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Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS The Herman bachelors are going to the big screen. Four years ago, the tiny town about 150 miles west of Minneapolis drew national attention when it started "Bachelormania," an attempt to bring women and more jobs for women to the farming community where men outnumbered women roughly 6-to-l. Thousands of women from around the country poured into the town of less than 500, as did letters from as far as Europe. Some ensuing romances turned into marriages, which is the premise for "Herman USA," being filmed this week in Minneapolis. In between shooting scenes Wednesday at a South Minneapolis home, first-time feature director William Semans promised the movie will not poke fun at rural life like "Fargo" or be laced with "You betcha's." "The real story is the relationships spawned.

It's a poignant comedy," Semans said. The actors form an ensemble cast meaning no role is the star compared to the others, Semans said The plot is fictitious, using the "Bachelormania" event only as a backdrop. It follows the blossoming love of four Herman couples from their late 30s to early 70s who meet at "Bachelor-mania" The cast and crew of about 110 will not shoot any of the movie in its namesake but rather in mostly Germany, population 400, about 40 miles west of the metro area Semans of Minneapolis used to direct documentaries and, with three partners, has formed a movie company called St. Anthony. "Herman USA" is the company's first film.

Semans wrote and co-produced the movie, projected to cost $4.5 million. Producers said their backing comes from a Twin Cities businessman. "There's so many wonderful elements about human conditions: naivete, love, greed and need. Herman made a cry and the world heard," Semans said. He added that the town took risks to find love and prevent its death.

Dan Ellison, the farmer who organized "Bachelormania," estimated that eight to 10 couples married as a result, including himself. Herman resident Gary Findlay, 41, gave up his bachelor status last year. He married Rhonda Jean Johansen, a nurse from Underwood, who was among the more than 1,500 women from whom Findlay received letters and phone calls. "I hope the producer has done his homework and will tell the story in an upbeat and positive manner," Findlay said. "I think it's a story that needs to be told.

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Highs from the 70s east to middle 80s northwest Lows tonight in the middle 50s to lower 60s. Saturday: Mostly cloudy east with a chance of showers. Partly sunny west Highs in the middle 70s to middle 80s. Wisconsin Today: Cloudy with showers or thunderstorms likely central and north. A chance of showers or thunderstorms south.

Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. Tonight and Saturday: Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly north and west. Lows tonight in the 60s to around 70. Highs Saturday in the 70s to low 80s. Extended outlook MINNESOTA: Dry and warm Sunday and Monday.

Lows in the 60s. Highs from near 80 far east to near 90 far west. A chance of thunderstorms northwest late Tuesday. Otherwise dry. Lows from the upper 50s to middle 60s.

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Thursday 12:33 a.m. Arrowhead, 15 barges, up. 3:47 a.m. Nan, 12 barges, down 6:35 a.m. Gramma Gert, 12 barges, down NEW MARKDOWNS JUST TAKEN! Associated Press Briefly STOREWIDE FASHION CLEARANCE SAVE UP TO Inmate agrees to drop lawsuit Associated Press JEFFERSON, Wis.

A man convicted in a 1994 murder-for-hire scheme has agreed to drop a lawsuit against the county that said he suffered a broken pinky finger in an attack by a fellow jail inmate. Jefferson County, in return, has agreed not to pursue costs incurred in connection with the filing of his complaint The move Tuesday ended more than 2Vi years of litigation involving Joshua Yanke, who currently is in custody at the Kettle Mor-raine Correctional Institution. Yanke sued Jefferson County for damages resulting from an attack at its jail after his arrest for the death of Ruben Borchardt Yanke, now 20, alleged another inmate beat him in the jail's Hu-ber facility dorm on Nov. 15, 1994. He said the inmate attacked him with a broken broom handle and broke his finger, which required surgery.

Yanke had not yet been convicted of Borchardt's homicide at the time of the incident The lawsuit, filed in 1996, alleged the county was negligent in allowing inmates access to a broom or other items that might be used as weapons. It also contended that Yanke, then 16, should not have been placed with the adult inmate who attacked him. Yanke sought reimbursement of medical expenses, compensation for pain and suffering and future compensation for permanent disabilities to his hand. Yanke pleaded no contest to second-degree intentional homicide in the Easter shooting death of Borchardt. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Co-defendants Michael Mal-donado and Douglas Vest Jr. are serving life prison sentences for their roles in the slaying, as is the victim's wife. The murder was plotted by Borchardt's estranged wife, Diane, who is serving a life sentence, prosecutors said. local resident and authorities believed he had left the area The man is believed to have fired the shots with a gun taken from some people he had befriended and then returned it to those people, the chief said. He said the gun had been recovered by authorities and a fingerprint check was planned.

Man accused of molesting residents GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. A former nurse's aide is accused of molesting two residents of the nursing home where he worked. Sergio H. Castillo, 38, was charged Wednesday with one count each of third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct Police said Castillo sexually touched a 74-year-old woman and an 85-year-old woman at the Tre-villa of Golden Valley nursing home in June and July. Last Friday, some staff members reported to nursing home officials that they saw Castillo "engage in some conduct that wasn't appropriate," said nursing home spokesman Mike Mervis.

Mervis said Castillo had a good work record and that the reports seemed "out of character," but he was suspended Friday and fired Monday. Candidate agrees to pay $600 MADISON, Wis. A state Senate candidate has agreed to pay $600 in fines and court costs over the late filing of a campaign finance report involving a Madison school referendum last year. The coalition successfully fought a referendum to authorize spending $6.9 million annually to refurbish school buildings. State law requires the treasurer of groups campaigning on referendum questions to report within one day any contributions over $500 if received after the report filing date.

Mistele, a Republican, this year is running for the state Senate being vacated by Joe Wineke fmS papiM Police chief argues over residency rule TOWN OF CALEDONIA, Wis. Facing an Aug. 19 deadline to move into town, Police Chief Jeffrey Meier has hired an attorney to argue that he should be ex-' empt from a residency rule. Attorney Anne Shindell of Milwaukee said the regulation should not apply to Meier, who lives in Wind Lake, because he was granted permission to move out of the town in 1996 following repeal of a previous residency rule. Town Board Chairman Dennis Komwolf said the board enacted the rule last year at the behest of taxpayers who felt it important for top administrators of the town to live within its borders.

Trail blazing judge, lawyer dies at 71 ST. PAUL Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Mary Jeanne Coyne, whose 14 years on the state's highest court capped a trailblazing legal career, died Thursday of cancer. She was 71. Coyne, who lived in Edina, died at home. Her family declined to provide details of her illness.

Her death came less than two years after she left the court in late 1996. When Republican Gov. Al Quie appointed her in 1982, she became the second woman to sit on the court, joining the now-retired Justice Rosalie Wahl. Wahl on Thursday called her colleague "a very committed scholar and writer" who was equally driven to help others in the field. Police look for man involved in shooting ELKHART LAKE, Wis.

A man was being sought Thursday in the firing of four shots at the door of the Elkhart Lake police station early Wednesday. Police Chief Randy Boeldt said the man had previously been arrested by Elkhart Lake police, but he declined to give any specifics. Boeldt said the man was not a WHEN YOU TAKE AN aai XTRA 33 OFF Savings off of original prices. Interim markdowro may have been taken. Selections vary by store.

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