Fountain City Council met on Thursday, May 2, 2013 during a record-breaking snowfall in the area. All council members were present in addition to Ronda Flattum, City Clerk, and Police Chief Tom Mosher.
The first order of business was to discuss t
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Lane Armstrong, was presented the “Citizen Life Saving Award”
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Features
Posted in All Features
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Fillmore Central student, Lane Armstrong, was presented the “Citizen Life Saving Award” by Sheriff David E. Mueller on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Sheriff Rich Carmack nominated Lane for the award due to his actions on the night of September 27, 2012. He was a passenger in a rollover car accident where the vehicle landed on its top and started on fire. Lane pulled a passenger from the wreckage before the car burst into flames. The awards ceremony was held at the Olmsted County Government Center in Rochester, MN.
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Fountain City Council meets during May snowstorm
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Fountain Government
Posted in Fountain Government
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Road Impact Fee set
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Government
Posted in All Government
The Fillmore County Board at their May 7 meeting set the amount for the road pavement impact fee for sand transport which is required (Ordinance 736) for industrial mining operations. Commissioner Tom Kaase participated via telephone as he was atte
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Lanesboro hires new City Administrator
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Lanesboro Government
Posted in Lanesboro Government
The Lanesboro City Council approved offering the job of City Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer to David Todd at their regular meeting on May 6. Todd had been interviewed along with three other candidates last month.
After some discussion, it was agre
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VFW Ride for Healing Rally
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Spring Valley Arts & Culture
Posted in Spring Valley Arts & Culture
St. Paul, Minn. - The Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars announces that Spring Valley, Minn. will be one of their ‘Rally Points’ for the weeklong Ride For Healing. All Veterans and the Community are invited to Hanson -- Raabe VFW P
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Letter about Marriage Equality
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
A culture war is waging to dismantle the Judeo-Christian foundation of this nation. In efforts to redefine traditional marriage, those advocating same-sex marriage claim this is a “marriage equality” issue. But this is a moral
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Letter about Senator Miller and sand mining
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Sen. Matt Schmit of Red Wing, working with Trout Unlimited, has proposed provisions to protect trout streams in Southeast Minnesota from damage resulting from frac sand mining. He wanted these provisions included in the Game and Fi
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5th and 6th grade students from Fillmore Central School
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Preston Education
Posted in Preston Education
State Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) and State Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) are pictured with 5th and 6th grade students from Fillmore Central School. The group visited with the lawmakers recently while touring the State Capitol in St. Pa
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Quality education on individual levels
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Commentary
Posted in All Commentary
By Eric Leitzen
The last time we met, I discussed the latest punch-up dust-up in the wild world of education, a sort of “Rumble in the Blackboard Jungle” if you will. On one side, there’s the ideas of STEM and the Common Core, who stress a Ma
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