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Father Joseph Herzing resigned from his position in February, The Diocese of St. Cloud notified the impacted parishes. Father Arlie Sowada is currently serving as the parochial administrator. Herzing was charged in Stearns County on November 26, 2025, with stalking, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and three counts of threats of violence involving one adult... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 14, 2001 The FLA Region Star Event was held in Staples on February 16. Pictured are the FLA members that placed at the competition. Crystal Hess received a gold rating and will participate at the state level April 26-28 in Bloomington. Jackie Karnes, Jessica Karnes, Jenny Gabler, and Renee Coburn, all received a silver rating. ********** St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Clarissa played in an eight team volleyball tournament held

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 7, 2001 Senator Mark Dayton, member of the agriculture committee for the state of Minnesota, took time to meet with local farmers in Clarissa on Sunday, March 4. Dayton, along with Congressman Collin Peterson, have held several of these types of meetings throughout the 7th District in the last few weeks. The focal point of the meeting was to discuss the crisis in the dairy industry because of low milk prices. ********** The annua

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago February 28, 2001 The Clarissa Ballroom was filled with Kraft producers on Thursday, February 22. The meeting was about the fact that Land O’ Lakes (LOL) and Dairy Farmers of America had bought the Melrose Kraft Cheese Plant, the plant which many of the dairy farmers had sent their milk to for possessing for many years. Why did Kraft sell? Darin Thiesse, spokesman, explained that there is a larger milk market in the west. Kraft can pu

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago February 22, 2001 There are few sights more delightful than a child’s smile. Ensuring that your child’s teeth stay healthy will primarily depend on the habits they develop throughout their childhood. Dr. John Romstad of Clarissa has been a dentist for 30 years. He has been in our community for the past 26 years and he was willing to contribute his advice on dental health to help keep your child’s beautiful smile last a lifetime. Romsta

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago February 14, 2001 The Kids Teaching Kids program took place last week at Eagle Valley Elementary. It is a peer teaching program dealing with the “dangers of alcohol, drugs and driving”. The sixth graders at Eagle Valley divided into groups and were assigned classes from kindergarten through sixth grade. They prepare and practice four lessons to present to the class. The program has been around since 1984. Funding comes from the Departm

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago January 31, 2001 The Minnesota State Auctioneers Association convention was held in Red Wing the week of January 18-20. During the convention, four members were inducted into the Minnesota Auctioneers Hall Of Fame. Local Auctioneer Quinten Burt was honored to be inducted along with Richard Houghton from Red Wing, Patrick Ediger from Belle Plain and Tom Lamp from Annandale. The plaque reads: Presented for his outstanding commitment to e

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago January 24, 2001 If you’ve noticed some commotion on the west end of Main Street, it is Jerry Host moving his tractor repair business into the old bus garage. He’s moving the business from his farm located just outside of Clarissa on County Road 11. Host has been in the business for about 38 years. He said he gained all of his experience from working on tractors and started when he was growing up on his parent’s farm. ********** On Fr

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago January 17, 2001 Following are the winners of the Lions International Peace poster contest. Checks were given out to the winners from the Eagle Bend and Clarissa Lions Clubs: Cassie Snyder, Samantha Zins, Candace Young, Kasha Gabler, Chantal Freynet, Aaron Johnson, Barry Lunemann, Jessica Host, Megan Taylor and Maria Pieper. ********** The Eagle Valley Boys Basketball team played two tough teams last week. On Tuesday, the boys traveled

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago January 16, 2001 Dale Hanson and Diane Ahrendt tied the knot on January 1, 2001 at 1 p.m. in the chapel at the Central Todd County Care Center, making them the first reported newlyweds in our area. ********** The Broncos wrestling team traveled to Royalton to wrestle in an eight team invitational. The Broncos wrestled to fifth place with one champion, Eli Brunell at 140, and Nate Pachan placing second. 50 Years Ago January 16, 1976 Da