Geraldine (Jeri) June O’Byrne, 85, of Wykoff, passed away on November 24, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she resided for 1 ½ years. Jeri was born on June 20, 1931 in the Village of Fillmore, Minn., the daughter of Glenn and Maxine (Manley) Winslow. She graduated from Wykoff, Class of 1949. She was united in marriage to Robert O’Byrne Jr. on June 5, … [Read more...]
Wykoff water and sewer issues addressed
The Wykoff City Council met on November 14 in regular session. Members in attendance were Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Becky Schmidt, Megan Lund, and Brody Mensink. Mitch Grabau was absent. Mark Arndt brought up that the city’s water continues to run considerably too high on fluoride. He said the readings are expected to be between 0.5 and 0.9, “but we’re … [Read more...]
Shari Sue McKenzie
Shari Sue McKenzie, 68, of Wykoff, Minnesota passed away November 13, 2016 at her home. Shari was born August 30, 1948 to Marvin and Patricia (Moon) Dahley in Fillmore at the Polkadot house in which her grandmother lived. Shari was married to Duane House on September 13, 1969 and later divorced. She married Charlie (Mac) McKenzie on September 7, 1996. Shari loved to … [Read more...]
Wykoff dedicates new Veterans Memorial Park
It’s a project that’s been over two years in the making. Wykoff resident Harvey Schmidt knew he wanted to create a Veterans Memorial in Wykoff and so, in 2014, he formed the Wykoff Veterans Memorial Committee, which included Mike Holzer, who served as co-chair with Schmidt, Mark Anderson, LuAnn Hare, Lynn Kidd, Cheyanne Baker, John Baker, Ross Heusinkveld, Lyle Crowson, and … [Read more...]
Wykoff city clerk resigns
The Wykoff City Council met on September 12th in regular session. Members in attendance were Mitch Grabau, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Becky Schmidt, Megan Lund, and Brody Mensink. Also in attendance was city attorney Thomas Manion. One of the main items discussed was the city clerk position. Mayor Williams said the city had received a signed letter of … [Read more...]