The Litchfield Lions Club has a breakfast on Sunday, April 6th from 8:30-to-12:30 at the Litchfield Eagles Club. It includes pancakes, French toast, sausage, coffee, juice and milk for a freewill offering.
Long-time Lions Club member Hal Wenaas says he used to coordinate a spring breakfast for lung transplant patients, but is no longer doing that, so the Lions will be using that date for a breakfast. He says the Lions use the proceeds to help youth with vision and food needs, and there are several organizations that are helping to make Sunday’s breakfast possible including Thrivent, Family Fare, Forsman Farms, Cenex and the Litchfield Eagles Club.
Wenaas says the community was very supportive last weekend as the Lions were collecting food at Family Fare and Walmart as over $8,800 and over 2,500-pounds of food was donated. He says the Litchfield Lions Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Prospects and new members are welcome to join.
The Olivia Police Department has confirmed that 22-year-old Brandon Voigt of Edina has entered a guilty plea for possession of stolen property following an investigation into a burglary at Haney’s Construction in Olivia. The burglary was initially reported on August 4th of 2024.
The Olivia Police Dept. determined that entry had been made into a building through a window. Nearby surveillance footage captured the suspect vehicle leaving the scene at 3:09 a.m. that day. The reported value of the stolen property exceeded $10,000. Later that afternoon, an Olivia Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description from the earlier burglary driving behind closed businesses. A traffic stop was conducted, leading to Voigt’s arrest on multiple charges, including possession of stolen property.
A search warrant executed on Voigt’s vehicle resulted in the recovery of all stolen property from
Haney’s Construction. Although Voigt pled guilty for possession of stolen property, the burglary
investigation itself remains ongoing, and law enforcement officials encourage anyone with
relevant information to come forward. Citizens may contact Renville County Crime Stoppers at
1-800-720-3790 or submit details through the Renville County Sheriff’s Office webpage.
ID THEFT
The Olivia Police Department has played a key role in a federal investigation following a report of identity theft that had been ongoing for several years. After receiving a formal complaint from an Olivia resident, the Olivia Police Department established a suspect and tracked him to St. Joseph, Missouri. The Olivia Police Department then collaborated withthe St. Joseph Police Department, leading to the involvement of the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General.
A federal investigation was launched, with further assistance provided by ICE Homeland
Security Investigations. As a result, a federal indictment has been brought against Romeo Perez-Bravo, 42, for aggravated identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number. Authorities allege that Perez-Bravo used a stolen identity to obtain employment and state-issued identification cards dating back to 2009.
SSA-OIG received a referral from St. Joseph Police that an individual had been
fraudulently living and working under the identity of a Minnesota resident. Investigators
identified Perez-Bravo as having used the stolen identity for several years, during which time the victim began receiving unpaid tax bills from the IRS, prompting the formal report to Olivia Police.
If convicted, Perez-Bravo faces a mandatory two-year prison sentence for identity theft and up
to five years for misusing a Social Security number. Authorities emphasize that the charges
contained in the indictment are accusations and do not constitute evidence of guilt. Evidence
supporting the charges will be presented to a federal trial jury, which will determine guilt or
innocence.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a 2-vehicle crash on Highway 12 between Grove City and Litchfield on Wednesday afternoon at 3:16. The accident occurred at milepost 95.
A 2019 Subaru Outback – driven by 46-year-old Crystal Hendrix Daigle of Kandiyoyi – was eastbound on Highway 12 and a 2021 Ford Explorer – driven by 35-year-old Jenna Rae Grotto of Grove City – was westbound on Highway 12 when the vehicles collided. The road was covered in ice and snow at the time of the crash.
Daigle received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to CentraCare in Willmar. Grotto was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two boys in Grotto’s vehicle – ages 8 and 2 – were not injured. Also responding to the scene were Litchfield Fire/Rescue, Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, Cosmos Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance and Atwater Ambulance.
Each day a business will be featured as “Business of the Day” and every time their commercial is aired be the 7th caller and win a chance to receive KLFD Bucks to be spent at our “Business of the Day” locations.
Monday thru Friday, at 4 pm we will draw out a winner to be put into our final drawing to be held sometime later in April. Once your name has been drawn out daily and put into the final drawing, you are no longer qualified to call in. Otherwise, you can keep calling in once a day to qualify.
Our sponsors include: Litchfield Liquors, Central Counties Coop, Litchfield Chrysler, DC Diesel, Farm-Rite Equipment, Davis Motors, Air Pro Heating & A/C, Miller Automotive, El Chilero, Atwater Ford, Stockmen’s Greenhouse, Sassie’s Tavern, Simms Auto Parts, Queen Bee’s Bar & Grill, Litchfield Building Center
Historical Events
1834 – The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.
1860 – Start of the Pony Express, delivers mail by horse and rider relay teams between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California
1965 – 1st atomic powered spacecraft (snap) launched
1976 – 130th Grand National: John Burke wins aboard Rag Trade; equal record 4th winner trained by Fred Rimell and 2nd winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone
2000 – 62nd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Florida, 89-76; Spartans only top-4 seed to advance to the Final Four
2004 – Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves
Famous Birthdays
1485 – Lieven van der Maude [Livius Ammonius], South Netherland poet and Carthusian monk, born in Ghent, Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1556)
1918 – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish pianist, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm, 1953-60; Detroit Symphony, 1963-73), and educator (Juilliard, 1973-87), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2005)
1926 – Andrew Keir, Scottish character actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1997)
1963 – Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka, Japan
1988 – Peter Hartley, English footballer (Motherwell), born in Hartlepool, England
2003 – Elsie Fisher, American actress (Eighth Grade), born in Riverside, California
Famous Deaths
1990 – Sarah Vaughan, American jazz and pop singer (“Body and Soul; “Broken Hearted Melody”), often known as “Sassy” and “The Divine One”, dies of lung cancer at 66
1990 – Katharine Balfour, American actress (Love Story), dies of ALS at 69
2007 – Marion Eames, Welsh novelist, dies at 86
2007 – Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 88
2015 – Andrew Porter, British organist, opera director, music critic, and librettist, dies at 86
2020 – Tom Dempsey, American NFL kicker (Pro Bowl, First-team All-Pro 1969; New Orleans Saints; longest winning field goal, 63 yards), dies of COVID-19 complications at 73