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Operation Dry Water to target impaired boaters

2019-07-02T12:21:05-05:00July 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|

UNDATED (KMHL) – The Fourth of July holiday is a big weekend for celebratory gatherings and a big weekend for boating! But be careful if you’re planning both. The Minnesota DNR, the Minnesota State Patrol and local county sheriff’s offices around the state are holding an increased enforcement on the lakes over the 4th of July weekend targeting impaired boaters. According to a press release from the DNR, the increased enforcement specifically will run from July 5 - 7 on lakes around the state. The joint collaboration is called Operation Dry Water. If you want more information on the campaign, log [...]

Weather service issues flood warning for Redwood River near Marshall

2019-07-02T12:12:36-05:00July 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|

MARSHALL (KMHL) – The Redwood River is expected to reach flood stage again this week. Heavy weekend rains and a wet spring and start to summer have combined to lead to the National Weather Service issuing a flood warning for the Redwood River near Marshall. River forecasters are expecting the Redwood to crest at 14.5 feet on Wednesday – in the minor flood stage. The city of Marshall is protected from river flooding at that level, so there are no impacts expected for the city at this point, but forecasters say we can expect minor flooding of low lying areas outside of [...]

Milo Kern

2019-07-01T22:07:37-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Obituaries|

Mass of Christian Burial for Milo Kern, 103, of Minneota, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at St. Edward Catholic Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Minneota. Interment will follow the service at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery. Military Rites provided by U.S. American Legion Post 199 of Minneota and VFW Post 5334 of Minneota and Taunton. Milo John Kern was born on February 13, 1916, in Remsen, IA, to Ernest and Anna (Gaul) Kern. At age two, he moved with his family to a farm [...]

Lorie M Hoffbeck

2019-07-02T12:09:05-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Obituaries|

Lorie Mae Hoffbeck, age 62, of rural Morgan, died on Saturday, June 29, 2019, unexpectedly at home. Private family service will be held on Wednesday, July 3, at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow in the Morgan City Cemetery. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. Lorie Mae Hoffbeck, the daughter of William and Florence (Steinhaus) Forbrook was born on January 14, 1957 and was raised on the family farm in rural Morgan. She attended and graduated from Morgan High School. Lorie married Jeffrey Hoffbeck on January [...]

New wage theft law takes effect today

2019-07-01T13:42:21-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: News|

ST. PAUL (LEARFIELD) - A new law takes effect today that backers say is one of the toughest in the country against wage theft by employers. "Wage theft" is when an employer doesn't pay an employee all wages, salary, tips, commissions or other earnings they're entitled to. Officials say tens of thousands of Minnesotans are put in that position every year. The new law makes wage theft a felony beginning August 1st with penalties up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The state Department of Labor and Industry gets immediate funding to implement a wage theft prevention initiative, [...]

Highway 14 project to be suspended July 3

2019-07-01T13:30:36-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: News|

TRACY (KMHL) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation says it will suspend its Highway 14 construction project between Tracy and Revere on July 3. The move by MnDOT is being done to help make it easier for people to get to Walnut Grove for the Laura Ingalls Wilder festivities. Work near the Tracy Golf Course is complete and pedestrian improvements in Walnut Grove are installed. Once the project resumes MnDOT is planning to resurface that stretch of highway. Work on the project is set to resume July 22.

Weekend comes to a stormy end

2019-07-01T13:16:24-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: News|

MORTON (KMHL) – Cleanup is underway this morning after storms and torrential rain brought damage and flooding to southern Minnesota late Sunday night. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain rumbled across southern Minnesota last night and into this morning. Parts of Redwood County saw nearly 6 inches of rain – the rain caused a mudslide on Highway 19 between Morton and Franklin, as a result the stretch of State Highway 19 between the two communities was closed for a while this morning. However, MnDOT says the highway has been reopened. In parts of south central Minnesota, wind was the bigger problem. According [...]

Richard Alex Irlbeck

2019-07-01T12:13:54-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Obituaries|

Richard Alex Irlbeck, age 84 of Redwood Falls, entered eternal life at the St. Cloud Hospital on June 28th, 2019, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 3 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls.  Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.  Burial is in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Seaforth.  Stephens Funeral Service – Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Richard Alex Irlbeck was [...]

LaVonne Marie Wyffels Lutz

2019-06-28T22:12:35-05:00June 27th, 2019|Categories: Obituaries|

Mass of Christian Burial for LaVonne Lutz, 85, of Marshall will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior at the church. Lunch and burial procession will follow to St. Mary’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Tracy. LaVonne passed peacefully on March 10th while holding the hand of her husband, Charles, at McLaughlin Hospice House in Marshall. LaVonne was the daughter of Jim and Nellie Hansen Wyffels. She was born on the J.B. Wyffels farm south of Amiret on Lyon County Road 9. She attended the 1-room school that stood on the south [...]

Rachel Marie Woelfel

2019-06-27T16:55:35-05:00June 27th, 2019|Categories: Obituaries|

Rachel Marie Woelfel, age 82, of Olivia, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be held at the Church of Sacred Heart in Franklin, Minnesota from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. following visitation. Burial to follow in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Birch Coulee Township, rural Franklin. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. Rachel M. Woelfel, the daughter of Charles and Theresa (Kahnke) Woelfel was born on April 27, 1937 in Franklin, Minnesota. She [...]

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