ORONOCO, MINN. - People’s Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® Trust Board met on April 18 and elected to donate $20,604 to the following worthy organizations:
•$2,500, American Red Cross, Rochester, for disaster assistance in time of cr
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"Where Olmsted County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
- 5:36:49, May 15th 2013 - Frank Hawthorne - Though I hated to see you reference Glenn Beck by name [Three Times ... [Read More]
- 11:42:07, May 10th 2013 - yenken - I feel very sorry for those who have commented do far, as when you stand fa ... [Read More]
- 12:10:25, Apr 26th 2013 - Frank Hawthorne - Mr. "Cabtrom's" garbage-out[burst]--in response to Ms. Reisner's w ... [Read More]
- 9:51:50, Apr 24th 2013 - jeff pischke - To Jerry Grehl, the number to the fillmore county sheriffs office is 7 ... [Read More]
- 9:27:24, Apr 22nd 2013 - Cabtrom - Blah blah blah, garbage in garbage out! ... [Read More]
- 7:00:49, Apr 11th 2013 - Donald Pierce - Col. Stan Gudmundson hit most of the important nails squarly on the h ... [Read More]
- 12:44:54, Apr 4th 2013 - Frank Hawthorne - My compliments to Ms. Hammer for giving us well-crafted "Rachel Rea ... [Read More]
- 5:09:06, Apr 3rd 2013 - truthiness - I see this is dated April 1. That explains it! ... [Read More]
- 12:04:33, Apr 3rd 2013 - Frank W. Hawthorne - Say WHAT?!? Stan's American-Pie [In SKY] is Falling--Not Again? ... [Read More]
- 12:40:21, Mar 29th 2013 - Jacob - It's a shame that so few people care about making their voices heard. If we ... [Read More]
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Should the Vikings be able to use the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium?
Olmsted County District Court 5.15.13
Mon, May 13th, 2013
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Hamada Abubakar Wallin, 30, of Rochester, was convicted on May 3 for one count of Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale – 3 Grams or More – Cocaine/Heroin/Meth within 90-Day Period and was sentenced to the St. Cloud Correctional Facility for 93 months. Wallin was also convicted of Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale 3 Grams or More – Cocaine/Heroin/Meth within 90-Day Period (Aid/Abet) and was sentenced to 93 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, which will be served concurrently with the previous conviction.
Jacob Paul Williams, 31, of Chatfield, was convicted on May 6 of one count Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 – Not Small Amount Marijuana. Williams was given a stay of imposition, supervised probation for five years, local confinement for 260 days with credit for time served of 260 days, and 100 hours of community service.
Nicholas Daniel Glynn, 23, of Grand Meadow, was convicted on May 6 of one count Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle and was given a stay of imposition. Glynn was also given supervised probation for three years, local confinement of 118 days with credit for time served of 118 days, and 100 hours of community service. Glynn was also convicted on May of one count Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 – Not Small Amount Marijuana. For this charge Glynn was given a stay of imposition, supervised probation for five years, local confinement for 79 days with credit for time served of 79 days, and 100 hours of community service, which will be served concurrently with his previous conviction.
Robert Tauqueer Johnson, 28, of Rochester, was convicted on May 6 of one count Drugs – 3rd Degree – Sale – Narcotic. Johnson was sentenced to 51 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. He was also convicted of one count Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale Sch. 1 or 2 Narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in School/Park/Public Housing Zone. For this charge Johnson was sentenced to 108 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, which will be served concurrently. Johnson faced conviction of a another count of Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale Sch. 1 or 2 narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in School/Park/Public Housing Zone He was sentenced to 111 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, which will be served concurrently. Finally, Johnson was convicted of one count Drugs – 3rd Degree – Sale – Narcotic and was sentenced to 60 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. Th .....
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Jacob Paul Williams, 31, of Chatfield, was convicted on May 6 of one count Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 – Not Small Amount Marijuana. Williams was given a stay of imposition, supervised probation for five years, local confinement for 260 days with credit for time served of 260 days, and 100 hours of community service.
Nicholas Daniel Glynn, 23, of Grand Meadow, was convicted on May 6 of one count Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle and was given a stay of imposition. Glynn was also given supervised probation for three years, local confinement of 118 days with credit for time served of 118 days, and 100 hours of community service. Glynn was also convicted on May of one count Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 – Not Small Amount Marijuana. For this charge Glynn was given a stay of imposition, supervised probation for five years, local confinement for 79 days with credit for time served of 79 days, and 100 hours of community service, which will be served concurrently with his previous conviction.
Robert Tauqueer Johnson, 28, of Rochester, was convicted on May 6 of one count Drugs – 3rd Degree – Sale – Narcotic. Johnson was sentenced to 51 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. He was also convicted of one count Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale Sch. 1 or 2 Narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in School/Park/Public Housing Zone. For this charge Johnson was sentenced to 108 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, which will be served concurrently. Johnson faced conviction of a another count of Drugs – 2nd Degree – Sale Sch. 1 or 2 narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in School/Park/Public Housing Zone He was sentenced to 111 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, which will be served concurrently. Finally, Johnson was convicted of one count Drugs – 3rd Degree – Sale – Narcotic and was sentenced to 60 months in the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. Th .....
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Operation Round Up® donations totaling $20,604 granted to local organizations
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
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Matthew J. Opat appointed to fill Third Judicial District vacancy
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Chatfield Government
Posted in Chatfield Government
MN Judicial Branch
Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Mr. Matthew J. Opat as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District. Mr. Opat will be replacing the Honorable Robert R. Benson, who retired earlier this year. Th
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72 years later, a time capsule opened, Lourdes students unveil history
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
Posted in Rochester Education
ROCHESTER, MINN. - Rochester Catholic Schools (RCS) and Lourdes High School (LHS), on Friday, May 10, had 9-12 grade students, faculty and staff visit the new Lourdes High School site for the very first time and unveiled historical belongings from t
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Choosing ACRE or DCP on the farm in 2013
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Agriculture
Posted in Agriculture
By Kent Olson, University of Minnesota Extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The extension of the 2008 Farm Bill opens up the decision to participate in either of the safety net programs: the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program or the Direct and Cou
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Portrait of Savannah
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Columnists
Posted in Columnists
To colour and gloss my mental gazetteer of Savannah, Georgia before I made the trip there in April, I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. I had purchased the book some years ago, I’ll admit for the title, which I had hope
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Art on the Avenue
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
The fourth annual Art on the Avenue celebration in the Slatterly Park neighborhood will be held this coming Saturday.
The event moves to a different block in the neighborhood each year. The 1000 block of Seventh Avenue SE will play host this year
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Youth orchestra welcomes top brass
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Business Announcements
Posted in Rochester Business Announcements
Rochester, Minn. -- Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras has hired two top executives, with leadership saying the newcomers will help further the SEMYO mission.
Executive Director Renee Berg joined SEMYO April 15, and Stephen Pelkey has an expe
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Rochester Schools purchase People’s Cooperative Services facility
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
Posted in Rochester Education
The Rochester Public School board unanimously approved the purchase of the Peoples Cooperative Services Facility, located at 3935 Highway 14 East, in a special session held Tuesday April 30th. The purchase price as agreed by both parties was $2.5 mi
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