Vieng Bounnam, a financial adviser with Fulcrum Wealth Management Group, has been named a recipient of the 2023 Five Star Wealth Manager award by Five Star Professional. To receive the award, Bounnam
Barbara “Barb” Johnson, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at Olivia Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Olivia MN, after an extended illness. A celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7th 2022 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bird Island with Pastor Dan Croonquist officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Burial will be at the Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery in Rural Lake Lillian. Arrangements are by Dirks-Blem Funeral Service of Olivia.
Cheers: To school support staff. The Legislature has committed $600 million over the next three years for more counselors, nurses, social workers and psychologists in public schools. Previously, school-funding formulas provided for one nurse for every 5,263 elementary school students; money for additional positions had to come from district levy funds. By 2025, the ratio will be one nurse for every 684 students through state funding. Under the new formula, schools must show the money was used to hire for the specified positions.