Shane Butterfield

Sep 7, 2023 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Shane Butterfield

Though the ongoing rehabilitation of 27 S. Frederick has garnered significant recent attention, it was a neighboring structure that, on Thursday, occupied the time of contractors, explained Matt Lynch, who was supervising that adjacent project for Lynch Roofing, Inc., of Manchester. “25 S. Frederick,” Lynch detailed, in specifying to the Daily Register which building was the focus of his group’s efforts.

Sep 7, 2023 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Shane Butterfield

As work continues on the construction of Oelwein’s much anticipated Events Center venue, the focus over the last two weeks has been the creation of the building’s new elevator shaft, as well as in looking ahead to the various electrical, plumbing and wall-framing work that will follow, explained Jim Kremer, who serves as the project’s superintendent for Merit Construction.

Sep 6, 2023 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Shane Butterfield

Following an unforeseen health-related delay, the clean-out phase of 27 S. Frederick resumed Tuesday when workers from Estling Junk and Garbage Removal of Oelwein returned downtown to complete the final stages of the project. “It wasn’t from this place,” explained the business’s owner Jacob Estling, regarding the unanticipated interruption. “We just got a stomach flu or something, I don’t know, so we couldn’t finish the last couple days (last week). “It was me. I had him sick.

Sep 6, 2023 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Shane Butterfield

Among the throngs of people seated elbow-to-elbow during Sunday’s ribeye sandwich fundraiser hosted by the Wadena-Illyria Fire Department was Leo Johansen of nearby Elgin, who had a particular reason for coming out and attending the gathering, he explained. “It wasn’t the heat, for sure,” he noted, with a laugh, in speaking with the Daily Register as he finished his savory dinner. “No, just something to do,” he said, while striking a more serious tone. “To help the fire department out.

Sep 6, 2023 | communitynewspapergroup.com | Shane Butterfield

Following his weekend arrest for public intoxication, an Elgin man is now facing a felony bribery count after offering law enforcement $300 if he would be granted his release from the initial charge. According to a criminal complaint, on Sunday, Sept. 3 at approximately 11:25 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office fielded a 911 emergency call regarding “an altercation” at Bad Tad’s Bar and Grill in Clermont.