A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on October 11, with all members in attendance: Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason. The council discussed the proposed change to an entirely mail-in voting system, in which voters would not come to a polling place. Rosanne Strain addressed the council on … [Read more...]
Looking for Breast Cancer Awareness stories
To promote Breast Cancer Awareness, the Fillmore County Journal would like to publish stories of local people who have dealt with breast cancer and are willing to share their journey. If you know someone who currently has breast cancer or is in remission, please contact us by email us at news@fillmorecountyjournal.com or call 507-765-2151 by October 10. … [Read more...]
Ahoy! In case you missed it…or want to see it again
Brave Community Theatre’s 45th Anniversary production of Pirates of Penzance will play two more times in Wykoff, Minn., during Fall Fest! Under the direction of talented locals Eva Barr and Megan Hammon, join us on a rollicking trip on the high seas with a unique and high-spirited spin on Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic work. Show dates are September 23 at 4 p.m. and … [Read more...]
Wykoff conditional use permit mulled
A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on September 11, with all members in attendance Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason. Citizens addressed the council to voice their objections to the enforcement of the city’s “junk ordinance.” One citizen asked who decides what is junk, and said she … [Read more...]
Conflict at Wykoff council meeting
A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on August 14. Members in attendance were: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason. A large crowd of citizens was also in attendance. Vreeman asked about the council meeting minutes, and why they are a synopsis rather than a full transcript. He said the … [Read more...]
Complaints aired at Wykoff Council
A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on June 12. Members in attendance were: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and City Attorney Dwight Luhmann. A large crowd of citizens was also in attendance. Vreeman asked about the minutes of the previous meeting, since he noted surprise that the council was now being … [Read more...]
Carol Jean (Lentz) Meyer
Carol Jean (Lentz) Meyer, 80, of Wykoff, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus due to kidney cancer. She was born on December 19, 1936 in Forestville Township to Harold and Gladys (Vrieze) Lentz, the fifth of seven children. She attended Le Fevere and Bateman rural schools and Spring Valley High School, graduating in 1954. On January 8, 1955, … [Read more...]
Raymond F. Bieri
Raymond F. Bieri, age 97, of Cresco, Iowa, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Cresco. Visitation will be held from 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the church. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco, Iowa, is … [Read more...]
Marilyn Affeldt
Funeral services for Marilyn Affeldt were held 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff, with Pastor Kay Wold and Pastor Hans Lillejord officiating. Burial took place in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Valley. Visitation was 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Wykoff and continued for one hour prior to the … [Read more...]
Crowd speaks at Wykoff special meeting
By Rich Wicks A special meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on May 16 at 7 p.m., with all members in attendance: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Brody Mensink. A large crowd of citizens was also in attendance, with people standing at the back of the room due to not enough chairs to seat everyone who showed … [Read more...]