At the November 14 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a bid from Griffin Construction for drainage ditch improvements at County Road 10 and Burr Oaks St. was approved. Councilor Ken Jacobson was absent. Mark Welch, G-Cubed Inc. engineer, explained that project specifications were sent out to eight contractors. Three bids were received, one was rescinded. Griffin … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Harmony Council approves 2017 improvement project
Several Harmony residents attended the public hearing for the proposed 2017 improvement project at the November 15 city council meeting. The project will include three different areas that the city would like to improve. The costs presented at the meeting were based on the feasibility study and will more than likely change somewhat after bids from contractors are accepted and … [Read more...]
Flu vaccine available
Give yourself and your family the gift of health this winter by getting a flu shot. Fillmore County Public Health is offering flu vaccinations on November 23 from 1-4 p.m. at their office located at 902 Houston Street NW, Suite 2, Preston, Minn. The cost of the flu vaccination is $30.00 each. Adults with Medicare Part B and/or Medicare Advantage Plans and both adults and … [Read more...]
Trojans Take it to the Bank!
When it comes to football, there is state, and then there is state. Winning section titles is always great, but playing in quarterfinal game in say, New Prague, isn’t nearly like the next step. Twenty-sixteen offers up a new reward to those who get the state quarterfinal win. They get a ground-level look at the new 1.08-billion dollar monstrosity that is U.S. Bank Stadium; … [Read more...]
Post-Season Volleyball Awards
A trio of All-State selections highlight the volleyball post-season award winners. Senior Ms. Everything Coranda Vickerman heads the Mabel-Canton cast. For the fourth straight season, the 5’9” setter/hitter is All-SEC. For a second time she is Class A All-State. ‘C.J.’ helped the Cougars to a fourth straight 1A East title game, a seventh straight 30-win season, and a 19th … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Colorado schools vs Minnesota schools
By Elayna Kiehne Living in Colorado is very different from living in Minnesota. But I’ve noticed one major difference: the schools. The size of the school is drastically larger in Colorado, which also causes more variation in the system. For example, there are more extracurricular activities, and there is a greater ethnic diversity in the students. When I moved to … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on November 29
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. Donors are encouraged to use a new option available online to speed up the donation process. RapidPass (redcrossblood.org/RapidPass) is … [Read more...]
Wykoff water and sewer issues addressed
The Wykoff City Council met on November 14 in regular session. Members in attendance were Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Becky Schmidt, Megan Lund, and Brody Mensink. Mitch Grabau was absent. Mark Arndt brought up that the city’s water continues to run considerably too high on fluoride. He said the readings are expected to be between 0.5 and 0.9, “but we’re … [Read more...]
Houston Board seeks official co-op agreements
The Houston School Board met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 in the library of Houston High School. Present at the meeting were board members Kelleher, Stillin, Evenson, Bonner, Carlson, and Wilson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the agenda and opened the floor to public comment, of which there were none. The board passed all consent items unanimously, … [Read more...]
Opposition rises to feedlot at Houston Council meeting
The Houston City Council met at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Houston City Hall. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the council heard public comments. After a public comment regarding snowmobiling, two separate citizens made comments in support of the city fighting the recent county approval of a feedlot located near the city limits. A citizen identifying himself … [Read more...]