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This will be the second year that the City of Mazeppa is hosting Community Market/Music in the Park events. These events are held at Lion’s Park, 171 1st Ave. S, on the last Thursday of each month …

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce Counties Announces New Executive Director

The United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties is pleased to announce that Nicolle Mechelke has been selected as Executive Director. Her first day will be June 5th, 2023. Most …

South Troy Church Ditch Pick Up Crew

Our ditch pick-up crew on May 17th. Pictured are Ben Borgen, Colleen Hoeft, Keith Danielson, Denise Steinberg, Jarek Mangels, Michael Hoeft, and Eric Hu

Historical Happenings

THE MAZEPPA JOURNAL, Editor and Publisher: Barbara and Reider Tommeraas FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 Obituaries MRS. MARTIN GORANSON Mrs. Martin Goranson of Mazeppa passed away at the Lake …
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First off, a special thanks to Bill and Marla Adams from Dodge Center, who sent me some lovely stories about geese in response to my last column. It is always nice to hear about braver souls than I, …
The other night I walked outside and smelled spring in the air. It was actually the odor of a cow manure lagoon being pumped out, but on the farm that can be synonymous. It brought back memories of …
Exercise is widely considered to be the answer for weight loss, heart disease and diabetes prevention and overall health. When the topic of cancer comes up, exercise is not usually mentioned as a …
Obituaries
Nancy L. Klennert
Nancy L. Klennert, 89, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Olmsted Medical Center Hospital in Rochester. Nancy was born on June 19, 1933 to Ray and Louise (Young) Irwin in Zumbro …
Duane Charles Eckert
Duane Charles Eckert, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023 in the Palliative Care unit at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Hospital. Duane was born to Fred Eckert and Emma Belle Heath on …
Sharon Deyonne Krismer
Sharon Deyonne Krismer, 78, of rural Zumbro Falls, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 4, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born December 3, 1944, in Mazeppa to Clarence and Lucille …
Helen Richardson
Helen Richardson 95 of Lake City passed away Sunday January 8, 2023 at The Bluffs of Lake City. Helen was born October 7, 1927 in Chester Township, Wabasha County to Mathias and Leona (Arendt) …
Richard “Dick” William Majerus
Richard “Dick” William Majerus, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Dick was diagnosed with CMS lymphoma of the brain on December 20, 2022. Dick was born …
Community
Zumbro Falls City Council Minutes - April 12, 2023 The Zumbro Falls City Council met at City Hall. All Council members were present except for Sara Anderson. The meeting was called to order at 6PM …
Regular Meeting of the Mazeppa City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 10, 2023 The regular meeting of the Mazeppa City Council was called to order at 6:01 PM by Mayor Chris Hagfors. …
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal leader of the Church of England, said, “The Coronation will be a service of Christian worship, deeply rooted in the wisdom we find in …
Community
If I set aside 20 to 30 minutes to clean, my least favorite task is dusting, so that would be the first job I would skip in my speed clean session! An unwritten rule at my house (and at the …
I hope everyone is adjusting to the time change like I am. I’ve gotten used to not hitting the snooze button, and it isn’t so bad getting up at 6AM. I like to exercise right away in the morning …
Monty used to be on the ZM Clay Shooters Trap team, and we enjoyed our time going to watch him at state. One of the ZM Clay Shooters Trap Team coaches stopped in to MotoProz to visit with us. Trap …
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