An update on the Small Cities Grant from Semcac Housing Rehab Coordinator Cindy Vitse was reviewed by the Harmony City Council at their March 14 meeting. Vitse has started to send letters to the first 15 applicants for the homeowner rehab portion of the project. The consent agenda was approved and included the minutes of the February 14 meeting, the claims and February … [Read more...]
Articles by Hannah Wingert
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Lanesboro closes walking bridge until further notice
The Lanesboro Council discussed the repairs needed on the walking bridge to Little Norway at their March 6 meeting. At the last meeting, it was agreed that letters would be sent to the residents of Little Norway to get their thoughts on the bridge. The responses were reviewed by the council and were overwhelmingly in support of keeping the walking bridge. Mayor Jason Resseman … [Read more...]
Flex learning going well at Fillmore Central
At the February 21 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, board member Sue Sikkink asked how many days of flex learning the students have had during this school year and how they have been going. Superintendent Olstad said that there have been three days of flex learning so far and they have gone well. The elementary students complete “bingo” sheets with flex learning … [Read more...]
Harmony considers new ice rink
Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce Director Allison Whalen addressed the Harmony Council at their February 14 meeting. She has been working on coming up with winter activities and would like to start up an ice rink next winter. She asked the council for their permission to go ahead with figuring out the cost and where to put the rink. She also noted that she is researching what … [Read more...]
Lanesboro to host Filthy 50 Bike Race again in 2023
Filthy 50 event coordinator Trenton Raygor was present at the February 6 Lanesboro City Council meeting via Zoom to ask the council’s approval to host the event in Lanesboro again this year. The date of the bike race will be October 14, with the same street closures and plans as previous years. Council member Chase Bakke noted that he had received complaints from farmers that … [Read more...]
Fillmore County welcomes new judge
When Jeremy Clinefelter graduated Hamline University School of Law in 2002, he didn’t foresee being appointed as a judge someday. “I don’t think you ever see yourself becoming a judge because the spots themselves are limited,” he said. Twenty years after beginning his career in law, though, he did just that. Clinefelter worked as a volunteer law clerk for several months after … [Read more...]
Harmony council swears in new members
The newest Harmony City Council member, Michael Himlie and returning mayor, Steve Donney were sworn in at the January 10 council meeting. Council member Kyle Scheevel was absent from the meeting, but had been sworn in earlier that day as well by City Attorney Greg Schieber. The consent agenda was approved and included the claims and December checks, approval of the ABDO audit … [Read more...]
Lanesboro mayor and council members sworn into office
At the January 3 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Jason Resseman was sworn in as returning mayor and Chase Bakke and Mindy Albrecht-Benson were sworn in as returning council members. The consent agenda was approved and included the accounts payable, the 2022 audit engagement from Smith Schafer, a lodging license for Green Gables Inn, and the Lanesboro Claydusters gambling … [Read more...]
Changes are made to Fillmore Central’s SAC program
Fillmore Central Superintendent Heath Olstad updated the school board on the School Aged Care, or SAC program, at their December 20 meeting. He has been working with Principal Jim Peters and Community Ed Director Angi Kaase to tweak the SAC hours due to resignations and staffing shortages. The program will be closed on snow days, but will be open for normal hours on two-hour … [Read more...]
Good Samaritan Society celebrates 100 years of care
One hundred years ago, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society was started by Reverend August Hoeger in North Dakota. Another minister had been raising funds for a boy with polio and, when the fundraiser exceeded its goal by $2,000, Reverend Hoeger suggested using the money to help people with disabilities. The next year, he opened a home for people with mental and … [Read more...]
