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Rochester man sentenced for crash that resulted in woman's leg amputation
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A sentence has been handed down for a motorcycle crash that led to the discovery of drugs and a leg amputation. Andreas Maxwell Schmidt, 46 of Rochester, has pleaded guilty to fourth-degree drug possession and fourth-degree DWI for the crash that happened September 25, 2021. Law...
North Iowa woman facing more bad check charges in SE Minnesota
PRESTON, Minn. – A North Iowa woman already serving time for passing bad checks in Fillmore County is now facing another trial. Mindy Jo Jones, 44 of Cresco, IA, is facing three counts of theft, four counts of check forgery, and two counts of possession of stolen checks. Jones...
Kegen Coulson Game Report: vs Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
Kegen Coulson turned in her biggest game of the season on Tuesday, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fifth in a row with more than five innings. This season, Coulson has an ERA of 2.63 over 32 innings pitched.
Butterfly Garden idea blooms bigger in Chatfield
(ABC 6 News) – A pre-Covid 19 plan is finally coming together for Chatfield Elementary School. Over four years ago, students raised nearly $10 thousand in a walkathon to finance a butterfly garden in the school. But, the plan was put on hold due to the pandemic. However, an...
SE Minnesota transportation study has been launched
CHATFIELD, Minn. – A transit study covering 11 southeast Minnesota counties is getting underway. The City of Chatfield says it is intended to be comprehensive assessment and financial plan for a transportation management organization (TMO) which will address workforce, mobility, access to services and post-secondary education, and quality of life transportation challenges.
First sentence handed down for check forgery in SE MInnesota
PRESTON, Minn. – A man receives his first sentence for passing forged checks in southeast Minnesota. Jacob John Kenfield, 41 of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been ordered to spend one year and nine months in prison, with credit for 449 days already served, for pleading guilty to one count of check forgery in Fillmore County.
In Winona County, the tension between agriculture and water quality gets personal
LEWISTON — Richard and Karen Ahrens never meant to become activists. For seven decades, the Ahrens have lived on the farm that first belonged to Richard’s grandparents. Here, they raised beef cattle and cultivated crops until they decided to retire and rent the land out to another farmer. Although their property is partially on city […] The post In Winona County, the tension between agriculture and water quality gets personal appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
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