History comes alive in local cemetery tours
A trio of tours are planned over the Memorial Day weekend at the Worthington Cemetery. The event will be led by Jerry Fiola, a Nobles County Historical Society board member. 7:00 pm, May 11, 2021 ×
Worthington Cemetery Association board member Tom Ahlberg (left) and Nobles County Historical Society board member Jerry Fiola stand May 6, 2021, near the obelisk that marks the burial site of Minnesota s fourth governor, Stephen Miller, inside the Worthington Cemetery. The cemetery will be the site of a trio of tours over Memorial Day weekend. (Tim Middagh / The Globe)
WORTHINGTON The Nobles County Historical Society and the Worthington Cemetery Association are teaming up to offer walking history tours over the long Memorial Day weekend at Worthington’s oldest cemetery.
The half-ounce South African Krugerrand is valued at approximately $900. 6:00 am, Dec. 20, 2020 ×
Kim Schwich, Southwest Minnesota Field Representative for the Salvation Army (far left), joins local volunteer bell ringers Lee and Betty McAllister, Sarah Darling, Milo and Mary Hawkinson, and Hy-Vee Manager Dustin Hain Saturday noon to celebrate the donation of a half-ounce gold Krugerrand in the red kettle stationed at Hy-Vee. (Julie Buntjer/The Globe)
WORTHINGTON A half-ounce of pure gold a South African Krugerrand coin was discovered in a Salvation Army Red Kettle at Worthington’s Hy-Vee store on Friday. The coin, which was protected by a plastic covering, placed inside a paper envelope with an identifiable sticker and secured in a small manila envelope, is valued at approximately $900.