Archive - May 23, 2018

The Brownton City Council approved temporary funding for its utility and street project, which will pay bills until the long-term loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development can be accessed.
The council met in a special session Thursday night with Shannon Sweeney of David Drown & Associates, the city’s financial consultant.
Sweeney said that while grant money for the project can be accessed as the bills come in, the long-term loan will not be available until the project is substantially completed.

McLeod County Commissioner Doug Krueger announced Monday that he is filing for candidacy for a second term as the District 2 commissioner. District 2 includes the cities of Glencoe and Plato, and Glencoe and Helen townships. Krueger also said that, if elected, this will be his final term.
Filings opened Tuesday for federal, state and county offices, and will remain open through Tuesday, June 5, at 5 p.m.

A Darwin man was killed when his vehicle collided with a farm implement on Highway 15 near 180th Street, between Hutchinson and Dassel, Saturday night at about 10:20 p.m.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Kevin Scott Erickson, 62, of Darwin, was northbound in a 2008 Ford Escape when it collided with the right rear side of a planter being pulled by a tractor, which had just pulled out from a field approach to travel north on Highway 15. The tractor was driven by Peter Elvin Peterson, 56, of Dassel. Peterson was not injured.

Constance “Connie” Marlene (Templin) Jutz, 76, of Glencoe, died Sunday, May 13, at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, May 19, at Church of St. Pius X in Glencoe with the Rev. Jerry Meidl officiating. Bev Wangerin was the organist and Lucy Newcomb was the song leader. Musical selections were “Precious Lord,” “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art.”
Casket bearers were Mark Ische, Ryan Fox, Jim Watercott, Harvey Moulzolf, Terry Templin and Denny Hennen. Interment was in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Buckman, Minnesota.

Ronald Robert Frishman, 82, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, formerly of Glencoe, died Monday, May 7, 2018, in Wisconsin Rapids.
Celebration of life services will be held Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, W5334 Dasssow Ave., Medford, Wisconsin, with the Rev. Randal Jeppesen officiating. A luncheon will follow the service at the church. Burial will be at a later date at Mound Cemetery in LeSueur.
Ronald Frishman was born in Whittlesey, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 1936. He was an officer supervior/controller for various Green Giant locations, including LeSueur and Glencoe.