Search for missing Granite Falls man concludes

At approximately 7:16am on Saturday September 17, 2022, family members of 26-year-old Granite Falls Resident, Jonathen Andrew Knutson had contacted the Granite Falls Police Department to report Jonathen as a missing person. The family reported that Jonathen had left his residence on foot around 2:30am and he had indicated threats of wanting to harm himself. Immediately officers, family members, first responders and volunteers began searching the city limits for Jonathen. Searches were conducted by air with drones, by ground with tracking K-9’s and even by boat on the Minnesota river, but efforts to locate Jonathen were unsuccessful.

Avera Granite Falls plans shared regional model in OB care

Avera Granite Falls Health Center is planning to move to a shared regional model for labor and delivery services. Clinic-based prenatal, postnatal and well-baby care will continue to be provided locally at Avera Medical Group and Avera Granite Falls Health Center. However, labor and delivery services will be relocated to Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, October 1st: Veteran’s Pheasant Hunt at Minnesota Heartland Preserve, Granite Falls. This is a FREE event for Veterans and one guest. Bring your own gun, ammo, and safety orange. Meal provided. Pre-register by emailing chippewacountypheasantsforever@ gmail.com including names of all attending and whether they are a Veteran or a guest.

Viessman to be inducted into Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame

At the 32nd annual Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame Banquet on October 29th, Wayne Viessman, one of the founders of Viessman Trucking will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for his years spent with the Clarkfield Softball Team. Viessman played on, managed, and sponsored the Viessman Trucking Softball Team based in Clarkfield from 1971 to 2003. Viessman became involved in the softball program in Clarkfield at just 19 years old. “I started out being a sponsor and coach right away and played for quite a few years. Later in life, I was a sponsor and coach,” he says. Viessman, who came to the area from Iowa, played a lot of softball there and decided he enjoyed it enough to continue to stay involved in the sport. “I just liked the competition,” he says.

Charlie Roth to play tribute show for Jerry Ostensoe on October 21st

If you ask local musician Charlie Roth how long he knew the local and surrounding arts community legend Jerry Ostensoe, he’ll tell you it was over 40 years, as they met around 1980. Ostensoe recently passed away from ALS. In his final hours both Roth and another arts community pillar, Malena Handeen, played live music for Ostensoe as he lie in wait. Handeen had her accordion and Roth had his guitar and they played Ostensoe’s music just hours before he’d passed on. Dave Smiglewski, the mayor of Granite Falls and one of Ostenoe’s bandmates, was also present at the bedside performance.

CHURCH SCHEDULES

Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Service of the Word (Sept.

“…for the land is mine; with me you are

When my class was traveling through Cottonwood County in southern Minnesota, we stopped at a dairy farm and listened to the family talk about what it took to run their farm. It was quite interesting seeing their large operation from newborn calves to welltrained milk cows taking their place to be milked, to the vast amounts of hayblown tubes for easy storage and removal for feeding.

Moonstruck Creations to display custom works at Meander Art Crawl this weekend

Tucked back away from the road located at 5073 Highway 212 just outside of Granite Falls exists Moonstruck Creations LLC. It is owned and operated by Bryan and Peggy Mooney of Granite Falls. They are on the Meander Art Crawl map for the 2022 Meander coming up from Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2nd. When you first find the driveway for the Mooneys home and shop, it may look like the driveway disappears into the forest, but soon you can see their home and their large wood shop where their creations are made.