Throughout the United States, police departments are responding to a surge in domestic violence calls at the same time a shelter-in-place order keeps many people in close quarters. According to www.thehill.com, “Police departments in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle have said publicly they are seeing increases in domestic violence allegations. Chicago reported … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… CEOs have nothing on small business owners
I recently read an article about a CEO of a large corporate chain restaurant, publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He gave up his annual bonus plus base salary this year to pay his chain’s workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The total amount donated to employees from the CEO amounted to about $1 million. This has been shared all over the national media. Some … [Read more...]
Supporting our local churches
The Fillmore County Journal has always been a supporter of local churches in our coverage area. Readers will notice a church directory published in the newspaper each week. This is free for the churches in our circulation area, and this is only possible with the support of sponsors. Thanks to all of these sponsors! Church supporters may contact our newspaper staff at … [Read more...]
Phillips retires
When most people retire from a job, they get to turn in their keys to the office, walk out the door, and start enjoying every day like it’s a Saturday. When a person owns a business, it doesn’t work like that. If they want to retire, they have to find a buyer, which can take many years. David Phillips, who just turned 65 in February, has been looking forward to … [Read more...]
Journal expands
With the discontinuation of all six newspapers published by the Bluff Country Newspaper Group, the majority of advertising and news content will be absorbed by the Fillmore County Journal. As a result of this transition, the Fillmore County Journal will assume the role of official legal newspaper for all cities, schools, townships and county government previously served by … [Read more...]