The Fountain Fire Department was dispatched at 6:55 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026, to extinguish a fire at the city well pump house behind city hall/fire station and Drury’s Furniture.  The fire was out within 30 minutes.  The roof to the well pump house was damaged by the fire and the ventilation process involved in suppressing the flames.  As of press time...

Leland Morris Mickelson passed away peacefully at the Gunderson Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn., on March 29, 2026, at the age of 85, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. 

He was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on March 28, 1941, the eldest child of Melvin and Christine (Raaen) Mickelson.  He was confirmed at Rushford Lutheran Church.  He ...

September 15, 1943 – March 23, 2026

Collin Hugh Roverud, age 82, of Minneapolis passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Collin was born September 15, 1943, to Paul and Clara (Rostad) Roverud in Spring Grove, Minn., one of four brothers (along with Gary, Steve and Brian). He graduated from ...

Caryl Lee Sharp, 86, of Decorah, formerly Spring Valley, Minn., passed away at Highland Place (Aase Haugen) under Hospice care on February 9, 2026.

A remembrance service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Senior Citizens Hospitality Center, 806 River Street, Decorah, Iowa, with a celebration of life to follow until 2 p.m. Burial will be in the ...

William (Bill) Kenneth White, 95, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on March 8, 2026, at the Chosen Valley Care Center under the Care of Mayo Clinic Hospice following a brief illness. He was born May 13, 1930, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., to Earl and Dorothy White. He worked at his father’s restaurant for many years. He enlisted in the United States Army National...