Billie Wagner took first place in the 1500 meter run last week at Crestwood, finishing in a time of 5:13.69. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW girls take 3rd, win pair of gold medals

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn girls’ track team took third at the Crestwood Co-Ed Meet on Thursday, finishing with 80.5 points.

Leading the way for the Warriors was Billie Wagner who took first in the 1500 meter run (5:13.69). South Winn also finished in the top two spots in the discus throw with a 113’06’ throw from Emmaleigh Ohrt and a 97’05” toss from Emma Barness.

Katrina Hageman chips onto the green during last week’s home meet against NFV. Hageman carded a 67 for the Warriors, who fell to the TigerHawks in the UIC matchup. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW golf hosts NFV, travels to West Central

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek golfers hit the courses twice last week, including a home dual on Monday afternoon (April 26) in Calmar.

“The weather finally cooperated for us, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that good results will follow,” said boys’ coach Mike Wenthold, who’s team fell to North Fayette Valley, 182-204. “The whole team struggled, but I think it’s just an outlier. We’ve been trending up and playing better with every meet all season, nobody should be too concerned about one subpar performance.”

On Monday morning, Ron and Sue Lienau – owners of Bamino’s in Ossian – were presented with a plaque for having the Best Burger in Iowa! The Bino Burger was named as a Top 10 Burger in Iowa in March and emerged as the best after the Iowa Beef Industry Council- and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association-sponsored contest secretly judged all of the finalists over the month of April. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Bingo Burger wins!!

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The results are in and the Bino Burger reigns supreme as Iowa’s Best Burger!

“We were pretty surprised when we found out that we won,” said Sue Lienau, who along with husband Ron has owned and operated Bambino’s in downtown Ossian for nearly 40 years. “We found out a week ago and had to keep it a secret until Monday, but it didn’t really all set in until they showed up and presented us with the plaque.”

Randy Osmundson

Randy Ray Osmundson passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2021.

A private service is being held in his memory at a later date.

Randy was born, raised and lived most of his life in West Union, IA. He grew up a farm boy with parents, Loren and LaVonne, and siblings Michael, Karen, Kris, Lonnie, Gary and Melodee.

One of his favorite quotes was a plaque owned by Ronald Reagan that said “It CAN be done.” He not only loved this quote, he lived it. Along side dedicated and loyal employees and friends, what started as a small farming operation grew to the prominent agricultural entity, Northern Ag Service. His business successes, while admirable, came second to his faith. He could often be found reading his Bible or catching up on the latest Chuck Swindoll. He was known for his master negotiating skills, his sense of humor and adventure, his story telling ability, and his intellectual brilliance.