Is it a shed or a house?
“It’s called a shouse,” Betty Johnson said. “We call it home,” her husband Darin finished. Betty, RN Lead at Olmsted Medical Center in Chatfield and Darin, who does construction work, live in a large shed that is also a house, called a “shouse.” When they first started thinking about building a shouse, their adult kids, Josh, Jess, and John were appalled. “They said, ‘Mom, you don’t want to live in a shed!’” Betty recalled. But […]
Rushford farm upgrades to solar
With the costs related to farming on the rise, Rushford resident and farmer Jon Peterson is always on the lookout for ways to increase efficiencies and maintain sustainability efforts. This May, Peterson and his family installed a 37.5 kilowatt-generating solar array at Hill Vue Farm, their 800-acre organic farm. “This was really the only option we considered,” says Peterson. “I had thought about wind in the past, but decided on solar because of much less […]
The 31 million dollar question
Over the next several weeks leading up to Election Day on November 6, 2018, the Fillmore County Journal will provide candidates in contested races in our coverage area an opportunity to answer questions that we hope will be of value to voters. On today’s front page, we are presenting two candidates vying for Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer. Both Brian Hoff and Heidi ‘Bly’ Jones were presented with the same questions with a 100 word count limit […]
R-P receives bussing complaints; preps for new superintendent
The Monday, September 17 Rushford-Peterson School Board received several complaints from local childcare providers. During the time for public comment, Heidi Halvorson and Chellsey Olson brought forth a number of safety concerns for the children under their care utilizing the district’s bussing service. According to Halvorson, this year, Bernard Bus Service has begun to drop off students at a designated location rather than at her childcare center, as has been done since 1993. The children […]
