Rushford hires new patrol officer
At the Monday, March 11 meeting, the Rushford Council unanimously approved the hire of Kaylee Inglett for a full-time patrol officer position. Mayor Chris Hallum noted that Inglett proved her worth during interview discussions with Labor Management, as well as himself and Councilor Terri Benson. “This goes to the City of Rushford maintaining a strong police force for our citizens,” said Hallum. “She’s got a good head on her shoulders,” echoed Benson. Inglett has been […]
Whalan City Council meets new LACC Director
The new director of the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Andrzej Zalasinski, attended the March 2019 Whalan City Council meeting to introduce himself to the council and to address any questions from the council as the towns of Lanesboro and Whalan work closely together on a number of issues. Present at the March 11 council meeting were Mayor Marlys Tuftin and Council members Kim Berekvam, Everett Johnson and Johnny Halvorson. City Clerk Lolly Melander and […]
Boys Quarterfinal Play-Offs
Section 1A quarterfinal boys basketball games followed two entirely different trends on the two nights they occurred. Games on Monday were blow-outs, near from the start. Games on Tuesdays were hotly contested affairs that went right down to the wire. Monday Mismatches To start the work week, guys teams trekked to Rochester for their first neutral court play-off games. Kingsland (7-seed, 17-10) took on Randolph (2-seed, 24-2). Grand Meadow (6-seed, 19-8) took on Rushford-Peterson […]
Snow days and eLearning in Fillmore County schools
This is the kind of winter we’ll brag about surviving – a winter where a kid’s wish for an unexpected day of freedom from the school routine becomes reality… again and again. But snow days don’t necessarily mean a day off like they used to. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently authorized the use of up to five eLearning days that count as official student contact days when school is closed due to inclement […]
