Rosalyn Edna Showalter Johnson, 78, of Boynton Beach, Florida passed away peacefully at her home on June 19, 2020 after a long and debilitating illness. 
She was born Dec. 5, 1941 in Waynesboro, Va., the daughter of Winfred E. and Mildred Harner Showalter who preceded her in death. Rosalyn graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Va. in 1959 and attended Eastern Mennonite University.

If there is anything positive that has come out of the COVID-19 crisis, it’s the news from major retailers regarding Thanksgiving and the Black Friday holiday shopping kick off.

Charles Leth Dunford, 86, passed away July 30,  2020, in Faribault. Charles (Chuck) was born to Ross and Irene Dunford on July 4, 1934 at Mayowood in Rochester.                                                             
After graduation from Mantorville High School he served in the U.S.  Army and then attended
the University of Minnesota.

Duane Herman Barwald, 65, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at his home in Dodge Center and was laid to rest at Wildwood Cemetery in Wasioja.
Duane was born and raised in Dodge Center. 
There will be a celebration of his life at the American Legion in Dodge Center, Thursday, Aug.6, from 5-9 p.m.

Mark Brian Grunklee, age 62, of Kassonn died Monday, April 27, 2020, at Hiawatha Group Home in Rochester.

Juanita Dawn Klickman, 86, of Kasson, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Saint Marys Campus in Rochester.
Juanita was born on Nov. 30, 1933 in Granite Falls, NC to George and Violet (Wallace) Wilson. She married John Klickman on July 27, 1957 in Portsmouth, Va. They were married for 63 years and together they had six children.

This Twilight Zone social atmosphere raging in the U.S. is lunacy. Locally, there have been manifestations of conflict between support for law enforcement and Black Lives Matter (BLM). Why?
Is it wrong to support our local law enforcement agencies? Does supporting police, sheriff and Minnesota Highway Patrol mean one does not also support men and women of varied skin pigmentation?
The logical answer is no.

Carson Borgstrom isn’t delivering pizzas this summer as she has in the past. Instad, she’s painting a 60-foot fence mural on Main Street in downtown Kasson.
“It’s more of a hobby than anything else,” Borgstrom said of her efforts. “My dad always says, ‘Don’t make what you love a profession.’”