Tom Cherveny
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Tom Cherveny is a regional and outdoor reporter with the West Central Tribune in Willmar, MN.
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OLIVIA -- Maybe his tendency to put big fish back into the water can be tracked back to the time he upset his dad. Marlin Hanson of Olivia remembers that he was very young, and that his father was very particular about anchoring the boat in exactly the right spot. His dad barked the command to drop anchor. Marlin did so, but had neglected to tie it to the boat. "My anchor went right on down," said Hanson, laughing. "He was none too happy." Hanson has had lots of fun ever since, not dropping anchors, but big fish back into the waters.
OLIVIA -- Matthew Thomas Fahey, 25, of Marshall, entered no plea during his arraignment Thursday morning in District Court in Olivia. He faces felony charges of criminal sexual predatory conduct, kidnapping, and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. District Judge Randall Slieter ordered bail set at $1 million unconditional, and $500,000 conditional. The conditions prohibit him from entering the city limits of Fairfax, where the alleged victim and her family live. Renville County Attorney David Torgelson cited
OLIVIA -- Matthew Thomas Fahey, 25, of Marshall, entered no plea to charges of criminal sexual predatory conduct, kidnapping, and two counts of first degree sexual conduct during his arraignment Thursday morning in District Court in Olivia. District Judge Randall Slieter ordered bail set at $1 million unconditional and $500,000 conditional.
GRANITE FALLS -- City council members in Granite Falls want to keep a foreclosed upon apartment facility as a home for seniors. Council members approved sending a request to the U.S.
OLIVIA -- Millions of dollars worth of construction bids have come before the Yellow Medicine East School Board in recent weeks and been awarded at costs as much as 20 percent below estimates, thanks to a very competitive construction market. Board members were also happy to learn recently that the district qualified for federal Qualified Zone Academy Bonds to help finance the planned health and safety improvements. The funding could save taxpayers $6 million to $8 million in interest costs over the life of the bonds, if they are awarded by Aug.
BENSON -- Andrew Lemcke, 35, will serve up to 52 months in prison for second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife. District Ju-dge Jon Stafs-holt sentenced Lemcke on Monday morning in Benson. It's the maximum possible under sentencing guidelines in place when Nichole Riley-Lemcke, 26, was fatally shot in their Appleton home on Sept.
MONTEVIDEO -- Anyone who doubts how important a diverse housing stock can be to a community need only speak to Gene Bies, mayor of Canby in western Yellow Medicine County. He is proud to point out that the community of 1,710 has added 30 new homes in the last 10 years, thanks in good part to the continued growth of wind power companies in his area. But like so many communities in western Minnesota, there has been limited development when it comes to affordable rental properties. The wind power development program offered at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College is losing studen
MONTEVIDEO -- So far, the five counties comprising the Upper Minnesota River Valley have escaped the big rise in housing foreclosures that trouble urban areas of the state. Yet the small towns that fill these five counties -- Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine -- have big enough housing issues of their own to address, according to comments and information presented Thursday at a forum hosted by the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission in Montevideo. "A rough-looking building hurts everything,'' said Gene Wenstrom, an economic development consultan
MONTEVIDEO -- Housing issues in the Upper Minnesota River Valley are many and complex, but demographics offer some insight into the situation. Data collected from 2006-2008 and updated this spring by Minnesota Housing can help explain much of what is happening, both good and bad, according to Lisa Graphenteen, with the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership. On the good side, housing costs in the five counties served by the Region 6W Regional Development Commission are relatively low.
BENSON -- Andrew Gordon Lemcke, 35, will serve the maximum sentence for second degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife. District Judge Jon Stafsholt sentenced Lemcke to 52 months in prison during a court appearance Monday morning in Benson. It's the maximum possible under state sentencing guidelines in place when Nichole Riley-Lemcke, 26, was fatally shot in their Appleton home on Sept. 12, 2004. The judge also ordered Lemcke to pay a $10,000 fine and fees, and to make restitution for his wife's funeral expenses of $8,547.