Having received detailed road management and improvement recommendations and plans, the Village moved forward the discussion of a potential $1 million bonding on an improvement option. At a Tuesday, February 24 special meeting, the council debated t
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Monday, March 10th, 2014
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Local fire departments battle March 1 house fire
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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Royal and Stephanie Anderson’s home located in Peterson, Minn. was engulfed in flames on March 1 from a fire originating from a gas heater. Photo by Angie Rodenburg
It’s not often that the Rushford Fire Department gets a call for a house fire, and that’s the way they like it. Unfortunately, the Rushford Fire Department received such a phone call at 12:52 a.m. on Saturday, March 1 from the residence of Royal and Stephanie Anderson.
Stephanie Anderson called 911 after receiving a phone call from her husband Royal as she was just getting to Rushford after a night out with friends. As she drove up to her house she could see the smoke.
“When you’re watching your house on fire, it seems like it takes forever for the fire department to get there,” said Stephanie. In reality the fire department was able to respond in six minutes.
Royal had been home and was sleeping when their dog Nollie came in the bedroom seeming to need to be let out. When Royal went to let out Nollie, he saw that the back porch was filled with smoke. “She’s a real hero,” said Stephanie about their quick acting dog.
Royal was able to get out of the house safely. However, the Andersons were concerned when they couldn’t find Royal’s brother, Riley, who had been staying with them. They were relieved to soon find that he had not been home. With everyone safely out of the home, Nollie included, the firefighters were able to get right to work putting out the fire.
Not long into fighting the fire the Houston Fire Department was called in to assist. The old house was built with a balloon style construction that allowed the flames to easily move from one part of the house to another. They not only had to fight the fire in the rooms, but in between the ceiling and the floors. Houses today are not built this way in order to help seal off fires from other areas of the house.
The fire department not only had to contend with the balloon style construction, they also had the difficult task of putting a fire out in winter. Fire Department Chief Paul Corcoran said that the snow piles were deep and it was extremely icy. The firefighters kept the trucks running and the water circulating to ensure that the hoses wouldn’t freeze. Chief Corcoran was pleased that it was only zero degrees out while fighting the fire rather than -22 like it had been in days prior.
The temperature did still manage to make work more difficult for the firemen. The fire department gear was frozen stiff from the mix of cold and water. Their pant legs became more like tubes as they f .....
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Stephanie Anderson called 911 after receiving a phone call from her husband Royal as she was just getting to Rushford after a night out with friends. As she drove up to her house she could see the smoke.
“When you’re watching your house on fire, it seems like it takes forever for the fire department to get there,” said Stephanie. In reality the fire department was able to respond in six minutes.
Royal had been home and was sleeping when their dog Nollie came in the bedroom seeming to need to be let out. When Royal went to let out Nollie, he saw that the back porch was filled with smoke. “She’s a real hero,” said Stephanie about their quick acting dog.
Royal was able to get out of the house safely. However, the Andersons were concerned when they couldn’t find Royal’s brother, Riley, who had been staying with them. They were relieved to soon find that he had not been home. With everyone safely out of the home, Nollie included, the firefighters were able to get right to work putting out the fire.
Not long into fighting the fire the Houston Fire Department was called in to assist. The old house was built with a balloon style construction that allowed the flames to easily move from one part of the house to another. They not only had to fight the fire in the rooms, but in between the ceiling and the floors. Houses today are not built this way in order to help seal off fires from other areas of the house.
The fire department not only had to contend with the balloon style construction, they also had the difficult task of putting a fire out in winter. Fire Department Chief Paul Corcoran said that the snow piles were deep and it was extremely icy. The firefighters kept the trucks running and the water circulating to ensure that the hoses wouldn’t freeze. Chief Corcoran was pleased that it was only zero degrees out while fighting the fire rather than -22 like it had been in days prior.
The temperature did still manage to make work more difficult for the firemen. The fire department gear was frozen stiff from the mix of cold and water. Their pant legs became more like tubes as they f .....
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Village sticks with road option, waits for input
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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Posted in Rushford Village Government
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Fragmented support for NTC’s request to get state bonding
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
Posted in Preston Government
Posted in Preston Government
A resolution was adopted at the Preston City Council’s March 3 meeting to reaffirm its support of the National Trout Center (NTC) building project.
In 2012 a unanimous resolution was approved stating that the City of Preston will serve as the fi
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Asset-based community development
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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By Tim Penny,
SMIF President/CEO
Too often communities focus on what they don’t have. And it is true that many community leaders struggle due to insufficient funding, limited resources, and inadequate infrastructure. But it is also true that if
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Health care...
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
I read Mrs. Nyenhuis’ letter about health care and some red flags were very apparent to me. I found it hypocritical of her to talk about how well her knee is doing and how lucky she is to have her husband after his diabetic trauma
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A reality check
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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Posted in All Commentary
It is important to periodically reexamine humanity’s hideous past to remind us of how extremely dangerous our world is. We cannot afford to take our country, liberty, and our way of life for granted.
The slaughter of the last 125 years or so ca
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Looking back: The unique perspective of time
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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Posted in All Commentary
By Herb Panko
Chatfield, Minn.
Jeff Erding’s article in the Fillmore County Journal, February 24, 2014, issue, shows an astounding compilation of wild assertions, exaggerations, unsupportable opinions, and outright false statements.
Let’s s
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Not in my back yard...
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
As I have tried to study silica sand mine issues in southeastern Minnesota, I have to say I am a bit disappointed in Minnesotans. It appears that our stance is one of “let’s do what we can to prevent silica sand mining in southea
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One Moment, Please... Gambling with Minimum Wage
Fri, Mar 7th, 2014
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Posted in All Commentary
There’s a lot of talk about increasing the minimum wage, both at state and federal levels. For Minnesota, the conversation has been leaning toward an increase in minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9.50 per hour -- a 31 percent increase.
At th
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