WRIGHT COUNTY, MN — Journey Stories, tales of how locals and their ancestors came to America, will come to the Wright County Heritage Center June 1 to July 9 as the Center hosts Journey Stories. Continue reading ‘‘Journey Stories’ opens in Buffalo at Wright Co. Heritage Center’
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DELANO, MN — Funeral services for Danny A. Freund, 44 of Howard Lake will be conducted tonight at the Iten Funeral Home in Delano. Continue reading ‘Funeral services tonight in Delano for Danny Freund’
WRIGHT COUNTY, MN – Virgil Hawkins was recently selected as the 2009 Project/Program Manager of the Year by the National Association of County Engineers (NACE), an honor that he wasn’t expecting to receive.
“I didn’t know that I had won,” he said. “It was really special and humbling.”
The award was based on “outstanding application of efficient and effective management principles and standards in the execution of projects/programs.”
Hawkins has been Wright County’s civil engineer for the past 15 years.
“I’ve been so blessed to be able to do this work for the benefit of others, as I believe is the Lord’s plans for me,” Hawkins said. “The work is very challenging and fun, because there is a lot of variety in working with different agencies and transportation partners.”
Hawkins won the award for his service as project manager for a $4 million project to reconstruct Wright County State Aid Highway 19 within the City of St. Michael.
Look for a full article about Virgil Hawkins in the Monday, May 31 issue of the Delano Herald Journal.
CARVER COUNTY, MN – A Carver County deputy is facing felony drug charges after being detected by surveillance taking meth from the sheriff’s evidence vault in Chaska May 22.
Daniel David Kahlow, 47, was detained and has been charged with two counts of second degree possession of meth, according to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The BCA met with the Carver County sheriff regarding a breach in the vault security in May on Mother’s Day, when videotape of what looked like Kahlow gaining access to the area.
Sheriff Bud Olson indicated that no one should have been in the vault at that time. Soon after, BCA agents detained Kahlow, who admitted to taking meth on previous occasions. Agents recovered three bags of meth with a total weight of 23.4 grams and a glass pipe from Kahlow’s pockets.
WAVERLY, MN – A Howard Lake man is in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center after a motorcycle crash along Highway 12 in Waverly today, according to the State Patrol.
Danny A. Freund, 44, of Howard Lake was airlifted from the scene after he apparently hit a dog that ran out onto Highway 12 while he was travelling eastbound on Highway 12. He was driving a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle. UPDATE: the State Patrol has corrected its official accident report to say that Freund was not wearing a helmet.
ROCKFORD, MN — Joe McDonald, the mayor of Delano, has been endorsed tonight by the Republicans in District 19B, which is the seat soon-to-be-vacated by Tom Emmer, who is running for governor.
Five candidates took part in the process: Tracy Vetruba of Howard Lake, McDonald, Ken Felger of Buffalo, Alan Johnson of Waverly, and Jon Papas of St. Michael.
The endorsement process was hosted by the Wright County GOP House District 19B tonight at the Rockford High School Auditorium. Continue reading ‘McDonald endorsed by Republicans for Emmer’s seat’
