Monthly Archives: February 2021

MDH Reports 761 New Coronavirus Cases and 9 More Deaths on Wednesday

Minnesota health officials reported on Wednesday 761 new cases of the coronavirus and 9 more deaths.   According to the Minnesota Department of Health 6,443 people have died because of the virus.  A total of 4,040 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities.   A total of 480,845 cases have been confirmed…read more »

Iowa Reports 723 New COVID-19 Cases and 15 Deaths on Wednesday

The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show 15 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 723 more Iowans have tests positive for the coronavirus.   The number of new positive tests reported brings the total number of individuals who have tested positive up to 334,106.   The data shows there have…read more »

Local Sports Results from Tuesday 2/23/21

Wrestling St. Peter 36, BEA 32 BEA 50, Maple River 17 St. Peter 50, Maple River 24   Boys Basketball USC 59, W-E-M 52 Maple River 70, LCWM 48   Girls Basketball W-E-M 66, USC 24 GHEC/ML-Truman 43, Nicollet/Loyola 41 Martin Co. West 48, St. Clair 36   Gymnastics BEA 126.35, Waseca 126.1   Girls…read more »

Catherine Erdner

A Mass of Christian Burial for Catherine Erdner, age 84, of Wells, will be Monday, March 1st, at 10:30am, at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells.  Visitation will be Sunday, from 2-5pm, at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells.  Catherine Erdner died Monday, February 22nd, at St. John’s on Fountain in Albert Lea.read more »

MDH Adds 513 New Coronavirus Cases and 1 Death on Tuesday

Minnesota health officials reported on Tuesday 513 new cases of the coronavirus and 1 more death.   According to the Minnesota Department of Health 6,434 people have died because of the virus.  A total of 4,038 of those deaths occurred in long term care facilities.   A total of 480,091 cases have been confirmed in…read more »

Iowa Adds 621 New Coronavirus Cases and 26 Deaths on Tuesday

The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show 26 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 621 more Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus.   The number of new positive tests reported brings the total number of individuals who have tested positive up to 333,383.   The data shows there have…read more »

Local Sports Schedule — Tuesday 2/23/21

Wrestling Maple River & St. Peter at BEA (BEA vs Maple River match on 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7:30pm) USC at Westfield Fairmont/MCW at New Ulm   Boys Basketball W-E-M at USC Maple River at LCWM   Girls Basketball USC at W-E-M Nicollet/Loyola at GHEC/ML-Truman Martin Co. West at St. Clair   Gymnastics BEA at…read more »

Donald Giese

Memorial Service for Donald Giese, age 87, of Wells, will be Saturday, February 27th, at 10:30am, at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells.  Visitation will be Friday, from 4-7pm, at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells.  Donald Giese died Thursday, February 18th, at Parkview Care Center in Wells.read more »

David Ehrich

A Private Memorial Service for David Ehrich, age 79, of Wells, will be held.  A public visitation will be Thursday, February 25th, from 4-7pm at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells.  David Ehrich died Friday, at Parkview Care Center in Wells.read more »