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Rande L. Isenberg
FAIRMONT — A celebration of life for Rande L. Isenberg, age 73, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 4-7 p.m. on Aug. 1, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Military honors, by Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222, will be held 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, outside the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date at the East Chain Evangelical Free Church Cemetery, East Chain, Minn. Isenberg passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024, at his home in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Readers’ Views
I am writing this letter to the general public so that they may be aware of a situation that is happening in the Fairmont community. I recently returned home from a major surgery, so was not moving around very much yet. On Sunday, June 30, my wife and I detected a slight smell of a natural gas leak in our home. I knew there was a 24-hour emergency number to call if you smelled gas. I was unable to locate it in the phone book, etc., so I decided to call 911 to ask the emergency operator for the emergency number. She said she would send the fire department and they would take care of it. They came and we told them that we only had two things on gas, the furnace and the clothes dryer. My wife had gone to the basement and didn’t smell gas, so we figured it was in the clothes dryer. They sniffed the air and agreed we had a gas leak. They stuck some kind of a gauge in the dryer and said that there was a leak in the dryer. They shut off the gas and told me to contact an appliance dealer on Monday to get the leak repaired.
Ron Schenk
WINNEBAGO — Ron Schenk of Winnebago, Minn., a dedicated and hardworking individual who lived life to the fullest, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 64, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Spencer-Owen Funeral Home in Winnebago. A celebration of his life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Winnebago. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery. Spencer-Owen Funeral Home in Winnebago is in charge of arrangements. A livestream of the service can be viewed on the funeral home’s website.
Police
10:47 a.m. — Criminal damage to property was reported in the 100 block of West 12th Street. 11:06 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 500 block of East Margaret Street. 12:47 p.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 700 block of East 3rd...
Iowa man found guilty in shooting death of Algona police officer
KOSSUTH COUNTY, Iowa (KGAN) — A jury convicted Kyle Ricke of murder in the shooting death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram. Cram died last September when he was shot trying to serve an arrest warrant on Ricke for allegedly repeatedly calling and texting a woman that no longer wanted contact with him.
Plea Deal For Minnesota Child’s Shooting Death Appears in Doubt
Fairmont, MN (KROC-AM News) - It appears a plea deal stemming from a shooting that took the life of a two-year-old child in southern Minnesota last fall has fallen apart. 34-year-old Colton Mammenga of Welcome is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, a felony child endangerment charge, and a gross misdemeanor charge of negligent storage of firearms. Several months ago, a court filing indicated he had reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in Martin County and was set to admit to the felony child endangerment charge in exchange for the dismissal of all the other charges.
FEMA visiting Windom again tomorrow
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has begun Preliminary Damage Assessment site visits in Cottonwood County and after a first visit Wednesday will return tomorrow for further damage inspections. These site visits are specifically in areas with a high volume of damage reported to the City of Windom. The preliminary...
Cottonwood County debris dump site ends Saturday, parks re-open
The Cottonwood County debris dump site in the west parking lot at Windom Area High School will be open Friday and its last day will be Saturday. Hours are from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Cottonwood County Landfill will continue to be open normal hours from 8...
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