wykoff. After … [Read more...]
Tasha A. Tarrence
Tasha A. Tarrence, 21, of Wykoff, Minn., died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Mayo Clinic-St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn., from injuries sustained in a car accident. Funeral services for Tasha Tarrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield, Minn., with Father Russell Scepaniak officiating. Visitation will be … [Read more...]
Wykoff to seek new city attorney
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on November 13, with all council members in attendance: Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason. Also attending was Assistant Clerk Luann Hare. An item that generated much discussion was a dispute from Mike Shaw regarding a recent repair charge on his sewer … [Read more...]
Avery Freimark
Avery Freimark, 74, of rural Wykoff, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 27, at his home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 8, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff, with the Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Freimark was born May 17, 1944, in Rochester … [Read more...]
Marvin “Buddy” Meyer
Marvin “Buddy” Meyer, age 92, of Spring Valley, Minn., died November 8, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Pastor Michael Harman officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Minn., and will … [Read more...]
Allerd Freimark
Allerd Freimark, 72, of rural Fountain, died Sunday, November 5, at St. Marys Hospital, of pulmonary fibrosis believed to be caused by farmer’s lung. He was diagnosed with farmer’s lung, an allergy to molds in certain crops, about 40 years ago. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Rev. Mark VanHouse … [Read more...]
Kingsland to Inform Public on Levy Issues
A monthly “work session” meeting of the Kingsland School Board was held on October 1, with all members present (Doug Plaehn, Ann Oeltjen, Leah Stier, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, Heather Betts, and Superintendent James Hecimovich). Business Manager Amber Herbrand gave a budgetary summary, stating, “I have the new budget model,… so we’ll be able to project out with … [Read more...]
Wykoff considers campground
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on September 10, with all council members in attendance (Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason). Becky Schmidt asked the council to consider the possibility of creating a small campground within the city, as a way to increase tourism. She said the approximate … [Read more...]